Image Translator

The Image Translator translates the text inside a picture and hands the picture back with the translation in place. Upload a photo of a sign, a product label, a poster, an app or website screenshot, an infographic or a document page, pick a language, and in about ten seconds you see the same picture in that language, with every line listed next to it so you can check and correct it.

Traveling? Point your phone at it

Open this page in your phone's browser and tap Take a photo: the camera opens, and about ten seconds later you see the picture in your language. There is no app to install. What travelers translate most:

• Signs and notices: station boards, platform and exit signs, opening hours, parking rules and warnings.
• Machines and forms: ticket and vending machine screens, arrival cards, hotel registration forms.
• Labels and packages: ingredients and cooking instructions on supermarket food, cosmetics, medicine boxes.
• In your room: the air conditioner remote, the washing machine, the house rules.
• Museums and sights: exhibit labels and information boards.

For medicine and food allergies, always check with a pharmacist or the staff as well. Numbers, prices and sizes are kept exactly as printed, so to make sense of them, convert prices with the Currency Converter, the sizes on a clothing label with the Clothing Size Converter and the speed limits on road signs with the MPH to KMH converter, and oven settings or weather displays in Celsius or Fahrenheit with the Temperature Converter. Tap Save or share to keep a translated picture in your photos.

What it does with your picture

1. Reads every piece of text and where it sits, in any language and script.
2. Translates it line by line into natural, idiomatic wording, keeping numbers, prices, units and brand names exactly.
3. Re-sets the text in your browser: the original lettering is erased, the background filled in, and the translation set in the same place, size, color and alignment, at the picture's full resolution.

Tips for a good result

• Photograph text straight on, in good light, and fill the frame with it.
• On a phone, hold it parallel to the sign or label, tap the screen on the text to focus, and turn the flash off on shiny packaging.
• A screenshot beats a photo of a screen.
• If a translated line is too long, shorten it in the list or lower the text size.

Translating a whole restaurant menu? The Menu Translator also explains every dish. For manga and comics, the Manga Translator letters speech bubbles and handles a whole chapter at once. To translate plain text, use the AI Translator; to only copy the text out of a picture, the Image to Text Converter.

Standard result or AI redraw: what is the difference?

Every translation (1 credit) gives you the standard result: your browser erases the original text and sets the translation in its place. The AI redraw is an optional extra that rebuilds the whole picture with an image model. Below is the same example both ways, with the same translations: drag across it to compare.

Frequently asked questions

How do I translate an image?

Upload the picture, choose the language to translate into and press Translate image. In about 10 seconds you get the picture back with every piece of text replaced by its translation, in the same place, plus a list of all the lines you can edit, copy or download.

How do I translate an image to English?

Choose English under Translate into (it is the default on this page), then upload the photo or screenshot. The source language is detected automatically, so you don't need to know what language the picture is in.

Can I translate a photo with my phone's camera?

Yes. On a phone, tap Take a photo and the camera opens right in the browser, with no app to install. Photograph the sign, label or screen, tap Translate image, then tap Save or share to keep the translated picture in your photos or send it on.

Is it free?

Translating a picture costs 1 credit, and every visitor gets 3 free AI credits a day, so three pictures a day are free. Editing, re-setting the text, downloading and copying never cost anything extra. Only the optional AI redraw costs more (50 credits, paid credits only). A page packed with text costs 1 credit per 1,500 characters; a typical sign, package, menu page or manga page has far fewer.

Can I translate a PDF?

Yes. Choose a PDF instead of a picture and its pages appear as thumbnails, all ticked (up to 30 at a time). Untick the pages you don't need and press Translate image: each page is translated as its own picture for 1 credit, and you can download them all as one translated PDF or as a ZIP of images. Pages are turned into pictures in your browser, so the PDF itself is never uploaded.

What is the difference between the translation and the AI redraw?

The translation erases the original text and sets your translation in its place with a clean font, right in your browser, at the picture's full resolution. It is ideal for screenshots, documents, menus, signs and anything with a plain background. The AI redraw rebuilds the whole picture with an image model so the new text matches the original lettering, curves and busy backgrounds, which is best for posters, packaging and marketing images.

Can I fix a translation?

Yes. Every line of text is listed next to the picture. Change any translation and the picture updates as you type; untick a line to leave the original text there. The AI redraw uses your edited lines exactly.

Which languages are supported?

It reads text in practically any language, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Thai and Hindi, and translates into English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Polish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Arabic and Hindi.

Can it translate screenshots, such as a chat, a game or an app screen?

Yes. A screenshot is read like any picture: every message, label and button is translated and set back in place, so the screen still reads like a screen. Short labels and button text get the wording an app in your language would use rather than a word-for-word rendering, and names and numbers are kept as they are.

Can it translate a medicine, cosmetics or food label?

Yes. Photograph the label flat and in good light; the ingredients, directions and warnings are translated in place and you can also copy them as text. Small print on a packed label can cost more than 1 credit (the price is shown before the run). For medicine, treat the translation as a reading aid and confirm doses and warnings with a pharmacist.

Can I translate several photos at once?

Yes. Choose several photos in the picker, tick the ones you want and translate them in one go: each photo is one run, 1 credit, and a bar above the results offers everything as one PDF or ZIP. If your credits run out midway, the bar offers to carry on with the rest.

I sell online. Can I use it to localize product images?

Yes. Translate the image, correct any line (your brand names stay as they are: untick a line to keep the original), then download it, or use the AI redraw to get the text re-set in the original design and lettering for your listing. The translations you confirm are what the redraw uses, so the result matches your copy. Your translations are kept on this device under "Your saved translations", so you can reopen them without credits.

Is my picture kept?

No. The picture is sent once to be read and translated and is not stored. The translated image is made in your own browser.

How is this different from Google Translate's camera?

Google Lens lays a rough overlay on the photo. This tool gives you a clean, downloadable image in the original layout and resolution, a list of every line you can correct, and translations written the way a native speaker would put them rather than word for word.

Can I ask a question about the picture?

Yes. After a translation, type a question under the picture, such as "How many a day?" or "Does this contain alcohol?". The answer comes from the text read in the picture, in your language, and costs 1 credit. For medicine and allergies it is a reading aid, not medical advice: follow the label and ask a pharmacist when you are unsure.

Can I keep my brand names untranslated?

Yes. Open Brand names & terms and write one per line as original = translation; write a name the same on both sides, such as GlowLab = GlowLab, to keep it as it is. The list is used for every picture you translate and is saved in this browser, so a whole product range is translated the same way.

Can I translate one product image into several languages at once?

Yes. Open For online sellers under the language list, tick the extra languages and press Translate. The picture is translated into each language one after another, each language costing the same as one translation, and you can download every version, or all of them as one ZIP file named by language.

Can I download the translated image in Amazon or Etsy size?

Yes. Under For online sellers, choose the download size: Amazon and Walmart 2000 × 2000, Etsy 3000 × 2250, eBay 1600 × 1600, Shopee and Lazada 1024 × 1024 or Mercado Livre 1200 × 1200. The translated picture is centred on a white background of that size when you download it, share it or save the ZIP; Original size keeps it as it is.