# Document history for Amazon Translate The following table describes the documentation for this release of Amazon Translate. | Change | Description | Date | | --- |--- |--- | | [New feature: Brevity](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-brevity.html) | Translate now supports brevity for real-time text translations. Brevity reduces the length of the translation output for most translations (compared to the translation output without brevity). For more information, see [ Using brevity in Amazon Translate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-brevity.html). | October 31, 2023 | | [Language auto-detection for document input to real-time translations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/sync.html) | You can now use language auto-detection when you input a document to real-time translations (console or API). For more information, see [Real-time translations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/sync.html). | August 3, 2023 | | [Word (.docx) files as input to real-time translations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/sync.html) | You can now use .docx files (in addition to text files and HTML files) as input to real-time translations (console or API). For more information, see [Real-time translations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/sync.html). | July 17, 2023 | | [Enhancements to custom terminology](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/how-custom-terminology.html) | Translate now supports enhancements to the custom terminology feature that improve translation fluency and accuracy. For more information, see [ Customizing your translations with custom terminology](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/how-custom-terminology.html). | June 30, 2023 | | [Text or HTML files as input to real-time translations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/sync.html) | You can now use text files or HTML files as input to real-time translations (console or API). For more information, see [Real-time translations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/sync.html). | May 23, 2023 | | [New action allowed in the TranslateReadOnly policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-TranslateReadOnly) | Amazon Translate now allows the `TranslateDocument` action in the TranslateReadOnly managed policy. For more information, see [ AWS managed policy: TranslateReadOnly](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html#security-iam-awsmanpol-TranslateReadOnly). | May 23, 2023 | | [Translate now supports additional regions for asynchronous batch processing.](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async.html) | Translate now supports additional regions for asynchronous batch processing. For more information, see [ Asynchronous batch processing with Amazon Translate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async.html). | March 28, 2023 | | [Increased input size for real-time translations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/get-started-console.html) | You can now input up to 10,000 characters for real-time translations. For more information, see [Getting started in Amazon Translate (console)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/get-started-console.html). | December 16, 2022 | | [Support for nested input folders for batch mode](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async-start.html) | You can now provide nested input folders to batch translation jobs. For more information, see [Running a batch translation job](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async-start.html) in Amazon Translate. | November 18, 2022 | | [Support for auto-language detection for batch mode](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async-start.html) | You can now auto-detect the source language in batch translation jobs. As a result, you can now input documents with different source languages in batch translation jobs. For more information, see [Running a batch translation job](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async-start.html) in Amazon Translate. | November 18, 2022 | | [Support for multiple target languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async-start.html) | You can now specify multiple target languages in batch translation jobs. For more information, see [Running a batch translation job](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async-start.html) in Amazon Translate. | October 10, 2022 | | [Support for tags](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/tagging.html) | You can now tag **ParallelData** and **Custom Terminology** resources in Amazon Translate. For more information, see [Tagging your resources in Amazon Translate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/tagging.html). | October 6, 2022 | | [Formality support for additional languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-formality.html) | You can now set the translation formality level for Dutch, Korean, and Mexican Spanish in Amazon Translate. For more information, see [Setting formality in Amazon Translate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-formality.html). | October 5, 2022 | | [Separate API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html) | The Amazon Translate API Reference is now a separate document from the Developer Guide. For more information, see [Amazon Translate API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html). | August 25, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-formality.html) | You can now set the formality level for your translation output. For more information, see [Setting formality in Amazon Translate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-formality.html). | February 22, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-profanity.html) | You can now mask profane words and phrases in your translation output. For more information, see [Masking profane words and phrases in Amazon Translate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-profanity.html). | November 24, 2021 | | [AWS PrivateLink support](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/vpc-interface-endpoints.html) | You can now establish a private connection between your VPC and Amazon Translate by using AWS PrivateLink. For more information, see [Amazon Translate and interface VPC endpoints (AWS PrivateLink)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/vpc-interface-endpoints.html). | November 24, 2021 | | [Parallel data update](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-parallel-data.html) | You can now create parallel data resources that use any of the languages that are supported by Amazon Translate. You no longer need to use English as one of the languages. For more information about parallel data, see [Customizing your translations with parallel data (Active Custom Translation)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-parallel-data.html). | November 15, 2021 | | [Custom terminology directionality](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/creating-custom-terminology.html) | You can now create multi-directional terminology, in which any language can be the source language or a target language. For more information, see [Creating a custom terminology](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/creating-custom-terminology.html). | November 11, 2021 | | [New languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate now supports the following languages: Irish, Marathi, Portuguese (Portugal), and Punjabi. For all of the languages that Amazon Translate supports, see [Supported languages and language codes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html). | November 10, 2021 | | [New custom encryption settings](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async-start.html) | You can now encrypt your translation output by using your own customer managed key that you manage in AWS Key Management Service. For more information, see [Running a batch translation job](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async-start.html) | November 5, 2021 | | [New file format support](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async-prereqs.html#async-prereqs-formats) | Amazon Translate now supports XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF) files for asynchronous batch processing. For all supported formats, see [Supported file formats](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async-prereqs.html#async-prereqs-formats). | June 9, 2021 | | [EventBridge integration](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/monitoring-with-eventbridge.html) | Amazon Translate now sends events to Amazon EventBridge to notify you about changes that affect your translation jobs and parallel data resources. For more information, see [Monitoring Amazon Translate events with Amazon EventBridge](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/monitoring-with-eventbridge.html). | June 4, 2021 | | [New quota](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-limits.html) | Amazon