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.
Go to an app like Safari, Message, or Mail on your iPad.
Select the text you want to translate, then tap Translate.
If you don’t see Translate, tap to see more options.
Tap the language you want to translate your selected text to.
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: Copy the translated text.
Add to Favorites: Add the translation to a list of favorites.
Open in Translate: Do more with the translation in the Translate app.
Download Languages: Download languages for offline translation.
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 photos
On supported models, when you view 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.
Translate text in the Camera app
On supported models, you can use the Camera app to translate text around you—like a recipe, for example.
Go to the Camera app on your iPad.
Position iPad so that the text appears on the screen.
When the yellow frame appears around detected text, tap .
Select the text you want to translate, then tap Translate.
If you don’t see Translate, tap to see more options.