What is DeepL? Free plan, Pro pricing, document translation, Write and Turkish support

DeepL is a tool that translates a text or a file into another language. It translates the text you type, and it translates Word, PowerPoint and PDF files without breaking the page layout. Besides translation it has two side products: writing correction (DeepL Write) and live translation in meetings (DeepL Voice).

Who it helps: business owners who correspond with foreign customers, translate catalogs, proposals or contracts, or export; students and academics reading papers; anyone joining a meeting in another language.

The translation is machine translation: it is fluent and accurate but can make mistakes. Official documents, contracts and medical texts need a human read-through before they are published or signed in any setting that matters.

You can use DeepL in the browser without an account. An account (email and password) is free; it is needed for document translation, saved translations and paid plans. Apps and extensions require a separate sign-in: signing in on the website does not sign you in to the app automatically.

1. 1Open deepl.com/translator or launch the app.
2. 2Type or paste the text to translate in the left box; choose the source language or leave it on “Detect language”.
3. 3Choose the target language from the language button at the top (for example, Turkish to English or the other way around).
4. 4See the translation in the right box; click a word to see alternative renderings. Alternatives are available for Turkish.
5. 5If you want brand names and terms always translated the same way, create a glossary; Turkish is one of the glossary languages.

!On the free version, don't paste customer correspondence, contracts or text containing personal data: the free service terms forbid it and the text is used to train the models. Details in the “My data” section.

File translation means uploading a document and getting it back in the same format: the text is translated, while the page layout, tables and images stay. A free account translates Word, PowerPoint and PDF; paid plans add more formats such as Excel, HTML, plain text, SRT and XLIFF.

• Editing: on a free account the translated file cannot be edited; editing requires a Pro subscription.
• Excel (.xlsx): not on the free account or Individual; available from Team up (Team 20 MB).
• Batch translation: you can upload several files together; the target language is the same for all of them.
• Scanned PDF: translation relies on text recognition and the error rate is high. Scan at 300 DPI; if possible, upload the original Word or PowerPoint file instead of the PDF.
• PDF from CAD: PDFs exported from CAD, such as floor plans, are not supported.
• Download a PDF as Word: there is an option to download the translated PDF as Word (.docx); the official page ties this to Pro plans.

!The text of documents you upload with a free account is also subject to the free service terms (it may be used for training). Translate documents containing confidential or personal data with a Pro plan.

Source: DeepL Help Center, File formats (current as of October 10, 2026), Translate PDF files, Troubleshooting: File translation.

DeepL Write is a writing assistant that fixes spelling, grammar and punctuation errors in your text and suggests more fluent phrasing. It highlights changes in green, offers alternatives for a word or sentence, and can convert English between the UK and US variants within the same language.

• Write Pro: a paid add-on. It is added to Individual and Team for an extra $7.49 per month billed yearly (Turkey selected on the pricing page); included in the Business plan. Translator Pro alone does not include Write Pro.
• Data: on Write Pro your texts are not stored while you are signed in to your account. What you type into free Write is used for training, like the free Translator.
• Where: web, desktop and mobile apps, browser extension, Google Docs, Google Slides, Gmail and Word.

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DeepL Voice translates spoken words live: captions or translated audio in an online meeting (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet), and a two-language conversation by phone in person. Translation needs a separate Voice plan or the 30 minutes per month included in a paid Translator plan.

• Included minutes: 30 minutes per user per month on paid Translator plans (Individual, Team, Business). When they run out, no overage is charged; usage stops, and you wait for the next month or buy a Voice plan. Unused minutes do not roll over.
• Voice Starter: 300 minutes per month, $11.00/mo (billed yearly, Turkey selected on the pricing page), 14-day free trial. Voice Business: 600 minutes per month, $32.00/mo (billed yearly).
• Face-to-face conversations: on iOS, Android and the web; available on the Voice Starter and Voice Business plans.

