Anuvaad

Spec sheet

Product

Anuvaad is an open source AI document translation platform for digitizing and translating documents in Indic languages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Deployment

The setup guide documents running the web application locally and running backend modules directly or in Docker containers.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Free plan

NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Security

The user guide describes OTP-based login, with a one-time password sent to the user's email address.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Founded

2019Read 28 Sep 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Access controls

The gateway documentation describes role-based access control and distinguishes APIs that require authentication from whitelisted open APIs.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

AI capabilities

The platform uses neural machine translation, OCR, and layout detection models.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Analytics

The playbook describes instance-specific analytics for documents processed, languages used, sentences translated, and organization-level information, with export available.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

API access

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

APIs

Anuvaad is REST API driven, allowing third-party systems to use features such as sentence translation and layout detection.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Authentication

The playbook describes OTP-based login; the gateway documentation says Anuvaad uses JWT tokens for authentication and authorization.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Browser extension

The repository guide identifies a Chrome extension component with additional browser features and integrations.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Deployments

The maker says separate Anuvaad instances are deployed to DIKSHA (NCERT), the Supreme Court of India, and the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Digitization limit

The playbook says digitization recognizes printed, non-handwritten content and is mostly tested on scanned files.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Document features

Anuvaad can digitize scanned documents and translate documents while attempting to preserve their structure and formatting.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Document processing

The platform uses OCR and layout detection to digitize documents and tries to preserve document structure during translation.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Document translation

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Editing and memory

Users can edit translated documents, and translation memory can reuse prior translated segments to improve consistency and reduce translation time.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Editing and terminology

Users can edit translations and use glossary entries and translation memory to apply preferred translations.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

File formats

The playbook says document translation supports PDF, DOCX, and PPTX files.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

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.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Glossaries

Users can create glossaries of phrases and preferred translations to guide document translation.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Integrations and APIs

Anuvaad is REST API-driven, allowing third-party systems to use functions such as sentence translation and layout detection.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Model hosting

The NMT module invokes IndicTrans models hosted on Dhruva through wrapper APIs.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

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.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Onboarding

The playbook says automated onboarding is disabled and asks prospective users to submit their details to receive login information.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Origin

EkStep Foundation bootstrapped the project in late 2019 to help translate legal documents between English and Indic languages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Origin and use case

EkStep Foundation bootstrapped Anuvaad in late 2019 to help legal entities translate orders and judgments between English and Indic languages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Support and onboarding

Automated onboarding is disabled; users are asked to submit their details to receive login information, and the FAQ directs setup questions to the maintainers by email or discussion forum.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Translation memory

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

Translation models

Anuvaad supports neural machine translation models from Bhashini Dhruva or plug-and-play models for domain-specific use cases.Read 12 Oct 2026 · anuvaad.sunbird.org

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