Google Lens

2.87M reviews
Content rating
PEGI 3
1B+
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About this app

Google Lens lets you search what you see, get things done faster, and understand the world around you—using just your camera or a photo.

SCAN & TRANSLATE TEXT
Translate words you see, save a business card to your contacts, add events to your calendar from a poster, and copy and paste complicated codes or long paragraphs into your phone to save time.

IDENTIFY PLANTS & ANIMALS
Find out what that plant is in your friend's apartment, or what kind of dog you saw in the park.

EXPLORE PLACES AROUND YOU
Identify and learn about landmarks, restaurants, and storefronts. See ratings, hours of operation, historical facts, and more.

FIND THE LOOK YOU LIKE
See an outfit that catches your eye? Or a chair that's perfect for your living room? Find similar clothes, furniture, and home decor to the one you like.

KNOW WHAT TO ORDER
See popular dishes on a restaurant menu based on reviews from Google Maps.

SCAN CODES
Quickly scan QR codes and barcodes.

*Limited availability and not available in all languages or regions. For further details go to g.co/help/lens. Some Lens features require an internet connection.
Translate words, identify plants, find products, & more—using just your camera
Updated on
5 Aug 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    Learn more about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Photos and videos and 3 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

2.85M reviews
A Google user
27 September 2019
Probably the most amazing app I have ever seen, truly remarkable work! I tried it on a flower, and it came up with the correct species, and somewhat amazingly it found the right variety too! So, I tried it on my desk calendar... Landscape picture, good, then it went on to identify the country and location. I tried it on some antiques... Plate. Good. Carnival Glass. Neat. Fenton. Perfect, and it first result was even the correct pattern! It also does an amazing job of real-time translation too.
556 people found this review helpful
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Emyr Thomas
30 April 2022
Had this on my phone for years, and never really made mush use of it up until now, but this is one of the most useful apps you can install on your phone. The photo search feature is amazing. While it doesn't always give completely accurate results, it's so incredible to think that you can point your phone at something, and instantly retrieve information about pretty much anything, plants, paintings - you name it. Wonderful!
494 people found this review helpful
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Grant Bremner
4 September 2023
Absolutely fantastic piece if software that is extremely useful for finding out the details of almost everything you look at. Flowers, shrubs, trees, river and buildings. It's very reliable and if it doubt it offers you a choice. I find it incredibly useful and it is very easy to use. This is invaluable if you are doing a presentation of your photos.
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What's new

Lens now analyzes camera motion for more accurate results.