ImageTranslate

ImageTranslate is an AI image text translator built by independent developer Corey Chiu, focused on text that you cannot copy and paste: screenshots, product images, menus and comics. Upload an image and it automatically recognizes the text and translates it, then reflows the translation back onto the original image while keeping the original layout, fonts and colors as closely as possible. The free plan gives 20 credits per day, and you can start without a credit card.

Core capabilities

• In-image text translation: 130+ languages, automatic source-language detection, and translations rendered straight back onto the original image
• Layout preservation: keeps the original layout, fonts, colors and styles, and outputs a ready-to-use translated image
• Manga/E-commerce modes: Manga recognizes speech bubbles, E-Commerce understands brand and product terminology; both are free
• Swappable models: choose among Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi K2.5, ChatGPT and Claude, and switch if a translation is poor
• Batch and editor: up to 20 images and 10 target languages per run; edit the translation, fonts and layout right in the browser
• OCR and API: OCR text extraction, image-to-text and text removal; a public REST API enables programmatic calls

Use cases Multilingual localization of product and promotional images for cross-border e-commerce sellers, reading translation for manga and light novel readers, multilingual assets for marketing and design teams, and programmatic users who need batch in-image translation plus an API. Teams that need real-time camera translation or enterprise-grade localization workflows (term bases, review, collaboration) are not a good fit.

Unique advantages Compared with free offerings from Google, Yandex and Papago, it does not do real-time camera translation; instead it differentiates on placing the translation back into the original image — third-party reviews generally agree that layout preservation is the harder half of image translation.

Editorial take The positioning is clear, the free plan is genuinely usable and layout preservation has real value. But we should honestly flag that verifiable reputation samples on mainstream platforms such as G2, Trustpilot and Product Hunt amount to only 0 to 1, which means the sample is insufficient; the product is maintained by a single person, so a long-term enterprise or API dependency carries continuity risk. Best for individuals and small teams to try for free first.