> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.autype.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Language Variants

> Generate read-only language variants, preview and export them, and regenerate variants when the source document changes.

The **Translations** panel creates language variants that remain linked to one
source document. A variant is generated only when you request it, does not
create another editable document, and can be previewed or exported as PDF,
DOCX, or ODT.

## Generate a language variant

1. Open **Translations** in the document sidebar.
2. Click **Generate translation**.
3. Search for a language or navigate the list with the arrow keys.
4. Select the language and wait for the translation to complete.

Autype checks the job while the panel is open. Closing the panel stops UI
polling but does not cancel the server-side translation.

Supported languages are English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese,
Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian,
and Turkish.

## Preview and export

Completed variants are read-only. Use **Preview** to inspect the rendered PDF,
or export the variant as PDF, DOCX, or ODT. The original document remains the
single editable source of truth.

If you need an independently editable translation, use the translated output
as the starting point for a separate document instead of changing the linked
variant.

## Outdated variants

When the source document changes, existing variants are marked **Outdated**.
Choose **Regenerate** to translate the current source revision. Previous
exports are not modified.

Autype preserves document structure, styles, variables, citations, formatting,
page sections, tables, and form fields. It translates human-readable document
text in context and validates that variable placeholders remain unchanged.
Long documents are translated in ordered chunks with neighboring context.

<Note>
  Content from referenced reusable blocks, code and formulas, diagram and QR
  sources, URLs, and variable values is not translated. Detach a reusable block
  first if its resolved text must become part of the translated document.
</Note>