Google Lens

What it does

Google Lens takes a camera view, an image, or a screenshot as the search input. It returns web results, shopping listings showing who makes an item, its price and where to buy it, identifications of plants, dogs, artwork, murals and landmarks, and translated or copyable text. Its create mode also restyles a photo from a short prompt.

People point their phone at a menu, sign or handwriting to translate it into one of over 100 languages, or copy text to their phone or computer. Shoppers search from a picture and refine it with text for another color, pattern or size. Students look up explainers, videos and web results for a homework problem. In the Google app you can hold the shutter button and ask a spoken question about what the camera sees. Lens is also built into Chrome on desktop, so you can select something on a page and search it without leaving the tab.

It suits everyday users, shoppers, travellers and students who find it easier to show something than describe it. It is used through the Google app on Android and iOS, in the Camera app of select Android devices, and in Chrome on desktop. Shopping results are limited to a listed set of countries. Results depend on web content, so identification and homework answers should be checked.

What it can do

• Search by camera, uploaded image or screenshot
• Shopping lookup showing maker, price and where to buy, refinable with text
• Identify plants, dogs, artwork, murals and landmarks
• Translate text in over 100 languages and copy text to phone or computer
• Ask spoken questions about what the camera sees
• Find homework help resources for math, history, chemistry, biology and physics
• Restyle photos with a prompt in create mode

Works with

• Chrome (desktop)
• Google app
• Camera app on select Android devices

Example workflows

Translate a menu while travelling

Input: a photo of a menu. Steps: open Lens in the Google app, point the camera at the menu, choose translate. Output: translated text over the image, which you can also copy.

Find a product from a screenshot

Input: a screenshot of an item you like. Steps: open the screenshot in Lens, search, then add text such as a different color. Output: shopping results showing makers, prices and sellers.

Before you choose

• Shopping results are only available in a listed set of countries
• Camera-based answers rely on web results and should be verified

Listed under

• Productivity
• Knowledge and search
• Camera search
• Consumer
• Homework help
• Image search
• Mobile app
• Shopping

Get started

Get the app, or use Lens in Chrome desktop.

1. Install the Google app from Google Play or the App Store, or open Chrome on desktop
2. Find the Lens icon in the search bar or Camera app
3. Allow camera access, then point at something or pick a screenshot

Pricing was not confirmed in the reviewed information.

We couldn’t find published prices for Google Lens. See their pricing page ↗

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 28 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Lens ↗search.google
• Google AI Overviews - Search anything, effortlessly ↗search.google

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Last checked 28 Oct 2026. Every field keeps its source and date; unknown means we couldn’t confirm it.