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Translate Image Text

Read the text in a photo or screenshot, translate it and put the translation back where it was.

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About Translate Image

Translate an image when the words you need are stuck in a picture: a screenshot of an app, a product label, a restaurant menu, an infographic or a notice on a wall. Upload a JPG, PNG or WEBP and the text is recognized, translated and drawn back over the original, so you see the same image in your language. For a document that's already a PDF, Translate PDF translates every page with the layout kept.

Under Output, choose Translated image for a picture you can share, or Text only if you just want to read or copy the translation. The source language is detected automatically, and More options lets you set it yourself. Sharp, well-lit photos of printed text work best; handwriting, decorative fonts and tiny text are harder to read and may come out incomplete. Check the result before you print or publish it.

How to use Translate Image

  1. 1
    Upload the image

    Choose a JPG, PNG or WEBP, or drop a screenshot on the page.

  2. 2
    Choose language and output

    Set Translate to, then pick Translated image or Text only.

  3. 3
    Click Translate Image

    The text is found, translated and placed back in the image on our server.

  4. 4
    Save or copy

    Download the new image, or copy the translated text.

Why use Cubfile for this

  • Text put back in place

    The translation sits where the original words were, so layout and context stay readable.

  • Image or text output

    Get a translated picture, or just the text to paste into a document or chat.

  • Automatic language detection

    No need to know what language the image is in; set it yourself under More options if you prefer.

  • Common image formats

    JPG, PNG and WEBP from phones, screenshots and websites.

FAQ

Translate Image: questions and answers

Can I translate image text from a phone photo?
Yes. Take a sharp, straight photo in good light, upload it and choose the language. Glare, blur and steep angles make the text harder to recognize.
What does Text only do in the image translator?
It skips drawing on the image and gives you the translation as plain text to read or copy. To copy the original text without translating it, use Image to Text (OCR).
Can I translate images of handwriting?
Neat handwriting sometimes works, but the results are unreliable. Printed text in clear fonts gives the best results.
Can I translate an image for free?
You can translate 1 image a day on a free account, up to 50 MB. VIP plans come with monthly AI credits for regular use.
What happens to my images?
Each image is encrypted in transit, handled on its own and erased an hour after the job. We don't keep copies, pass them on or feed them to AI training.
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