Google Lens is an AI-powered visual search tool that lets you search the web, translate text, identify objects, and get contextual information by using your camera or images. It connects across Google apps (Search, Images, Chrome, Photos, and more) and is available on multiple devices and platforms. Lens helps you_copy, translate, explore outfits and furniture, get step-by-step explanations, identify plants and animals, and more, all from visual input rather than text queries.
How to Use Google Lens
- Open Lens in the Google app, Google Images, Google Photos, or the Camera app on supported devices.
- Point your camera at an object or select an existing image to analyze. Lens will highlight recognized elements and offer actions.
- Choose an action from the prompts (search similar items, translate text, copy text, identify objects, get explanations, etc.).
- Interact with results: view similar items, translate text in real time, copy or share text, or open web results for more information.
Core Use Cases
- Image-based search: Find look-alikes for clothing, furniture, and decor.
- Text translation: Translate text in real-time from over 100 languages and copy phrases or paragraphs.
- Homework help: Access explainers, videos, and web results for subjects like math, history, chemistry, biology, and physics.
- Object and plant/animal identification: Learn what an object is or identify flora and fauna from images.
- Text extraction: Copy and paste text from images to other apps or documents.
Where Lens Works
- Available in the Google app, Google Camera, Google Photos, Chrome, and Google Images.
- Available across devices and integrated into various apps to provide quick visual search results.
Safety and Privacy Considerations
- Lens processes visual data to generate results; review privacy settings and permissions on your device.
What’s Included
- Visual search using camera or images
- Real-time text translation from over 100 languages
- Copy and paste text from images
- Image-based product search for outfits, furniture, and decor
- Homework help with explainers and web results
- Object, plant, and animal identification
- Cross-app accessibility (Google Lens in Google app, Camera app, Photos, Images, and Chrome)
- Availability across devices for seamless usage