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Scan a letter and translate it: read mail in any language
Word-for-word translation gives you vocabulary. What you need from an official letter is meaning: what it is, what it wants, and when. Here is the faster way through mail in a second language.
Anyone who has helped a parent through an official letter in their second language knows the routine: the letter sits on the table for a week, then a phone camera, then a translation app that renders every word and somehow none of the meaning. Bureaucratic language barely survives translation, because the problem was never vocabulary. The problem is knowing which of the four hundred words on the page are the ones that matter.
Translate the meaning, not the words
When you scan a letter and translate it with LetterDesk, what comes back is not a wall of translated text. It is the answer to what does this letter mean: who sent it, what kind of letter it is, what they want from you, the amount if there is one, and the date that matters. That is the AI document summary, and it reads the same whether the letter arrived in English or the summary is delivered in Farsi. The scary sentence about penalties usually turns out to be boilerplate, and the summary says so.
Then ask the letter your real questions
Understanding is a conversation, not a paragraph. Because LetterDesk is the AI that reads your mail, you can ask questions about any document in your own words: is this urgent, what happens if I do nothing, which of these numbers do I actually owe? A medical bill explanation in plain words, a lease clause unpacked, a government form turned into two sentences. The answers are grounded in the letter in your hand, not a generic search result.
Built for families who live in two languages
In many homes, one person is the unofficial translator for everyone's mail. LetterDesk quietly retires that job. A letter scanned by one person can be understood by another in the language they think in, English or Farsi today, with more languages coming. The goal is for anyone, at any age, to understand any document that lands in the mailbox without waiting for the family translator to visit.
Everything stays filed and findable
Every translated letter is also a filed letter. The scan, the summary, and your questions stay together in an archive that is searchable in either language, so it doubles as an app that reads your mail and remembers it. When the follow-up letter arrives next month, the whole history is one search away, and this month's letter finally gets handled the same afternoon it arrived.
This guide is general information to help you understand and organize your mail. It is not legal, tax, or financial advice. For a decision with real consequences, confirm the details on your own letter and consider speaking with a qualified professional.
Common questions
Can I scan a letter and translate it on my iPhone?
Yes. Scan the letter with LetterDesk and it explains the meaning in plain language: sender, purpose, amount, and deadline. It is understanding rather than word-for-word translation, which is what official mail actually requires.
What languages does LetterDesk work with?
LetterDesk explains letters in English and Persian today, with more languages coming. A letter written in one language can be understood by someone who thinks in the other.
Is machine translation reliable for official letters?
Word-for-word translation often misses what matters in official mail. A document reader that identifies the sender, the request, the amount, and the deadline gives you the meaning first, and you can ask follow-up questions about the details.
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Scan to calm
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Across every page, LetterDesk shows the full path: read the letter, tell you what to do next, file it automatically, and make it easy to find again.
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