Translate now supports up to 1000 queued batch translation jobs. For all Amazon Translate quotas, see [Guidelines and limits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-limits.html). | April 23, 2021 | | [Quota increase](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-limits.html) | The maximum size for a parallel data input file has increased from 1 MB to 5 MB. For all Amazon Translate quotas, see [Guidelines and limits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-limits.html). | March 31, 2021 | | [New languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate now supports the following languages: Armenian, Catalan, Farsi (Persian), Filipino Tagalog, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Icelandic, Kannada, Kazakh, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malayalam, Maltese, Mongolian, Sinhala, Telugu, Uzbek, and Welsh. For all of the languages that Amazon Translate supports, see [Supported languages and language codes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html). | November 23, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-parallel-data.html) | You can now customize batch translation jobs by using *parallel data*, which consists of examples of source text and their translations. Jobs that use parallel data are called *Active Custom Translation* jobs. During these jobs, Amazon Translate adapts the translation output to reflect the examples in the parallel data. For more information, see [Customizing your translations with parallel data (Active Custom Translation)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/customizing-translations-parallel-data.html). | November 23, 2020 | | [New file format support](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async.html#async-start) | Amazon Translate now supports the following Office Open XML file formats as input for asynchronous batch processing: Word document (.docx), PowerPoint presentation (.pptx), Excel workbook (.xlsx). For more information, see [Starting a batch translation job](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async.html#async-start). | July 29, 2020 | | [New language](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate now supports the Spanish (Mexico) language for translation. For all supported languages, see [Supported languages and language codes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html). | April 30, 2020 | | [New region](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async.html#async-regions) | Amazon Translate supports asynchronous batch processing in the Europe (London) Region. For all of the AWS regions where asynchronous batch processing is available, see [Region availability](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async.html#async-regions). | April 20, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async.html) | Amazon Translate adds asynchronous batch translation functionality. For more information, see [Asynchronous batch processing](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/async.html). | December 23, 2019 | | [New regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds support for the Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Sydney), EU (London), EU (Paris), EU (Stockholm), and US West (N. California) Regions. For a complete list of the AWS Regions supported by Amazon Translate, see the [AWS Region Table](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/) or [AWS Regions and Endpoints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#translate_region) in the *Amazon Web Services General Reference*. | November 25, 2019 | | [New languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds new language for translation: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Canadian-French, Croatian, Dari, Estonian, Georgian, Hausa, Latvian, Pashto, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, and Tamil. For a list of the language combinations that Amazon Translate can translate directly, see [Supported languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html). | November 25, 2019 | | [New languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds new languages for translation: Greek, Hungarian, Romanian, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese. For a list of the language combinations that Amazon Translate can translate directly, see [Supported languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html). | October 3, 2019 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds [FedRAMP compliance](https://www.fedramp.gov/). For more information, see [Compliance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-limits.html#what-is-compliance). | July 31, 2019 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds [SOC compliance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-limits.html#what-is-compliance). For more information, see [Compliance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-compliance.html). | May 30, 2019 | | [New regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds support for the Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and Canada (Central) Regions. For a complete list of the AWS Regions supported by Amazon Translate, see the [AWS Region Table](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/) or [AWS Regions and Endpoints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#translate_region) in the *Amazon Web Services General Reference*. | May 8, 2019 | | [New languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds new languages for translation: Hindi, Malay, Norwegian, and Persian. For a list of the language combinations that Amazon Translate can translate directly, see [Supported languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html). | May 6, 2019 | | [New region](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds support for the EU (Frankfurt) and Asia Pacific (Seoul) Regions. For a complete list of the AWS Regions supported by Amazon Translate, see the [AWS Region Table](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/) or [AWS Regions and Endpoints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#translate_region) in the *Amazon Web Services General Reference*. | February 28, 2019 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds [PCI compliance](https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/). For more information, see [Compliance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-limits.html#what-is-compliance). | December 12, 2018 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/how-custom-terminology.html) | Amazon Translate adds four new APIs and the custom terminology feature to give you more control over your translation. By using a custom terminology with your translation requests, you can make sure that your brand names, character names, model names, and other unique content is translated exactly the way you want it, every time, regardless of the standard translation or context. For more information, see [Custom terminology](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/how-custom-terminology.html). | November 27, 2018 | | [New languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate now translates documents in the following languages: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Indonesian, Korean, Polish, and Swedish. Amazon Translate continues to improve direct translation by significantly reducing the number of unsupported language pairs. For the language combinations that Amazon Translate can translate directly, see [Supported languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html). | November 20, 2018 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds direct translation between supported languages other than English. For the language combinations that Amazon Translate can translate directly, see [Supported languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-languages.html). | October 29, 2018 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds [HIPAA](https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/index.html) compliance. For more information, see [Compliance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-limits.html#what-is-compliance). | October 25, 2018 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is.html) | Amazon Translate adds multiple new languages for translation: Chinese (Tradition), Czech, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Turkish. For a list of languages that Amazon Translate supports, see [Supported languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/what-is-languages.html). | July 17, 2018 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/how-it-works.html) | Amazon Translate adds support for automatic source language detection. For more information, see [ How Amazon Translate works](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/translate/latest/dg/how-it-works.html). | April 4, 2018 | | [New guide](#doc-history) | This is the first release of the *Amazon Translate Developer Guide*. | November 29, 2017 |