I made a translator that keeps layout (docx, pptx, xlsx…) and translates better than Google Translate & DeepL
I live abroad and deal with multiple languages every day. Like many people, I've been using ChatGPT to translate, but it has a couple of issues:
It often cuts off and doesn't translate the whole file
It completely breaks the document's formatting
So I built a simple tool for myself that could do full document translation and preserve the layout. I ran it on my home Linux PC at first. It worked surprisingly well — my wife even started using it for work. She told me it was better than the expensive service her company uses.
Therefore, I redesigned the UI and put it online.
Some things I think are cool:
1. It keeps the layout — tables, fonts, bold text, images etc. See my app (Kintoun) vs DeepL:
2. You can guide the translation — like “make this more polite” or “use simpler words”:
3. It supports phonetic text — e.g. Japanese ruby text is handled properly (Google Translate doesn't know how to translate those. DeepL does, but can't keep the format as I do):
Please checkout the website for more features:
I'm still beta testing, so it's free for now.
Would love any feedback — especially from people who work in multiple languages!
Kintoun sounds like a brilliant tool! If you’re ever looking for a smart, translation-themed logo that captures the essence of your app, I’d love to work with you on that.
Thank you.
Really like what you’ve built! Adding support for PDFs would make it even more useful. Wishing you the best of luck with future development!
Thank you for your kind words! I'll add PDF support once there's more traction.