Translate the text in an image
Drop a photo or screenshot. The text is read, translated and written back onto the image, and you also get the translation as plain text.
Don't upload confidential documents on the free tier. Why?
Signs, menus, flyers, screenshots and photos of forms all carry text you might need in another language. DropTranslate reads the words in the image together with their position, translates them, covers the original text and writes the translation in its place. Because the original letters have to be painted over, the result works best on clear, flat text such as screenshots, printed notices and menus. Handwriting, curved or angled text and busy backgrounds are harder, so every image also comes with a text-only version you can read or copy.
How it works
Drop the image
JPG, PNG or WebP. We show the credit cost before you confirm.
Pick the language
Choose the target; the source is detected from the text in the picture.
Download image or text
Get the image with the translation in place, or the translation as text.
What changes, what stays
Translated
- Printed or typed text visible in the image
Kept as-is
- The picture itself: photos, icons and backgrounds around the text
- Image size
Layout: Fair: works best on clear, flat text
Screenshots, signs, menus and flyers work well. Dense pages, small print, handwriting and text on curved or patterned surfaces are less reliable; use the text-only download for those.
- The painted-over areas use a plain background, so they can look different from a textured or photographic background.
- Handwriting is often misread. Check anything important against the original.
Tips
- Take the photo straight on, in good light, with the text filling most of the frame.
- For a multi-page scanned document, a scanned PDF is easier than many separate images.
Not a certified translation
Machine translation, not a certified or sworn translation. If your document goes to an authority, check what it requires first.
Certified, sworn or machine translation: which one do you need?
Questions
Can it read handwriting?
Sometimes, but not reliably. Printed and typed text works much better. Always check handwritten parts against the original.
Will the image look the same?
The picture stays the same and the text areas are covered and rewritten. On plain backgrounds this looks clean; on photos or textures the covered patches are visible.
Can I just get the text?
Yes. Every image job includes a text-only download of the translation.