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October 30, 2025
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How to Translate Text in a PDF using Acrobat Reader

  • October 30, 2025
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I need help translating text inside a PDF document using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Is there a built-in translation tool in Acrobat Reader, or do I need to use external tools?

I would like to:

  • Select text from the PDF and translate it

  • Keep the original formatting if possible

  • Translate multiple pages efficiently

I’ve tried copying and pasting text into Google Translate, but it doesn’t always work properly due to formatting and images.

If anyone can suggest the proper method or tools (free or built-in), I would really appreciate it!

 

2 replies

try67
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Community Expert
November 3, 2025

Not even Acrobat has such a feature, so the free Reader certainly won't...

creative explorer
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Community Expert
October 31, 2025

@Zachary_Stoughton6750  The free Adobe Acrobat Reader does not have a built-in document translation tool. Its main functions are viewing, annotating, and filling out forms. What I do is I take my phone, and go over the document or product (in a supermarket) and let Google Translate tell me what it is in English...works like a charm! 

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