AI PDF Translator
Ryna AI reads the full PDF you upload and translates it into the target language. You can build a glossary for technical terms, pick a tone (formal or casual), and review section by section.
Ryna AI Editorial Team · Updated 09.04.2026
A professional translator averages 250-300 words an hour, so a 30-page technical manual (roughly 9,000 words) is nearly two full days of work on its own. Yet that's usually not what you actually need: you want the termination clause of a foreign contract, the methods section of a paper, or a user manual you can hand to your team. Drop the PDF into an automatic tool and two problems tend to show up: tables and two-column layouts scramble, and technical terms get translated differently from page to page. If 'throughput' becomes 'verim' on one page and 'iş hacmi' on another across a 40-page document, the reader assumes two separate concepts are in play.
Ryna AI reads the whole PDF and preserves the document's skeleton while translating: headings, clause numbers, numbered lists, footnotes, and table rows stay in place. You can hand it a glossary up front — 'throughput = iş hacmi, endpoint = uç nokta, compliance = uyumluluk' — and Ryna applies those choices consistently across all 40 pages. Request long documents in chunks like 'pages 1-6,' 'pages 7-12' to keep both speed and control; for critical sections, ask for the source and translation side by side (bilingual) so you can verify by eye. If a sentence is dropped or a term drifts, say 'use X for this term throughout' and it's fixed instantly.
Treat the output as a draft: fast, consistent, and close to publishable — but not a substitute for certified translation. For passports, diplomas, court rulings, or a contract you're about to sign, a licensed translator always has the final word; Ryna is ideal for understanding these documents, doing a first-pass review, and producing an initial draft. On the free plan you can paste text and translate near-unlimited amounts daily; Plus ($12/mo, 399.99 TRY) lets you upload the PDF directly and use file/PDF analysis, OCR, and deep thinking to translate longer, more complex documents end to end.
Why use Ryna AI for this
Structure preserved: headings, clause numbers, numbered lists, footnotes, and table rows stay in place — no scrambled layout to clean up.
Glossary consistency: choices you set up front like 'throughput = iş hacmi' stay identical across 40 pages, with no concept drift.
Bilingual (side-by-side) output: source sentence on top, translation below; makes eye-verification easy for legal and academic work.
Page-range control: say 'translate pages 7-12' to process a long document piece by piece with no room for error.
Ask follow-ups after translating: 'why did you translate this clause this way?' or 'what does this abbreviation mean?' — an explanation layer Google Translate lacks.
Document upload (Plus): upload the PDF/Word directly; the whole file is translated without copying text by hand, and OCR can read scanned pages.
Example prompts
Copy any prompt below and paste into chat.rynaai.com. Each prompt is tuned for a different scenario — try them all to see how Ryna AI adapts.
How it works — step by step
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Provide the document and set the languages
Go to chat.rynaai.com. On the free plan paste the text; on Plus upload the PDF directly. State source, target, and tone in one line like 'translate English to Turkish, tone: technical-formal' — without a tone it defaults to formal.
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State the glossary and what to preserve
Before it starts, give the 'translate these terms this way' list plus rules like 'don't change clause numbers, table headers, code blocks, or proper names.' A glossary set up front guarantees consistency across the whole document.
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Request it in page ranges
For long documents, say 'pages 1-8 first.' Short batches are faster and easier to eye-check, and they cut the risk of blurred context and dropped sentences.
Example: input → output
You ask
Translate clause 3 of the attached German software license agreement into English. Keep the clause numbers and apply this glossary: 'Haftung = liability, Gewährleistung = warranty, freistellen = indemnify'.
Ryna AI returns
3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 3.1 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Licensor shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages. 3.2 The Licensor's total liability under this Agreement shall not exceed the fees paid by the Licensee in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim. 3.3 The Licensee agrees to indemnify the Licensor against claims arising from third-party misuse of the product. --- Notes: - Glossary applied: Haftung → liability, freistellen → indemnify. 'Gewährleistung' (warranty) did not appear in clause 3. - Clause numbers (3.1-3.3) preserved exactly. - German legal terms don't always map one-to-one onto common-law English; have a lawyer review before signing. - This is a draft; a contract to be signed needs a certified/sworn translation.
Pro tips
- Give the glossary BEFORE translation; hand it over mid-way and Ryna leaves earlier pages with the old choices. A glossary set up front applies to the whole document.
- In two-column academic PDFs, text extraction sometimes scrambles line order; warn it: 'if the reading order got jumbled, rebuild the correct order first, then translate.'
- Ask for tables separately: 'translate the running text first, then give the tables at the end as a separate Markdown table' — cells stay intact and paste cleanly into Excel.
- Pin abbreviations and proper names: 'don't translate company names, product names, or acronyms; leave them as-is' — otherwise 'ABC Holding' can get needlessly translated.
- In a long chat, say 'keep the prior tone and glossary, just continue'; if you don't re-anchor the initial instructions as the session grows, the tone can drift.
- Use it for a pre-certification draft: handing Ryna's output to a licensed translator for correction is far faster and cheaper than starting from scratch.
Common mistakes to avoid
- ✕Trying to translate a scanned (image-only) PDF directly — with no text layer you need OCR first; even when Plus reads it via OCR, verify numbers and proper names by eye.
- ✕Translating 40 pages without a glossary — the same term gets rendered differently in different places, and the reader assumes two separate concepts.
- ✕Requesting the whole document in one shot — on very long PDFs context blurs and sentences can be dropped; split it into page ranges.
- ✕Using the output as final for a sworn/official document — passports, diplomas, and contracts to be signed always need a licensed translator; Ryna is only for drafts and pre-review.
- ✕Skipping the completeness check — if you don't compare the heading/clause count against the original after translating, a skipped section slips past you.
Who this is for
Academics, export and trade specialists, lawyers, and professionals who read reports in a foreign language.
FAQ
Can it translate scanned (photo/image) PDFs?
If the document has a real text layer, yes, directly. For image-only scans, Plus's OCR can extract the text, but there's a margin of error on tables and handwriting; verify numbers and proper names by eye after translation.
Is it a substitute for sworn / notarized translation?
No. For official documents like passports, diplomas, court rulings, or a contract to be signed, a licensed/sworn translator is required. Ryna is ideal for understanding these documents, doing a first-pass review, and producing an initial draft — not for official certification.
Do tables and numbered clauses get mangled?
Ryna tries to preserve structure; you get the cleanest result with explicit instructions like 'give the tables at the end as a separate Markdown table' and 'don't change the clause numbers.' For very complex layouts it's worth eye-checking the output once.
Can I translate PDFs on the free plan?
On the free plan you can copy-paste text and translate near-unlimited amounts. Uploading the PDF directly, OCR, and long/complex documents require Plus ($12/mo, 399.99 TRY).
How many pages can it translate?
There's no hard page limit, but you get the best result by splitting into page ranges (e.g. 1-8, 9-16). Working through very long documents piece by piece preserves term consistency and cuts the risk of a skipped section.
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