Agent skill
translate-pdf
Translate PDF documents to any language while preserving original structure, layout, and styling (colors, backgrounds, positions). Use when user wants to: (1) translate a PDF to another language, (2) convert PDF from one language to another, (3) create translated version of PDF document. Triggers: "translate PDF", "PDF翻译", "把PDF翻译成", "translate this PDF to Chinese/English/Japanese", "翻译成中文/英文"
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/wshuyi/translate-pdf-skill/tree/main/skills/translate-pdf
SKILL.md
PDF Translation
Translate PDF text while preserving structure, colors, and background styling.
Workflow
Step 1: Extract texts
python {skill_path}/scripts/extract_texts.py <input.pdf>
Review output to see all unique text strings in the PDF.
Step 2: Create translation mapping
Translate each text to target language. Create JSON file:
{
"Original Text 1": "Translated 1",
"Original Text 2": "Translated 2"
}
Save as translations.json next to input PDF.
Step 3: Apply translations
python {skill_path}/scripts/translate_pdf.py <input.pdf> translations.json <output.pdf> --font <fontname>
Font options:
| Font | Language |
|---|---|
helv |
Latin (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, etc.) |
china-ss |
Simplified Chinese |
china-ts |
Traditional Chinese |
japan |
Japanese |
korea |
Korean |
Output naming
Append language suffix: filename_EN.pdf, filename_ZH.pdf, filename_JA.pdf
Tips
- Keep proper nouns, abbreviations, technical terms unchanged when appropriate
- CJK fonts auto-scale to 90% for better fit
- Use transparent fill to preserve original background colors
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