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147        <h1 class="title">📁 Supported file formats and upload limitations</h1>
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150        <p>Redokun supports a wide range of file formats to streamline your translation workflow. This guide outlines the supported formats, special considerations, and tips to ensure a smooth translation process.</p>
151<hr role="separator">
152<h2 id="-Upload-Limitations-qXHhI"><b>📤 Upload Limitations</b></h2>
153<p>Uploading a document on Redokun is subject to these limitations:</p>
154<ul>
155 <li><b>Maximum file size</b>: 100 MB</li>
156 <li><b>Maximum number of segments</b>: 50,000 per file</li>
157 <li><b>Maximum number of files that can be uploaded at once</b>: 20</li>
158</ul>
159<div class="callout">
160 <p>⚠️ Reach out to us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> if these limits are insufficient for your documents.</p>
161</div>
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163<h2 id="-Supported-File-Formats-I64Rr">✅ Supported File Formats</h2>
164<p>You can upload and translate the following file types in Redokun:</p>
165<ul>
166 <li><strong>Adobe InDesign</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.idml</code> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
167 <li><strong>Adobe Illustrator</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.ai</code> , <code class="inline-code">.eps</code> , <code class="inline-code">.svg</code> (via Illustrator script) – <a href="https://redokun.com/blog/illustrator-translate">Read more in this blog post</a></li>
168 <li><strong>Microsoft Word</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.docx</code> &nbsp;<sup>1</sup></li>
169 <li><strong>Microsoft PowerPoint</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.pptx</code> &nbsp;<sup>1</sup></li>
170 <li><strong>Microsoft Excel</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.xlsx</code> &nbsp;<sup>1, 2</sup></li>
171 <li><strong>HTML5</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.html</code> &nbsp;(UTF-8)</li>
172 <li><strong>Subtitles</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.srt</code> &nbsp;(UTF-8)</li>
173 <li><strong>Plain Text</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.txt</code> &nbsp;(UTF-8)</li>
174 <li><strong>XLIFF 1.2</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.xliff</code> , <code class="inline-code">.xlf</code> &nbsp;(UTF-8) <sup>2</sup> – (<a href="https://redokun.com/blog/rise-360-translation" target="_blank">Articulate Rise 360</a>,&nbsp;Articulate Storyline 360, Generic XLIFF)</li>
175 <li><strong>XML</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.xml</code> &nbsp;(e.g., <a href="https://redokun.com/blog/translate-adobe-captivate">Adobe Captivate</a>)</li>
176 <li><strong>JSON</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.json</code> &nbsp;(UTF-8) <sup>2</sup></li>
177 <li><strong>PDF</strong>: <code class="inline-code">.pdf</code> &nbsp;(see <a href="//help.redokun.com/article/110-translate-pdf-document" target="_blank">Translate a PDF Document</a>)</li>
178</ul>
179<div class="callout">
180 <p><sup>1</sup> Files saved with Microsoft Office 2019 (Windows or Mac) or greater.</p>
181 <p><sup>2</sup> Supports HTML inside the file (read more below).</p>
182</div>
183<div class="callout-yellow">
184 <p>ℹ️ For Microsoft Office files, ensure they are saved with Office 2019 (Windows or Mac) or later versions.</p>
185</div>
186<hr role="separator">
187<h2 id="-Support-for-HTML-Inside-Files-gHcb9">🧩 Support for HTML Inside Files</h2>
188<p>
188Some JSON, XLSX, and XLIFF files contain HTML-formatted content, especially when exported from tools like Content Management Systems (CMSs). To ensure this content is translated correctly, Redokun offers the option to <b>treat the text as HTML</b>.</p>
189<p>When uploading a file containing HTML, Redokun preserves the file's internal structure and processes the HTML formatting appropriately, extracting only the translatable text while keeping the code intact.</p>
190<hr role="separator">
191<h2 id="-Special-Considerations-iMH7E">🛠️ Special Considerations</h2>
192<h3 id="Adobe-InDesign-files-wE0Oi">Adobe InDesign files</h3>
193<p>If you want to set up the perfect translation workflow when working with Adobe InDesign files, check out our ebook: <a href="https://redokun.com/l/simple-indesign-file-translation">Make InDesign file translation&nbsp;simple and fast</a>.</p>
194<h3 id="Adobe-Illustrator-Files-Blgua">Adobe Illustrator Files</h3>
