Available file formats
DeepL's file translation feature supports the translation of the following file formats (limits are applicable per file):
| DeepL Account |
DeepL Pro Starter |
DeepL Pro Advanced | DeepL Pro Ultimate | DeepL Pro Individual | DeepL Pro Team | DeepL Pro Business | DeepL API Free | DeepL API Pro | DeepL API Developer | DeepL API Growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word (.docx or .doc) |
5 MB 100,000 characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
20 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
| PowerPoint (.pptx) |
5 MB 100,000 characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
20 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
| Excel (.xlsx) | not available | not available |
20 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
not available |
20 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
| PDF (.pdf) |
5 MB 100,000 characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
20 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
| Text (.txt) | not available |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 500,000 characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 500,000 characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
| HTML (.html) | not available |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 500,000 characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 500,000 characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
| XLIFF (.xlf/.xliff) | not available | not available |
10 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
not available |
10 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
|
SRT (.srt) |
not available | not available |
150 KB 1 million characters |
200 KB 1 million characters |
not available |
150 KB 1 million characters |
200 KB 1 million characters |
150 KB 500,000 characters |
150 KB 1 million characters |
150 KB 500,000 characters |
150 KB 1 million characters |
|
PNG (.png) * |
3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB |
|
JPG (.jpg/.jpeg)* |
3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB | 3 MB |
|
IDML (.idml)* |
not available | not available |
20 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
not available |
30 MB 1 million characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
30 MB 1 million characters |
|
XML (.idml)* |
not available | not available |
10 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
not available |
10 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 1 million characters |
10 MB 500,000 characters |
|
JSON (.json)* |
not available | not available |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
not available |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 500,000 characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 500,000 characters |
|
MIF (.mif)* |
not available | not available |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
not available |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 500,000 characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 1 million characters |
1 MB 500,000 characters |
|
DITA (.dita)* |
not available | not available |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
not available |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 500,000 characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 1 million characters |
5 MB 500,000 characters |
* Currently in Beta phase
Any file formats not mentioned in this table are not supported by any DeepL products or subscription plans.
If a file that isn’t fully compatible with the official specification of the supported file formats, the file won't be supported for file translation. This could, for example, happen if you convert a file from a non-supported format to one of the formats supported by DeepL.
If you have a DeepL API (Free or Pro) subscription, consider that different rules might apply to file translation. For a full overview of the process and requirements, visit our API Technical Documentation.
Beta file formats
The following file formats are currently in Beta phase:
- PNG (.png)
- JPG (.jpg/.jpeg)
- IDML (.idml)
- XML (.xml)
- JSON (.json)
- DITA (.dita)
- MIF (.mif)
These file formats have limitations regarding feature support and translation quality, and their usage is excluded from billing. This means that file translations for these formats will not count towards your monthly file translation limit, if you have a DeepL Pro license.
Users without an active DeepL subscription can only translate one image per month.
If you have a DeepL API (Free or Pro) subscription and you use one of these file formats, the characters of the respective files won't be billed as well.
File translations of Beta file formats will also not appear in the analytics dashboard or in the usage overview of the Usage tab in your account.