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Free Translation GPTs for Every File Format

By Linnk Team | January 2026 | 18 Free Tools

What's This?

We've built 18 specialized ChatGPT translators - one for each common file format. They're completely free to use and designed to preserve your file's structure while translating content.

  • Structure-Safe: Your formatting, tags, and code stay intact
  • Free: No signup, no credits, just use ChatGPT
  • Specialized: Each GPT understands its file format deeply

Why Specialized Translators?

Regular translation tools break file structures. Translate a JSON file with Google Translate and your keys become gibberish. Translate an SRT subtitle file and your timestamps disappear. Translate code and your syntax breaks.

Each of these GPTs is trained to understand its specific file format. They know which parts to translate (user-facing strings, content) and which parts to leave alone (code, tags, timestamps, keys).

Documents

For office documents, PDFs, and formatted text files

PDF Translator
Semantic translation for PDF documents. Preserves layout understanding and document structure.
Translate PDF with GPTs
DOCX Translator
Semantic translation for Word documents. Maintains formatting, styles, and document structure.
Translate Word with GPTs
TXT Translator
Simple text file translation. Clean, straightforward translation for plain text content.
Translate TXT with GPTs
PPTX Translator
Slide-by-slide PowerPoint translation. Preserves slide structure and formatting.
Translate PPTX with GPTs
LaTeX Translator
Academic document translation. Preserves LaTeX commands, math equations, and formatting.
Translate LaTeX with GPTs
Markdown Translator
Documentation and README translation. Preserves markdown syntax, links, and formatting.
Translate Markdown with GPTs

Subtitles & Captions

For video subtitles with proper timestamp preservation

SRT Translator
Subtitle translation with timestamp preservation. Perfect for movie and video subtitles.
Translate SRT with GPTs
VTT Translator
WebVTT subtitle translation. Preserves cues, timestamps, and styling for web videos.
Translate VTT with GPTs

Data Files & Spreadsheets

For structured data with safe key/structure preservation

JSON Translator
Structure-safe JSON translation. Only translates values, never touches keys or structure.
Translate JSON with GPTs
CSV Translator
Delimiter-safe CSV translation. Preserves column structure and handles special characters.
Translate CSV with GPTs
XLSX Translator
Excel spreadsheet translation. Preserves formulas, formatting, and cell structure.
Translate Excel with GPTs
XML Translator
Structure-safe XML translation. Preserves tags, attributes, and document structure.
Translate XML with GPTs

Web & Code

For translating UI strings in code while preserving syntax

HTML Translator
Tag-safe HTML translation. Translates content, preserves all HTML tags and attributes.
Translate HTML with GPTs
PHP Translator
UI strings translation for PHP. Only translates user-facing strings, preserves code.
Translate PHP with GPTs
TypeScript Translator
UI strings translation for TypeScript/JavaScript. Preserves all code, translates strings.
Translate TS/JS with GPTs

Localization Files

For software internationalization and localization formats

PO Translator
Gettext PO file translation. Perfect for WordPress, Django, and other i18n systems.
Translate PO with GPTs
RESX Translator
.NET resource file translation. Preserves XML structure and resource keys.
Translate RESX with GPTs

Scanned Documents & Images

For image-based documents and scanned files

Scan/Image Translator
Translate text from scanned documents and images. OCR + translation in one step.
Translate scans with GPTs
Scanned Document Translator
Semantic translation for scanned documents. Understands document layout and structure.
Translate scanned PDFs with GPTs

How to Use

  1. Click the button for your file type (e.g., "Translate PDF with GPTs")
  2. Upload your file to the ChatGPT conversation
  3. Tell it your target language (e.g., "Translate to Spanish")
  4. Download the translated file

That's it. No signup, no credits, no complicated setup. Just ChatGPT Plus (required for custom GPTs).

Pro Tip

For best results, be specific about your target language and any terminology preferences. For example: "Translate to Brazilian Portuguese, keep technical terms in English" or "Translate to Simplified Chinese, formal tone."

Need More Power?

These free GPTs are great for occasional translation work. If you need:

  • Batch processing of many files
  • API access for automation
  • Higher accuracy with layout preservation
  • Self-hosted/private deployment

Check out Scanned.to - our vision AI-powered document processing platform that handles all these formats and more, with professional-grade accuracy and layout preservation.