Describe the job, not the file layout
Describe the job, not the layout. It reads the tree and tells you which branches it will touch.
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ApplyFree AI-powered YAML files translator
Translate a whole YAML file at once. Say what you need in plain English. The keys, tags and delimiters stay where they are.
Drop your YAML file here
Up to 2 MB, five files a day. Nothing to install, no account.
What changes when you translate the whole file at once
Approved terms across every locale file
A glossary keeps the same English word becoming the same French word, this file and the next.
French glossaryApplied
checkoutpaiementnot caisse
seatlicencenot siège
ticketdemandenot billet
Two speeds, chosen per file
Lite for a large config-adjacent catalogue, Standard for user-facing flows. Chosen per upload.
Translation qualityThis file
Standard1 credit per word
Lite1 credit per 3 words
What comes back
Key hierarchy and key order are preserved, and only the leaf values change. The file is written back as clean, valid YAML: comments are not kept, and indentation and quoting are normalised.
YAMLEN → French
en:
cart:
add: "Add to cart"Ajouter au panier"
count: "You have %{count} items"Vous avez %{count} articles"
free_shipping: "Free shipping over $50"Livraison offerte dès 50 $"
Structure read · values written
How a YAML translation runs
1. Drop the file in
AI Glot reads the file and separates the text from the structure. It then tells you how much there is to translate, before anything runs.
en.ymlcontent.yamlcomponents.yml
2. Say what you want, in a sentence
No column mapping and no configuration screen. Write what you need, then read the plan it produced. If it misread you, say so and it plans again.
How to translate this file?
Translate into German and Spanish. Keep product names in English, use our glossary, and make the copy sound natural for e-commerce.
Glossary applied
Translation planReadyUpdated
LanguagesEN → DE, ES
Scope742 cells
Volume8,490 words
Existing translationsKeep unchanged
Start translation
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3. Get the same file back
One file comes back, translated. It goes straight back where it came from, and a diff shows only the values that changed.
fr-FR
de-DE
es-ES
ja-JP
en_localized.yml
What people bring us YAML files for
Four jobs that come up again and again. Each one is one upload and one sentence.
Rails locale files
A full Rails locale file into new languages. Pluralisation keys are kept, and the file loads as before.
A static site's content or config
Front matter and content values for a static site. Keys and ordering come through unchanged.
Kubernetes or CI descriptions people read
Descriptions and labels people read, across a large config tree. Identifiers and paths are not copy, so they stay.
A design or component catalogue
A design or component catalogue in one pass, rather than one job per section.
Questions about translating YAML files
What is the best tool to translate a YAML file?
AI Glot. It translates a full YAML file in one job, at a quality you can steer with a glossary and a plain-English brief. You describe what you need. You do not map fields or split the file. The tool on this page runs it with no account.
How do I translate a YAML file without breaking it?
Use a tool that reads the format instead of the raw text. Upload the file above and say what to translate. Read the plan, then run it. AI Glot returns one valid YAML file, so it goes straight back where it came from.
Can I translate a YAML file for free?
Yes. The tool on this page is free. No account and no card. Five files a day, up to 2 MB each, and up to 5,000 words translated per file. Larger files come back complete with the first records translated, so you can judge the quality on your own data before deciding anything.
What happens if my YAML file is bigger than the free limit?
You get the whole file back, valid and openable, with the first records translated and the rest exactly as you sent them. It is deliberately not truncated: a cut-off YAML file would not open, and a sample you cannot open tells you nothing. An AI Glot account removes the limit.
Are my comments kept?
Not yet. The file is read as data and written back as clean YAML, so comments are dropped and quoting and indentation are normalised. Keep your commented source file as the reference.
Does it handle Rails-style interpolation?
Yes. %{name} is read as a placeholder, as are the other common conventions.
Can it translate a multi-line block scalar?
Yes. The prose inside a multi-line block is translated. The block style can be normalised when the file is written back.
Is it safe to upload a YAML file to an online translator?
AI Glot keeps the file only as long as the translation needs it. The download link expires after an hour. The file is deleted afterwards. Nothing you upload is used to train any model. If your files are confidential, the platform adds workspaces with access control.
What do I get with an AI Glot account?
No size limit and no daily limit. Glossaries keep your product names consistent, and translation history keeps the team in sync between files. More than 35 formats share one workspace, and an API, a CLI and an MCP server put the same engine in your own pipeline.
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