195<p>To translate <code class="inline-code">.ai</code> , <code class="inline-code">.eps</code> , or <code class="inline-code">.svg</code> &nbsp;files, use Redokun's Illustrator script. For detailed instructions, refer to the <a href="//help.redokun.com/article/56-translate-adobe-illustrator-files">Adobe Illustrator Translation Guide</a>.</p>
196<h3 id="XLIFF-Files-Ns2Ys">XLIFF Files</h3>
197<p>Redokun fully supports XLIFF files generated by <a href="https://redokun.com/blog/rise-360-translation" target="_blank">Articulate Rise 360</a> and Articulate Storyline 360. XLIFF files created with other platforms (eg. Intellum Evolve) work out of the box using the generic settings.</p>
198<h3 id="HTML-Content-in-Files-Mvt1G">HTML Content in Files</h3>
199<p>For <code class="inline-code">.json</code> , <code class="inline-code">.xlsx</code> &nbsp;, and <code class="inline-code">.xliff</code> &nbsp;files containing HTML content, the content inside the HTML elements will be extracted instead of the HTML itself. This ensures proper handling of structured content and formatting.</p>
200<hr role="separator">
201<h2 id="-Known-Limitations-Z8-gO">⚠️ Known Limitations</h2>
202<ul>
203 <li><strong>PowerPoint (</strong><code class="inline-code"><strong>.pptx</strong></code> <strong>)</strong>:
204  <ul>
205   <li>Redokun imports hidden slides but does not import slide notes.</li>
206   <li>Some styles inside SmartArt elements might not be preserved (e.g. font sizes)</li>
207  </ul></li>
208 <li><strong>InDesign (</strong><code class="inline-code"><strong>.idml</strong></code> <strong>)</strong>:
209  <ul>
210   <li>Imports all content from all layers and pages, including Parent Pages.</li>
211   <li>Does not support translation of endnotes; these remain untranslated.</li>
212   <li>Some inline objects (e.g. shapes like a rectangle) can prevent a correct text segmentation.</li>
213  </ul></li>
214 <li><strong>General</strong>: Currently, there is no way to filter or exclude parts of documents or strings that match a specific pattern.</li>
215</ul>
216<hr role="separator">
217<h2 id="-XLIFF-File-Limitations-mTxss">⚠️ XLIFF File Limitations</h2>
218<p>While Redokun supports the XLIFF 1.2 format, it does not support:</p>
219<ul>
220 <li>XLIFF 2.0</li>
221 <li>Translations embedded in the&nbsp;<code class="inline-code">&lt;target&gt;</code> &nbsp;tags of bilingual XLIFF files (Redokun extracts only the source text for translation)</li>
222</ul>
223<p>📘&nbsp;<a href="//help.redokun.com/article/50-translate-a-bilingual-document-online" target="_blank">Learn more about translating XLIFF files →</a></p>
224<hr role="separator">
225<h2 id="-Translating-linked-or-embedded-content-U9Gbj"><b>🧩 Translating linked or embedded content</b></h2>
226<p>When a document includes content from another file—like a chart, text block, or external reference—whether Redokun can translate that content depends on how it was added and how the source file handles it.</p>
227<h3 id="-Results-may-vary-ACBhw">⚠️ <b>Results may vary</b></h3>
228<p>Redokun’s ability to extract and translate this content depends on:</p>
229<ol>
230 <li>The software used to create the file (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, InDesign).</li>
231 <li>How the content was added (embedded vs. linked).</li>
232 <li>Whether the original application syncs or reloads linked elements.</li>
233</ol>
234<p>In some cases, Redokun can extract and translate the text. But when content is <b>linked</b> from another file:</p>
235<ul>
236 <li>Redokun may not be able to access it.</li>
237 <li>Or the translation might be lost if the original content is reloaded by the source app.</li>
238</ul>
239<h3 id="-Best-practice-_rWkR">💡 <b>Best practice</b></h3>
240<ol>
241 <li>
241Avoid linking external content that needs to be translated.</li>
242 <li>Instead, keep all translatable content inside the main file you upload to Redokun.</li>
243</ol>
244<p>This gives you the best chance of a smooth and complete translation process.</p>
245<hr role="separator">
246<h2 id="-Need-Support-for-Other-Formats-X4OE2">📩 Need Support for Other Formats?</h2>
247<p>If you don't see the file format you need to translate, please <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact us</a>. We're continually working to expand our supported file types.</p>
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433if('href' in noddy && noddy.href.indexOf('http') !== -1 && (noddy.href.indexOf(document.location.host) !== -1 || remotes)){
434event.preventDefault();
435document.location.href = noddy.href;
436}
437
438},false);
439}
440</script>
440
441        
442    </body>
443</html>
444
445

Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.