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Translate Academic PDFs Preserving Dual-Column Layout & Math Formulas with PDFMathTranslate

Keep complex LaTeX equations, figures, tables and dual-column layouts intact while translating arXiv and IEEE PDF papers into side-by-side bilingual PDFs.

CORE TOOLS PDFMathTranslate (Open Source), DeepSeek / OpenAI API
BEST FOR Graduate students, academic researchers, hardware & ML engineers
REQUIREMENTS Python 3.10+ or Docker
✦ WHY THIS WORKFLOW

Converting PDFs to Word ruins LaTeX equations and floating figures. PDFMathTranslate operates directly on PDF layout streams while locking mathematical notation.

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Step-by-Step Action Checklist

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READY-TO-USE PROMPT TEMPLATE
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I am using open-source `pdf2zh` (PDFMathTranslate) with an LLM API to translate an academic PDF in [field: e.g., Computer Vision / Quantitative Finance].
Provide:
1) A custom system prompt that preserves domain terminology (showing "Translated Term (Original)" on first mention);
2) Rules to keep author names, reference lists and math variables untouched;
3) Recommended CLI flags for multi-threading and translation cache.
Use Cases & Tags:
arXiv paper bilingual readingMath formula & algorithm preservationDatasheet & technical spec translationLab reading group handouts#pdfmathtranslate