​
1. About PDFMathTranslate Next

PDFMathTranslate Next is an open-source PDF translator that preserves the original layout. Its translation functionality is based on the BabelDOC project open-sourced by funstory.ai, and provides easy-to-use CLI and GUI interfaces built on top of it. It is also the officially recommended local self-deployment method for BabelDOC.

​
2. Installation

  1. Windows EXE Recommended for Windows
  2. Docker Recommended for Linux
  3. uv (A Python project management tool) Recommended for macOS

​
3. Usage

For the latest usage tutorial, please refer to PDFMathTranslate Next SiliconFlow Usage Guide.

​
Free Translation Service

​
cli

pdf2zh_next --siliconflowfree example.pdf

​
webui

  1. Select “SiliconFlowFree” from the “Translation Options” - “Service” dropdown list.
  2. Click the Translate button at the bottom of the page to start translation.
  3. After translation is complete, you can find the translated PDF file in the “Translated” section at the bottom of the page.

​
Zotero

Refer to the instructions in zotero-pdf2zh to configure the translation service as “SiliconFlowFree”.

​
Privacy Notice for Free Service

The file content will be sent to the server of the project maintainer @awwaawwa, and then forwarded to SiliconFlow for translation. The maintainers of this project will only collect error information returned by SiliconFlow for debugging related services. Your file content will not be collected. SiliconFlow Privacy Policy

​
Using Other Models Provided by SiliconFlow

  1. Register a SiliconFlow account: SiliconFlow
  2. Create an API key: SiliconFlow API Key. Then, click the key to copy it.

​
cli

pdf2zh_next --siliconflow --siliconflow-model "Pro/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3" --siliconflow-api-key <your-api-key> example.pdf

​
webui

  1. “Translation Options” - “Service” dropdown list: Select “SiliconFlow”
  2. “Translation Options” - “Base URL for SiliconFlow API”: Keep default
  3. “Translation Options” - “SiliconFlow model to use”: Enter “Pro/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3” or other models
  4. “Translation Options” - “API key for SiliconFlow service”: Paste your API key
  5. Click the Translate button at the bottom of the page to start translation
  6. After translation is complete, you can find the translated PDF file in the “Translated” section at the bottom of the page.

​
Zotero

Refer to the instructions in zotero-pdf2zh to configure the translation service as “SiliconFlow” and fill in the corresponding parameters.

​
4. Advanced Options

Please refer to PDFMathTranslate Next Advanced Options.