Exporting

Doco Translate lets you export translated documents in multiple formats for sharing, archiving, or further use.

Export Formats

PDF

Exports the translated content as a standard PDF file. The exported PDF preserves:

Page dimensions matching the original document
Translated text positioned within the page layout
Font styling and formatting
Right-to-left layout direction for applicable languages

Bilingual mode: When bilingual export is enabled, each translated page is preceded by the corresponding original page, creating an alternating original/translation layout.

Picture (JPEG)

Exports the translated content as a JPEG image. All pages are combined vertically into a single tall image.

Bilingual mode: Each page is rendered as a side-by-side comparison — the original page on the left and the translated page on the right.

Plain Text

Exports the translated content as a .txt file. Each paragraph is separated by blank lines.

Bilingual mode: Each paragraph pair shows the original text followed by the translated text.

Markdown

Exports the translated content as a .md file within a folder. The export includes:

A Markdown file with translated text organized by page
An images/ subfolder containing extracted images (original or translated, depending on settings)
Heading levels based on detected paragraph types (titles as #, section headers as ##)
Images referenced with relative paths

Bilingual mode: Original text is included as blockquotes (>) above each translated paragraph.

Note: Markdown export creates a folder rather than a single file, because it includes associated image assets.

How to Export

Open a translated document in the translator view.
Click the Save/Export button (downward arrow icon) in the toolbar.
The export panel appears with a live preview.

Configure Export Options

In the export panel:

Format — Choose PDF, Picture, Plain Text, or Markdown.
Target — Choose Translation (translated content only) or Bilingual (original + translation).
Location — Click Select to choose where to save the file. The default filename is based on the document name, target language, and export type.

Preview

The left side of the export panel shows a live preview of the output. The preview displays up to 5 pages so you can verify the result before saving.

Save

Click Save to generate the export file. A progress indicator shows the export status.

Once complete:

Click Show in Finder to open the saved file's location.
Rate the export quality with the thumbs up/down buttons.

Font and Layout Options

Export output respects your current reading settings:

Font Style — Serif, Sans Serif, Monospace, or Rounded (configured in Settings → Preferences).
Auto Scale Font Size — When enabled, font sizes are automatically adjusted for readability in the exported PDF.
Layout Direction — RTL languages are rendered with right-to-left alignment in the export.

Tips

For quick sharing, use the Picture format — it creates a single image file that's easy to send via messaging apps.
For archival or printing, use the PDF format for the best fidelity.
For further editing or publishing, use the Markdown format to get structured text with embedded images.
For simple text extraction, use the Plain Text format.

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