Best Google Lens Alternatives for Image Translation
23 AI tools that can replace Google Lens for translating text in images, ranked by how closely they match. The percentage is a match score, not a popularity score.
Replacing: Google Lens — Google Lens is a visual search feature that lets you search with a camera, an image or a sInput: text, images · Output: text, images
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Read any manga in your language
Input: images · Output: images
Free planFrom $8.3/mo
76%Strong alternative
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How the score adds up
- Built for Image Translation (its core category)70/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Translating text inside images sounds simple until you try it
Input: images · Output: images
Free planFrom $8.3/mo
76%Strong alternative
00
How the score adds up
- Built for Image Translation (its core category)70/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
3
Upload an image with foreign text
Input: images · Output: images
Free planFrom $9.9/mo
76%Strong alternative
00
How the score adds up
- Built for Image Translation (its core category)70/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
4
Translation tools typically interrupt workflow with constant app-switching and copy-paste rituals
Free planFrom $2.5/mo
76%Strong alternative
00
How the score adds up
- Built for Image Translation (its core category)70/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
5
Translate text in images to any language
Input: images, documents · Output: images
Free planFrom $5.99/mo
75%Strong alternative
00
How the score adds up
- Built for Image Translation (its core category)70/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity3/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
6
Manga readers who can't read Japanese need this
Input: images, documents, web pages · Output: images, documents
Free planFrom $6.9/mo
74%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Built for Image Translation (its core category)70/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity1/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
7
You can install TranslateManga for free
Input: images · Output: images
Free planFrom $6.99/mo
76%Strong alternative
00
How the score adds up
- Built for Image Translation (its core category)70/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
8
AI-powered manga translator preserves layout, gives accurate translations
Input: images · Output: images
Free planFrom $7.9/mo
72%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Built for Image Translation (its core category)70/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity0/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
9
Breaking language barriers happens through multiple input methods with this translation tool that supports 108 languages across text, speech, images, and real-time conversations
Input: text, images, audio · Output: text, audio
Free planMobile app
52%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
10
It detects the source language automatically, and a live translation mode handles spoken conversation.
Input: text, images, audio · Output: text
Free planFrom $15/mo
50%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
11
Opening Lufe AI drops you straight into a Chrome extension that completely rethinks how translation tools work
Input: text, images, documents, web pages · Output: text
Free planFrom $9.99/moBrowser extension
51%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
12
The freemium model lets you test things out before paying
Input: text, images, audio, documents, web pages · Output: text, images, audio, documents
Free planFrom $8/moAPI
49%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
13
iTranslate is a translation app that converts text, speech and photographed signs between more than 100 languages.
Input: text, images, audio, web pages · Output: text, audio
Mobile app
55%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
14
You're watching a YouTube video in Japanese and want to follow along without constantly pausing
Input: text, images, audio, video · Output: text, audio
Free planMobile app
49%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Video TranslationTranslation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
15
Papago is NAVER's translation service, built to translate text, images, documents, speech and websites from one interface.
Input: text, images, audio, documents, web pages · Output: text, documents
Free plan
54%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
16
Translating documents
Input: text, images, documents · Output: text, images, documents
Free planAPI
46%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity2/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
17
Apple Translate is a free app from Apple that translates voice and text between languages on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
Input: text, images, audio · Output: text, audio
Free planMobile app
52%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
18
Browser extensions that promise to translate everything tend to oversell and underdeliver
Input: images, video, documents, web pages · Output: text, images
Free planBrowser extension
48%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Video TranslationTranslation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
19
Manga Colorizer colors black-and-white manga in seconds, keeping its original art style.
Input: images · Output: images
Free planFrom $10.9/mo
47%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity3/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Photo Colorization
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
20
Baidu Translate is an AI large-model translation platform from Baidu that supports 203 languages, including Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, German and French.
Input: text, images, audio, video, documents · Output: text, documents
APIMobile appTeams
50%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
21
Yandex Translate is a free online translation service for text, websites, documents and images.
Input: text, images, documents, web pages · Output: text, documents
Free plan
49%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
22
Immersive Translate is a bilingual AI translator that works on web pages, PDFs, ebooks, video subtitles, meetings, images and comics.
Input: text, images, video, documents, web pages · Output: text, images, documents
Mobile appBrowser extension
48%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Video TranslationTranslation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
23
Pocketalk provides real-time, two-way translation through handheld devices and software built for organizations.
Input: images, audio · Output: text, audio
48%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- Offers Image Translation as a secondary capability42/70
- Shares Google Lens's other goals2/10
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 4 we tag Google Lens for
Image Translation
Also tagged for
Translation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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At a glance: top Google Lens alternatives for Image Translation
| Tool | Match | Input | Output | Pricing | Free plan | Rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Manga Translator | 76% | images | images | From $8.3/mo | Yes | — | AI Image Translator |
| ImageTranslate.AI | 76% | images | images | From $8.3/mo | Yes | — | AI Image Translator |
| Translate Image.io | 76% | images | images | From $9.9/mo | Yes | — | AI Image Translator |
| Glotera AI | 76% | — | — | From $2.5/mo | Yes | — | AI Image Translator |
| TranslateImage AI | 75% | images, documents | images | From $5.99/mo | Yes | — | AI Image Translator |
| AI Manga Translate | 74% | images, documents, web pages | images, documents | From $6.9/mo | Yes | — | AI Image Translator |
Frequently asked
What is the best Google Lens alternative for translating text in images?
AI Manga Translator (76% match) is the closest alternative to Google Lens for translating text in images: Read any manga in your language. ImageTranslate.AI (76% match) and Translate Image.io (76% match) come next.
Is there a free alternative to Google Lens for translating text in images?
Yes. 19 of the 23 ranked alternatives have a free plan or free tier, including AI Manga Translator, ImageTranslate.AI, Translate Image.io.
How is the match percentage calculated?
It measures how much of Google Lens's job a tool can take over for translating text in images: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings never change the percentage; they only break ties in the order. Lists are recomputed nightly and reviewed by editors for the most-visited tools.
How this list is ranked
The match score measures how much of Google Lens's job each tool can take over when the goal is translating text in images: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers, and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings do not change the score; they only break ties in the order.
Lists are recomputed nightly from the live catalog and reviewed by our editors for the most-visited tools. Sponsored placements are marked and sit outside the ranking.