Break Language Barriers Without Breaking Formulas or Budgets
Ever Struggled With These Scenarios?
- Excel formulas turning into #REF! errors after translating financial reports?
- Needing bilingual academic PDFs but finding no free tools?
- Professional terms getting butchered in contract translations?
DeepLxFile Shatters All Limits with Open-Source Tech!
- Cross-platform file translation with NO size restrictions
- Powered by free DeepLx API · Terminal-friendly interface
🔥 Why DeepLxFile? The Ultimate Painkiller
Traditional Tools Fail | DeepLxFile Solves |
---|---|
❌ DeepL Free blocks Excel | ✅ Flawless Excel handling: Formulas / comments preserved |
❌ Google Translate’s 10MB cap | ✅ No file size limits: 100+ pages in seconds |
❌ Formula logic breaks | ✅ Intact cross-sheet references & nested functions |
❌ PDFs remain uneditable | ✅ PDF → Editable Word (Windows only) |
✨ Core Features: Beyond Basic Translation
1️⃣Complex Format Preservation
- Excel Savior:
Handles
VLOOKUP
/conditional formatting/comments. Zero #REF! errors – unlike Google Translate. - PDF→Editable Word (Windows):
Via standalone pdf2docxserver:
✅ Perfect layout retention (charts/TOC/headers)
✅ Python API for integration
✅ Outputs fully editable
.docx
💡 Tip: Run this service in background – DeepLxFile auto-detects it.
2️⃣Dual-Engine Translation
Mode | Advantage | Best For |
---|---|---|
Direct API | Blazing fast · Low resource | Small docs |
Playwright | Bypasses limits · ✅ Unlimited text | Sensitive data / 300+ page reports |
Tech insight: Playwright mode automates DeepL’s web interface using Microsoft’s crawler framework for human-like compatibility.
3️⃣LLM-Powered Contextual Translation
- Style commands: e.g., “Translate as formal business correspondence”
- Mixed-language lock: Prevents mistranslations in bilingual docs.
📥 Cross-Platform Setup
Windows
- Recommended: Full Installer (with Webkit)
- PDF Tool: Download pdf2docxserver
Mac
- Requires macOS 12+ & Edge browser
- Unzip → Terminal:
./deeplxfile
Linux/Power Users
git clone https://github.com/infrost/DeeplxFile
python deeplxfile_gui.py
⚔️ Competitive Edge: Why DeepLxFile Wins
Feature | DeepLxFile | DeepL Free | Google Translate | Tools like Xunjie |
---|---|---|---|---|
Excel formulas | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ (Corrupts) | ✅ (Paid) |
PDF → Editable Word | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
File size limit | None | 5MB | 10MB | 50MB (Free) |
Offline mode | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
⚠️ Reality check: Competitors force paid tiers (e.g., 3-page limits). DeepL Excel requires Pro.
🚀 Real-World Use Cases
- Academia: Step 1: Convert PDF paper → Word via pdf2docxserver Step 2: Translate in “Academic tone” with reference formatting intact
- Finance:
Translate 300-page Excel reports with
SUMIFS
using Playwright mode - Legal: Convert contracts → Apply “Formal legal” style → Bilingual Word output
⚠️ Pro Tips
- PDF Conversion:
-
Windows: Must run pdf2docxserver separately
- Large Files: Enable “Hide browser” in Playwright mode for speed
- Updates:
-
v0.5.3+: Login to DeepL for higher limits
-
v0.5.5+: Improved Mac/Edge support
🌟 Get Started Now
- Main Project: github.com/infrost/DeeplxFile
- PDF Tool: github.com/infrost/pdf2docxserver
- Windows Full Installer: Direct Download
While others wrestle with 10MB limits and broken formulas, DeepLxFile redefines document freedom with open-source power – from pixel-perfect Excel translations to professional PDF conversions. Zero cost. Zero compromise.