Google Lens

What Google Lens does

Google Lens turns a phone camera or saved image into a way to search and understand what is in front of you. It can recognise text, translate signs, copy words into another app, identify plants and animals, and return information about landmarks, shops and other places. It suits people who want answers from an object or scene rather than from a typed search.

Useful everyday tools

• Text: capture printed words, copy them, or translate them.
• Identification: look up plants, animals and visible objects.
• Places: find details about buildings, storefronts and landmarks.
• Shopping: search for similar clothing, furniture and other products from an image.
• Food: use a restaurant menu image to find information about dishes and related local results.

Who it suits

Lens is useful for travellers reading unfamiliar signs, students collecting information from paper, shoppers comparing products, and anyone trying to identify something they cannot name. Results depend on the camera view or image being clear, and some lookups connect with other Google services for supporting information.

Rating and reach

Google Lens is listed in the Tools category and is developed by Google LLC. Its score is 4.73 from 2,784,380 reviews, alongside an install range of 1,000,000,000+. That combination shows broad use as well as strong user feedback; the review volume gives the rating considerably more context than a high score from only a small group of users.