Translate German (Deutsch) into clear, natural English - from Mittelstand contracts and BMW technical specs to Kafka quotes and Berlin café chatter. Frontier AI, free for everyday use.
German is the most-spoken native language in the European Union, with around 100 million speakers across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Luxembourg and Belgium. English remains the lingua franca of global business, science and the open web. translator.im bridges the two with frontier AI that understands compound nouns, separable verbs, Sie/du formality and regional variants - so the English you get reads naturally, not robotically.
A quick reference for daily conversation, polite formalities and asking for help. Tap any row to copy it into the translator above.
We tune for fluent, idiomatic English output - not word-for-word transliteration. Compound nouns, separable verbs and Sie/du honorifics are handled the way a bilingual person would.
German idioms (e.g. 'Da liegt der Hund begraben' or 'Tomaten auf den Augen haben') are translated to natural English equivalents, not literal word-for-word.
Paste Hochdeutsch, Austrian or Swiss German - the model recognises all three and gives you clean, neutral English back.
No upload needed - copy German manuals, contracts or Steuer letters and paste up to 5,000 characters per request. Paragraph breaks stay in place, so long passages read back in order.
Upload a photo or screenshot of a Behörde form, a restaurant menu or an Anmeldung letter. OCR runs in your browser, you check the recognised German text, then read it in English. Works best on clear print.
Engineering documentation, Mittelstand contracts, pharma briefs (Bayer, BASF) and automotive specs (BMW, Mercedes, VW) translated into precise, citation-ready English.
Nothing to install and nothing to register - paste your German and go. You get 10 free translations a day; see our privacy policy for how requests are handled.
Engineers shipping manuals, students translating diplomas, founders pitching investors, fans subtitling Dark - it all fits.
Translate Mittelstand manuals, supplier contracts, product datasheets and technical specs into precise English for international customers and partners.
Translate Anmeldung confirmations, Mietverträge, Steuerbescheide and Krankenkassen letters into clear English so expats in Germany, Austria and Switzerland actually understand the paperwork.
Convert Abitur certificates, Bachelor and Master transcripts and German research papers into English for international university applications and journal submissions.
Paste dialogue from a German series like Dark or Babylon Berlin, or a passage of Kafka, Hesse or Goethe, and get English subtitles or prose that keeps the voice intact.
Small framing choices that get noticeably better English output.
German uses Sie for formal contexts and du for casual ones - both translate to English 'you', but the tone is very different. Adding 'this is a formal business letter' or 'this is a casual chat between friends' helps the model pick the right English register (Dear Sir/Madam versus Hey).
German verbs often end up at the end of long subordinate clauses, and separable prefixes (an-, auf-, mit-, ab-) only make sense in context. A full paragraph gives the model enough room to assemble the meaning correctly.
Austrian German (Jänner, Marille, Paradeiser) and Swiss German (Velo, Trottoir, plus ss instead of ß) use words a Berliner wouldn't. Mention 'this is Austrian' or 'this is Swiss' and the model will resolve regional terms instead of guessing.
No account, no install, no waiting. Drop your German in and read it back in clear English in seconds.