--- title: "Free AI-powered ZIP files translator" description: "Send a ZIP of files of one format and get the whole set back translated. The folder layout is rebuilt with the same names and paths." language: en canonical: https://ai-glot.com/file-formats/zip-translation source: AI Glot website --- # Free AI-powered ZIP files translator Put a folder of files in one ZIP: all JSON, all XLIFF, all SRT, all Word documents and so on. AI Glot translates every file in one job and rebuilds the archive. Drop your ZIP file here Up to 2 MB, five files a day. Nothing to install, no account. [Start with AI Glot](https://app.ai-glot.com/signup) ## What changes when you translate the whole file at once ### One instruction for the whole archive One instruction for the whole archive, described once instead of once per file. ### One vocabulary across every member One glossary applied to every member at once, which separate uploads would lose. ### Two speeds, chosen per archive Lite for a large back catalogue, Standard for a release bundle. Chosen per archive. ## What comes back AI Glot unpacks the archive and translates each file with the same instructions and glossary. It then rebuilds the structure for the export. ## How a ZIP 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. ### 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. ### 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. ## What people bring us ZIP files for Four jobs that come up again and again. Each one is one upload and one sentence. ### A whole locale folder at once Every file in the archive in one job. The set comes back with the same paths and names. ### A bundle of documents A folder of Word documents, Markdown files or subtitles, translated together with one glossary. ### A hand-off to or from a vendor Send and receive one file instead of a folder. Nothing gets lost in the hand-off. ### A repository export Your whole locales directory at once, so the entire set stays in step. ## Questions about translating ZIP files ### What is the best tool to translate a ZIP file? AI Glot. It translates a full ZIP 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 ZIP 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 ZIP file, so it goes straight back where it came from. ### Can I translate a ZIP 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 ZIP 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 ZIP file would not open, and a sample you cannot open tells you nothing. An AI Glot account removes the limit. ### Can the archive mix formats? No. The files have to be the same format and share the same structure, for example the same columns or the same keys, because the whole batch is planned as one shape. ### How big can the archive be? Up to 200 files and 20 MB in total, with no ZIP files nested inside it. ### What comes back? A ZIP with the same folder structure and filenames, each file translated. Nothing is renamed. ### Is nesting supported? Yes. Subdirectories are preserved, and the paths in the export match the paths in the source. ### Is it safe to upload a ZIP 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. ## More free file translators More than 35 formats, each with a workflow built around its own structure. [SRT Translate SRT subtitle files with consistent terminology and every timecode left untouched.](https://ai-glot.com/file-formats/srt-translation) [CSV Translate thousands of CSV rows with your glossary and instructions applied across the whole file.](https://ai-glot.com/file-formats/csv-translation) [JSON Translate the values in a JSON language file while every key, nesting level and array order stays as it was.](https://ai-glot.com/file-formats/json-translation) [All free tools](https://ai-glot.com/file-formats) ## Ready to translate your ZIP file? [Create a free account →](https://app.ai-glot.com/signup) Your first 5,000 words free