Name: translate-pdf
Author: wshuyi

Imported from wshuyi/translate-pdf-skill (skills/translate-pdf/SKILL.md) via skills.sh. Install upstream with npx skills add wshuyi/translate-pdf-skill --skill translate-pdf. Copyright stays with the author.

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

Install translate-pdf and it becomes one more candidate the router can pick - when it fits.

A listing is a routing target with a manifest: what it does, which domains it covers, what it costs and who publishes it. Once installed it sits beside your own models and tools, is scored like any other candidate for each request, and shows up in the trace when it wins. Ratings come from workspaces that installed it, one per account.

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translate-pdf

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PDF Translation

Workflow

Step 1: Extract texts

Step 2: Create translation mapping

Step 3: Apply translations

Output naming

Tips

Install translate-pdf and it becomes one more candidate the router can pick - when it fits.

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Manifest

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