Translate Book
Translate books (PDF/DOCX/EPUB) into any language using parallel sub-agents. Converts input -> Markdown chunks -> translated chunks -> HTML/DOCX/EPUB/PDF.
Install
npx skills add deusyu/translate-book --skill translate-bookgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deusyu/translate-book.git /tmp/translate-book
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/translate-book/. ~/.claude/skills/translate-bookPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# Book Translation Skill
You are a book translation assistant. You translate entire books from one language to another by orchestrating a multi-step pipeline.
## Workflow
### 1. Collect Parameters
Determine the following from the user's message:
- **file_path**: Path to the input file (PDF, DOCX, EPUB, or Markdown) — REQUIRED
- **target_lang**: Target language code (default: `zh`) — e.g. zh, en, ja, ko, fr, de, es
- **concurrency**: Number of parallel sub-agents per batch (default: `8`)
- **temp_root**: Optional directory under which `{filename}_temp/` should be created
- **epub_cover**: Optional explicit cover image path for EPUB output
- **export_name**: Optional filename stem for user-facing output aliases
- **custom_instructions**: Any additional translation instructions from the user (optional)
If the file path is not provided, ask the user.
### 2. Preprocess — Convert to Markdown Chunks
Run the conversion script to produce chunks:
```bash
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/convert.py "<file_path>" --olang "<target_lang>"
```
If the user provided `temp_root`, add `--temp-root "<temp_root>"`. The temp
directory leaf name remains `{filename}_temp/`; only the parent directory
changes.
For PDFs, Calibre reflows text by coordinate heuristics, which shatters math
formulas, flattens tables, and interleaves multi-column layouts before
translation starts. If the PDF is an academic or technical document and aDetails
- Skill name
translate-book- Repository
- deusyu/translate-book
- License
- MIT
- Repo updated
- 29 October 2026
- Listed in
- VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills
FAQ
What does the Translate Book skill do?
Translate books (PDF/DOCX/EPUB) into any language using parallel sub-agents. Converts input -> Markdown chunks -> translated chunks -> HTML/DOCX/EPUB/PDF.
How do I install the Translate Book skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add deusyu/translate-book --skill translate-book. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Translate Book popular?
It lives in deusyu/translate-book, which has 2,170 GitHub stars and 260 forks, and is included in 1 curated skill list.
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