Understanding TraDoc
Understanding TraDoc
TraDoc's purpose, scope and the components involved in a translation.
TraDoc is a self-hosted suite for translating long-form and literary documents. It does not provide an AI model itself: it connects your files to a local or remote provider, preserves progress and reconstructs the final document.
Three responsibilities
- Prepare the document: validate the file type, extract translatable blocks and preserve the information required for reconstruction.
- Orchestrate the model: segment the text, apply the prompt and glossary, limit concurrency, retry errors and save every result.
- Restore the book: review segments in the inspector, export a partial preview or reconstruct the final format.
What TraDoc does not replace
- The LLM provider and any associated charges.
- Human editorial proofreading.
- A backup solution for the
data/directory. - Multi-user authentication or protection for direct Internet exposure.
Sensitive data
A manuscript, an API key and a glossary may be confidential. Keep TraDoc on a machine or network you control and read Security before exposing it to a network.