Paper Translator

Translates academic PDFs from English to Chinese, preserving formulas and layout, producing bilingual, Chinese-only versions, and a glossary.

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Install

openclaw skills install paper-translator

Paper Translator

Translates academic PDFs (EN→ZH), preserving formulas and layout. Generates bilingual version + Chinese-only version + glossary.

One-liner

bash <this-skill>/scripts/translate_paper.sh <paper.pdf>

Outputs (same directory):

  • xxx.zh.dual.pdf — Bilingual (EN+ZH)
  • xxx.zh.mono.pdf — Chinese only
  • xxx.zh.glossary.csv — Glossary

Arguments

Add after the script:

ArgExampleDescription
--lang-outzh-CNTarget language
--pages1-10Translate first 10 pages only
--no-dualGenerate monolingual only
--ignore-cacheRe-translate ignoring cache
--output/outOutput directory

Auto-installed dependencies

Checks for uv and pdf2zh-next on first run; installs automatically if missing.

Full arguments

See references/advanced-args.md

References

QQBot Send

cp *.pdf ~/.openclaw/media/qqbot/uploads/

Then send using <qqmedia>/path/to/file.pdf</qqmedia>. Max 10MB per file.