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Google Lens

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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.

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License model

  • FreeProprietary

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Online  via Google Images
  • Android
  • iPhone  For iOS users Lens' features are available in Google Photos
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad  For iOS users Lens' features are available in Google Photos
4.1 / 5 Avg rating (7)
59likes
3comments

Features

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  1.  Object identification
  2.  QR Code Reader
  3.  Reverse Image Search
  4.  Scan documents
  5.  OCR
  6.  Barcode Scanner
  7.  Mobile Scanner
  8.  No registration required
  9.  Ad-free
  10.  Built-in viewer
  11.  Works Offline
  12.  Dark Mode

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Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
NejyCR
Sep 6, 2023
1

An incredibly useful tool to have on the go, even if Google is harvesting your data from its use.

At fancy restaurants where the menu is in another language, Lens can translate the menu easily. Even better is that its OCR allows you to copy text in photos, useful for when I'm feeling lazy (which is often).

Lens is also good at object identification. I took a picture of a lizard species I didn't recognize and Lens identified it. I took a picture of a car make & model I've never seen before and it brought up search results for it. Depending on the photo, it may take a few attempts, but never more than one or two differently-angled shots from my experience.

Top Negative Comment
egami
Nov 17, 2018
2

To be fair, it is absolutly amazing and really nice what you can do with this App. However, it is absolutly creapy! Just think about the potential this App has. In theory I could take a picture of anyone on the street and Google would be able to tell me all about this person. We are moving fast in to a age of total survalance, but the power si not with a government but with a private company. I don't know what is better.. No thanks, I don't want to use this App!

Wise_beauty
Jan 22, 2021

Ok... started off happy... got madder.

Ricardo Farias
Nov 28, 2018
1

I love this app. Eazy to use and fast

What is Google Lens?

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.

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Google Lens information

  • Developed by

    US flagGoogle
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.1
  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Arabic
    • Catalan; Valencian
    • Croatian
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • Finnish
    • French
    • German
    • Greek
    • Hebrew
    • Hindi
    • Hungarian
    • Indonesian
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Malay
    • Norwegian Bokmål
    • Persian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Romanian
    • Russian
    • Chinese
    • Slovak
    • Spanish
    • Swedish
    • Thai
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Vietnamese

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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about Google Lens, and it has gotten 59 likes

Google Lens was added to AlternativeTo by Danilo_Venom on Aug 17, 2018 and this page was last updated Nov 21, 2023.