Translate text with the camera view in the Translate app on iPad
On iPad, you can use the camera view in the Translate app to translate text around you—for example, a restaurant menu or street signs. You can also translate text in photos from your photo library.
Note: Translation is available for supported languages. See the iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability website.
Translate text using the camera view
Open the Translate app on your iPad.
Tap , then tap Camera.
Choose the language you want to translate your selected text into.
Position iPad so the rear camera can translate text around you.
Note: As you move the rear camera, text is translated in real time.
Tap to pause the view.
You can zoom in to get a closer look at the overlaid translations.
Tap an overlaid translation to show the translation card, then do any of the following:
Copy Translation: Copy the translated text.
Add to Favorites: Add the translation to a list of favorites.
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.
When you’re finished, tap .
Translate text in photos from your photo library
Go to the Translate app on iPad.
Tap , then tap Camera.
Choose the language you want to translate your selected text into.
Tap , then select a photo that contains text from your photo library.
When you’re finished, tap .
Share and save a translated image
After translating text from the camera view or a photo, tap , then do any of the following:
Go to the Translate app on your iPad.
Tap , tap Camera, then do one of the following:
Use the camera view: Tap .
Use a photo from your photo library: Tap , then tap a photo.
Tap , then do any of the following:
Share the translation: Choose a share option.
Save the translation as an image: Tap Save Image.