Translate text in apps on iPad
On iPad, you can translate text in apps such as Camera, Photos, Safari, Messages, Mail, supported third-party apps, and more.
Note: Translation is available for supported languages. See the iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability website.
Translate text in apps
You can select any text to translate in apps such as Safari, Messages, Mail, supported third-party apps, and more. When you enter text on your iPad, you can even replace what you wrote with a translation.
Select the text you want to translate, then tap Translate.
If you don’t see Translate, tap
to see more options.
Below the text translation, choose any of the following:
Replace with Translation: Replace your original text with the translation (available only when translating editable text).
Copy Translation: You can paste the translation somewhere else, such as a different app.
Change Language: Choose any of the supported languages for the original text and the translation.
Add to Favorites: Add the translation to a list of favorites.
Open in Translate: Do more with the translation in the Translate app.
Listen to Original Text: Tap more, then tap
to listen to the original text.
Listen to Translated Text: Tap
to listen to the translated text.
Translate text in the Camera app
On supported models with iPadOS 15.1 or later, you can use the Camera app to translate text around you—like a restaurant menu or a recipe, for example.
Open the Camera app
, then position iPad so that the text appears on the screen.
When the yellow frame appears around detected text, tap
.
Select the text to translate, then tap Translate.
If you don’t see Translate, tap
to see more options.
Translate text in photos
On supported models, when viewing a photo that includes text, tap , touch and hold the text you want to translate, then tap Translate.
If you don’t see Translate, tap to see more options.