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Anuvaad
by Anuvaad
What Anuvaad is
Anuvaad is an open-source AI platform for digitizing and translating documents in Indic languages. EkStep Foundation began it in 2019 to help legal entities translate orders and judgments between English and Indic languages. The service combines neural machine translation, optical character recognition, and layout detection. It can process scanned documents and attempts to retain their structure and formatting while translating. Users can edit output, create glossaries of preferred terms, and reuse earlier translated segments through translation memory. Document translation supports PDF, DOCX, and PPTX uploads. Digitization is intended for printed, non-handwritten material and is mainly tested with scanned files. Anuvaad is available through web, API, self-hosted, and Chrome extension components. Its REST APIs expose functions such as sentence translation and layout detection. Models can come from Bhashini Dhruva or plug-and-play sources for domain-specific work. Login uses email OTP, while gateway documentation describes JWT authentication and role-based access controls.
Who it suits
Anuvaad suits legal entities and organizations translating English and Indic-language documents. It also fits teams needing APIs, self-hosting, editable translations, glossaries, or translation memory.
What it does well
- Supports PDF, DOCX, and PPTX files
- OCR and layout detection process scanned documents
- Glossaries and translation memory support consistency
- REST APIs expose translation functions
- Available as web, API, and self-hosted components
What to know first
- Digitization does not handle handwritten content
- Automated onboarding is disabled
- Login information requires submitting user details
- Document translation supports only listed file formats
Verdict
Anuvaad combines document digitization, translation, editing, and terminology tools in one open-source platform. Its strongest fit is organizations working with printed documents in English and Indic languages that can accommodate its onboarding and format limits.
Facts from Anuvaad's own pages
- Access controls
- The gateway documentation describes role-based access control and distinguishes APIs that require authentication from whitelisted open APIs. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- AI capabilities
- The platform uses neural machine translation, OCR, and layout detection models. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- The playbook describes instance-specific analytics for documents processed, languages used, sentences translated, and organization-level information, with export available. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yes · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 22 Sept 2026
- APIs
- Anuvaad is REST API driven, allowing third-party systems to use features such as sentence translation and layout detection. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- The playbook describes OTP-based login; the gateway documentation says Anuvaad uses JWT tokens for authentication and authorization. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Browser extension
- The repository guide identifies a Chrome extension component with additional browser features and integrations. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The setup guide documents running the web application locally and running backend modules directly or in Docker containers. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Deployments
- The maker says separate Anuvaad instances are deployed to DIKSHA (NCERT), the Supreme Court of India, and the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Digitization limit
- The playbook says digitization recognizes printed, non-handwritten content and is mostly tested on scanned files. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Document features
- Anuvaad can digitize scanned documents and translate documents while attempting to preserve their structure and formatting. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Document processing
- The platform uses OCR and layout detection to digitize documents and tries to preserve document structure during translation. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Document translation
- Yes · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Editing and memory
- Users can edit translated documents, and translation memory can reuse prior translated segments to improve consistency and reduce translation time. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Editing and terminology
- Users can edit translations and use glossary entries and translation memory to apply preferred translations. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- File formats
- The playbook says document translation supports PDF, DOCX, and PPTX files. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- File formats and limitation
- Document translation currently supports PDF, DOCX, and PPTX uploads, while digitization is described as working best on printed, non-selectable content and not handwriting. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2019 · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Glossaries
- Users can create glossaries of phrases and preferred translations to guide document translation. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations and APIs
- Anuvaad is REST API-driven, allowing third-party systems to use functions such as sentence translation and layout detection. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Model hosting
- The NMT module invokes IndicTrans models hosted on Dhruva through wrapper APIs. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Model integration
- The NMT module can invoke models through Dhruva APIs, and the features page describes using models from Bhashini Dhruva or plug-and-play models. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Onboarding
- The playbook says automated onboarding is disabled and asks prospective users to submit their details to receive login information. · anuvaad.sunbird.org, 12 Oct 2026
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