Translate an Excel spreadsheet
Drop an .xlsx file. Text cells are translated; formulas, numbers, dates and formatting are left exactly as they were.
Don't upload confidential documents on the free tier. Why?
Spreadsheets are full of things that must not be translated: formulas, numbers, dates, codes. Copying cells into a translator and back tends to break them. DropTranslate opens the workbook and translates only the cells that contain text, such as product names, descriptions, labels and notes. Formulas are never touched, so totals and lookups keep working, and cell formatting, column widths and charts stay as they were. It works well for product lists, price sheets, survey answers, inventories and any table where the words need to change and the numbers don't.
How it works
Drop the .xlsx
We count the words in text cells across all sheets and show the credit cost before you confirm.
Pick the language
Auto-detect works well even when a sheet mixes codes and words.
Download the workbook
Same sheets, same formulas, same formatting. Only the text in the cells has changed.
What changes, what stays
Translated
- Cells that contain text: labels, names, descriptions, notes and headers
Kept as-is
- Formulas (never changed)
- Numbers, dates, currency values and percentages
- Cell formatting, column widths, colours and borders
- Charts and images
Layout: High: formulas and formatting kept
The workbook keeps its structure because we change only text cells. Longer translations can overflow narrow columns or wrap onto more lines, so widen columns where needed after translating.
- Text produced by a formula (for example =CONCAT or IF results) isn't translated, because we never change formulas. Translate the source cells the formula reads from instead.
- Older .xls files aren't supported yet. Save them as .xlsx first.
- If the file is going back into another system, such as an online shop import, check whether that system needs the original column headers.
- Limits: 50 MB and 100,000 words per file.
Tips
- Hide or delete sheets you don't need translated before uploading; you pay only for words in text cells, but less text means a faster job.
- Codes such as SKUs or IDs are usually left as they are, but check columns that mix codes and words.
- For a plain table without formatting, a CSV file works too.
Not a certified translation
Machine translation, not a certified or sworn translation. If your document goes to an authority, check what it requires first.
Certified, sworn or machine translation: which one do you need?
Questions
Will my formulas still work?
Yes. Formulas are never changed. Only cells that contain plain text are translated, so totals, lookups and references keep working.
Are numbers and dates changed?
No. Numbers, dates and currency values stay exactly as they are, including their cell formatting. Numbers written inside a sentence in a text cell are part of the text and are carried into the translation.
How are credits counted for spreadsheets?
By the words in text cells: a credit covers up to 500 words, and empty cells and numbers don't count. You see the exact cost before you confirm.
Can I translate a CSV instead?
Yes. CSV files are supported too, and the separators and row order are kept. Use XLSX when you need to keep formatting, several sheets or formulas.