Document translation delivery
Upload translated DOCX, PDF, TXT, or formatted document files. Keep the final translation protected until the handoff is paid.
Translators
Get paid before your translated files leave
FileDue locks translated documents, subtitle files, localized content, and final delivery packages until your client pays. One link, paid before download.
Translators lose leverage the moment the final files leave
Most freelance translators eventually hit the same handoff moment: the translation is complete, the final checks are done, and the client asks for the finished files.
Once the translated documents, subtitle files, localized copy, or final delivery package leaves your hands, the payment step becomes optional.
That’s where projects start turning into follow-ups: “just checking in,” “with accounting,” “can you resend the invoice?” The translation is finished, but you are still spending time getting paid for it.
FileDue changes that handoff. Instead of sending the final translation first and hoping payment follows, you send one delivery link. The files unlock only after the client pays.
Use the same translation workflow you already have, but move payment before delivery
Translate the content, complete your review, package the final files, then send a payment-locked delivery link instead of an open email attachment, Drive folder, or transfer link. The client can see what is included and the price before paying. The final files only unlock after payment.
Subtitle and localization files
Send SRT, VTT, XLIFF, PO, JSON, CSV, or other localization files as a controlled delivery, not an open attachment.
Multi-file project package
Package source references, translated files, glossaries, QA notes, and final exports into one paid delivery link so the full project does not leave before payment.
Revision-based delivery
Package each approved translation round, file batch, or revision set as its own delivery. Scope, approvals, and payment stay tied together through the end of the project.
Answers for translators before you send the final files
Can I deliver translated documents through FileDue?
Yes. Upload translated documents, PDFs, DOCX files, formatted exports, subtitles, localization files, or ZIP packages. The client can see the delivery details, but the files only unlock after payment.
Can I send subtitle or localization files?
Yes. FileDue works for SRT, VTT, XLIFF, PO, JSON, CSV, and other file formats commonly used in translation and localization work.
Can the client review the translation before paying?
Use your normal review workflow before final delivery — previews, samples, watermarked PDFs, shared review docs, or client approval rounds. FileDue is for the final handoff after the translation is approved and ready to download.
Do clients need an account to download the files?
No. Your client opens the link, sees the delivery, pays by card through Stripe, and downloads the unlocked files. They do not need a FileDue account.
Is FileDue a replacement for contracts, deposits, or translation agreements?
No. You should still use contracts, deposits, milestones, usage terms, confidentiality terms, and approval rules where they make sense. FileDue protects the final delivery step by making payment happen before the files unlock.
When should I use FileDue as a translator?
Use it when the translation is complete, reviewed, and ready to deliver: final documents, subtitle files, localized content, bilingual files, glossaries, or any finished translation package you do not want to hand over before payment.
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Send your next translation handoff without losing leverage
If the translation is approved and ready to go, the safest time to get paid is before the final documents, subtitle files, or localized assets leave your control.