How image translation works
Upload
Drag in a photo, screenshot, or scanned page — or browse to pick one.
Choose a language
Set the target language; the language in the image is auto-detected.
Get your translation
GLOTX extracts the text and translates it as complete sentences, ready to read and copy.
What GLOTX can translate from an image
Photos of the real world
Menus, street signs, product labels, posters — including imperfect shots and low-light photos.
Screenshots
Chats, error messages, social posts, slides someone sent you: translate the text without retyping a word.
Photographed and scanned pages
A picture of a letter, form, or book page becomes readable text in your language. Working with a scanned .pdf file? Use the PDF translator.
Handwriting
GLOTX's OCR copes with handwritten notes, not just print. Clear writing gives the best results.
Full-sentence translation, not word-by-word
Most image translators swap each detected word independently, which scrambles grammar — especially between languages with different word orders. GLOTX extracts the complete text first, then translates it with context: tone, subject matter, and sentence structure survive, so a photographed menu reads like a menu, not a puzzle.
Translate an image into more than 35 languages
Auto-detect reads the language in your image — you only choose the output. English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and many more.
Who translates images with GLOTX
Travelers and expats decoding menus, signs, and letters from the local municipality. Teams translating screenshots from international customers, partners, or app stores. Students and researchers pulling translated text out of photographed pages, slides, and whiteboards.
Explore the GPT translator for text, files and images.
Frequently asked questions
Which image formats does GLOTX support?
PNG, JPG, WebP, and GIF, up to 15 MB per file.
Can GLOTX translate a photo of a document?
Yes — photograph a letter, form, or page, upload it, and read it in your language. For scanned PDF files, use the PDF translator instead.
Can it read handwriting?
Yes — the OCR handles handwritten text as well as print; the clearer the writing and the photo, the better the result.
Can I translate a screenshot?
Yes — upload any screenshot and the text is extracted and translated.
Is image translation free?
Image translation is included in GLOTX Pro ($12/month); the Free plan covers text and document translation, so you can try GLOTX free first.
Can I translate an image to English?
Yes — upload an image in any language, leave detection on auto, choose English, and read the translation.
Translate more than images.
Text, PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and JSON — one AI translator for all of it.
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