Translate PDF to German

German is already selected: choose a PDF, Word or text file and get an editable German version. Typical uses are job applications and Lebenslauf documents for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, university paperwork and technical manuals. German compound nouns make lines longer, and formal "Sie" is standard in business writing. Nouns are capitalised, and dates are written day first, such as 05.10.2026. Formal letters open with "Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren" and close with "Mit freundlichen Grüßen", and job applications usually include a tabular Lebenslauf rather than a narrative CV. Swiss German writing replaces ß with ss, so ask for Swiss spelling if the reader is in Switzerland.

How to use Translate PDF to German

  1. Choose a PDF, DOCX or text file, or paste text. German is already selected as the target language.
  2. Press Translate. Long documents are translated in parts so the German text keeps the original headings and lists.
  3. Edit the result in place, then download it as a Word file or PDF.

Frequently asked questions

How do I translate a PDF to German?

Choose the file on this page and press Translate. German is preselected, and the result opens in an editor where you can fix any wording before downloading.

Does it handle German umlauts and ß?

Yes. ä, ö, ü and ß are kept in the output and in the Word download.

Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Yes. A scanned PDF is read with OCR in your browser first, then the text it finds is translated.

What happens to my document?

The text of your document is sent to our AI provider to translate it, and is not used to train models.

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