Source: Help Center (DeepL Voice languages, DeepL Voice minutes included with paid Translator plans, About DeepL Voice for Conversations) and the Voice tab of the pricing page, October 14, 2026.

It works everywhere with the same account; which one you pick depends on the job.

• Translation history in the desktop and mobile apps is stored locally on your device; DeepL cannot access it. 7 days without an account, 30 days on a free account, 365 days on Pro. The web translator has no history feature.
• Alternative words: in many languages, Turkish included, you click a word and pick another rendering. File translation has no alternatives.
• Model setting in the API: developers can choose a quality-first or speed-first model in the translation request (model_type); on the web and in the apps there is no model choice for users.

What is the API? The interface used to add DeepL translation to your own program, store or website. The Translator plan does not include the API; a separate API plan is required. If you don't write software, you don't need this section.

• Developer plan: 1,000,000 characters in total for free, for testing; it does not renew when used up, and you move to the Growth plan to continue. Does not include speech translation.
• Growth plan: $26.00 (billed on a yearly basis, Turkey selected on the pricing page) plus usage-based fees; 12 million characters per year included, $27.50 per additional 1 million characters. Data is not used for training.
• Old names: “API Free” and “API Pro” can no longer be purchased; API Free included 500,000 characters per month.

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Yes, there is a free version: text translation with or without an account, 50,000 characters per month; with a free account, 1 file translation per month (up to 5 MB). Paid plans raise the character and file counts, stop your texts from being used for training and let you edit translated files. The amounts below appear on the pricing page when Turkey is selected as the country (USD, monthly equivalent when billed yearly).

Official pricing page last checked on October 28, 2026.

• When translating from English into Turkish there is an English (UK) or English (US) source option; when translating from Turkish into English you can choose UK or US English as the target.
• If you need Turkish text in a formal register, read the translation and adjust the form of address yourself.

!If you use DeepL for work, the rule is simple: don't paste any text containing customer data, contracts, employee or patient information into the free version. Either remove the personal details or translate with a Pro plan.

Yes. The free services terms of use treat both private and business use as free, and say that DeepL does not acquire copyright in the translations. So you can use the proposal, catalog or email you translated in your business.

• The translation is machine translation; you are responsible for its accuracy and for the consequences of published text, and DeepL does not accept responsibility for accuracy in its terms of use.
• If you will work with customer data regularly, look at the Pro plans, which come with a data processing agreement.

Source: DeepL Free Services Terms of Use (November 2024) and the DeepL Pro terms. This is not legal advice.

The official sources (pricing page, Help Center, App Store) do not list a discount or free plan for students or academics. Reported by users Some App Store reviewers complain that "there is no plan for students".

What you can do: the free version is open to everyone (50,000 characters and 1 file per month). For schools or companies buying subscriptions for many users, the pricing page points to the sales team to discuss a discount.

1. 1Sign in to your DeepL account and open the “Subscription” tab.
2. 2Select the subscription you want to cancel and click the “Cancel subscription” button at the bottom of the page.
3. 3Cancel at least 1 day before the next payment; the subscription ends at the end of the billing period and you can use it until then.
4. 4If you bought it from the App Store or Google Play, you can cancel only in the store; neither deleting the app nor signing out of DeepL ends the subscription.

The list below shows each feature separately: whether it is built into the app, whether it needs an add-in or a connection, and whether it is on the free plan. A product having a free plan does not mean every feature is free.

The official sources do not compare it with other tools; which one is "better" depends on the language pair and the text. For an important text, try the first page of your own text side by side in two tools. Where DeepL stands out: document translation that keeps the file format, term consistency with glossaries, Word and Outlook add-ins, and live speech translation.

DeepLBuilt for translation: document translation, glossaries, Word add-in; Write does not correct Turkish.ChatGPTA general assistant that also translates; writing, summaries and image work in one place.GeminiA general assistant that also translates; works with Google apps.ClaudeA general assistant that also translates; reads and summarizes long documents.