Google Translate

Translation for text, speech, images, and conversations

Google Translate is a general-purpose language tool for travelers, students, international workers, and anyone who regularly reads or hears another language. You can type text, speak into the microphone, draw characters by hand, or use the camera to translate signs, menus, labels, and other printed material. The app supports translation across 108 languages, with exact options depending on the input method.

Useful when the source is not easy to copy

The camera and photo tools make it possible to work from text in the real world instead of transcribing it first. Conversation and transcription modes are suited to spoken exchanges, lectures, and longer explanations. Tap to Translate can help when text appears inside another app: copy the passage and request a translation without manually retyping it.

Offline support and everyday use

Language packs can be downloaded for offline translation in 59 languages, which is useful when traveling without reliable data access. Online features generally provide broader coverage and more input choices. The straightforward layout keeps the source and target languages visible, while a swap control makes it quick to reverse the translation direction.

At a glance

• Developer: Google LLC
• Category: Tools
• Rating: 4.27 from 9,063,277 reviews
• Installs: 1,000,000,000+

With more than a billion installs and a large review sample, Google Translate sits near the top of the language-tool field by reach as well as user score. Its main strength is range: it covers quick typed lookups, spoken phrases, camera-based reading, and offline travel needs in one app.