Translate an artwork with AI
Translate the paragraphs of your artworks with AI, choose a faithful or adapted translation, see the cost first and review it before publishing.
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- Admins, Editors
- Updated
- Updated October 21, 2026
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You write each artwork in your main language. AI translation turns those paragraphs into any other language your space has active, paragraph by paragraph. The result is always a draft: nothing is published until you have reviewed it and marked it ready.
Translations start from the main language, so write that text first. It does not need audio or to be published yet. To add a language, an administrator goes to Settings → Languages.
Translate an artwork
Open the artwork from Artworks and pick the target language in the language row.
Press Translate everything with AI. The button shows how many credits it will take.
Under How to translate, choose Faithful to the original or Adapt it (see below).
Under What to translate, choose Everything (replaces what is there) or Only what is empty.
Press See the cost, check the Cost and the Balance afterwards, and press Confirm, which repeats the cost.
The translation is prepared in the background and usually takes less than a minute. You can keep working; it appears in the editor as soon as it is ready.
There are other ways in. To translate one paragraph, open its menu and choose Translate this paragraph to…; to redo one, choose Translate again with AI. To translate several artworks at once, select them in Artworks and press Translate with AI. In every case you can translate into one language or into All languages.
AI translation costs 1 credit per paragraph and per language: 10 paragraphs into 3 languages is 30 credits, and you always see the total before confirming. The artwork name is translated at no extra cost. A paragraph that fails gives its credit back. Writing or correcting a translation by hand is always free. See How credits work.
Faithful or adapted
| Option | What you get | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Faithful to the original | Same meaning, tone and length as your text. This is the default and the recommended choice. | Almost always: your visitors hear what you wrote, in their language. |
| Adapt it | The text is rewritten for the Tone (Neutral, Popular, For children, Formal), the Audience (General, Children, Experts) and the Length (Same as the original, Shorter, Longer) you pick. | When the translation is for a different audience, such as a version for school groups. |
Both options keep the regional variant of the target language, such as Valencian or Portuguese from Portugal, and leave the names of artworks and artists as they are. Tick Save these options for the whole space to make your choice the default for everyone on the team.
When a translation is too long
Every paragraph has a character limit, 800 by default, so its audio stays short and easy to follow. Some languages need more words than others, so a paragraph close to the limit can go over it once translated. When that happens, Muvo asks for a condensed translation before giving up.
- If the condensed version fits, you get it like any other paragraph.
- If it is still slightly too long, it shows in red with how many characters are left over. Nothing in that language is saved and its audio cannot be generated until you cut it.
- If it cannot fit at all, the paragraph stays empty and explains why. Shorten the original, split it in two, or write the translation by hand.
A paragraph that ends up too long is never charged.
Review next to the original
In a translated language, each paragraph sits next to its original, labelled · original and · translation. Read them side by side and correct anything directly in the translation; manual edits are free.
Each translated paragraph stays linked to its original. If you later change the original, the translation is marked Out of date. Check it and either fix it or press Still correct.
Translating does not generate the audio. When you are happy with the text, press Generate audio in that language, or record it yourself. Listen to it before publishing, especially in a language marked Few resources.
Mark it ready to publish
A translation is kept as a draft, even when it is complete, until someone has reviewed it. This stops an unchecked translation from reaching visitors by accident.
Make sure every paragraph in that language has text and audio.
Turn on Ready to publish for that language.
Press Publish (or Publish changes). The main language and every translation marked ready go out together.
Translations that are not marked stay as drafts and the editor tells you which languages are waiting for review. Read Publish and versions for what happens when you publish.
Any questions? We’re here to help.
Write to us and a person from the Muvo team will answer within one or two working days.