How to Access and Use Google Lens on Desktop-6 Quicker Ways

• For Google Chrome: type “Enable lens standalone“, select it from the dropdown menu, and click on the “Enable” option.
• Google Photos: Open Google Photos, click “Copy Text from Image,” and click “Copy Text” from a new window.
• Google Search: go to Google.com, click on the camera icon, and upload an image to get details.
• For Google Image: Enter related keywords, click on the Image tab, select an image, and scroll down to choose Google Lens.

Google Lens is a smart search engine to offers information, and translation features, Scan QR codes, and so on. It was first developed for smartphones, but it was not the end, and now it is available for desktop versions as well. In our guide, we will discuss ‘Access and Use Google Lens on Desktop’ and try to explain some simple tricks to use it properly on a desktop.

What is Google Lens?

Google Lens as part of Google’s AI lineup while supporting the AI and image-recognition technology was published in 2017. On the platform, you can easily explore all information relevant to your required image. The information could be in the form of text, visuals, or objects. It is reliably integrated with Google Photos, Camera for Android and iOS, and desktop devices.

How does Google Lens work?

Google Lens works as a search engine for producing visual results relevant to your image using computing systems called neural networks. The networks copy the processing style of the human brain with the help of complicated algorithms.

It uses pictures instead of text and gives a quick response, and in the PC version, it only gives the search results taken from the internet and not from your surroundings. You can get entire details related to your image i.e. tracking down of the originality of your image, other similar pictures, grabbing the text, and so on.

Earlier, Google Lens on Chrome offered the search results in a new tab, but in 2022, it changed the style, as you can view the results on the same screen under the monitoring image. You can open the detailed information in new tab also, but by default, it is now available in the right side slick panel.

Main Elements of Google Lens

Here are some main elements that Google Lens offers;

Search

Google Lens is no doubt, a game-changer as it prevents fakes or avoids misinformation. It helps to figure out where the images are available online. Moreover, it allows pinpointing material with your picture. When you click the image, an auto-search box will appear to select your required part of the image or the entire scenario. Click on the top of the box and view the details of the origin of the image.

Text

If the image has some text on it, Google Lens allows you to use the text for searching or copying it as well. In the way, you can fetch important details related to the image such as phone number, address, etc.  Simply, click on the text option, and get the text to use for extra details.

Translate

We have an in-built translator in Chrome browser, but what to do if we face the situation within an image? Don’t worry, it is also possible with Google Lens, you only need to click the Translate option, and scan the entire text. It will tell you what language is used on the image, and translate it to easily understand it.

How to Enable Google Google Lens on Google Chrome

First, you need to enable Google Lens on Chrome by enabling a flag. Follow the given steps to enable it and get your required searches related to your images.

• Open your PC, and launch your Chrome browser.
• Head to the address bar of the browser type the following command, and press the Enter key.

           Chrome://flags

• Access the Search bar option by pressing the CTRL + F, and searching the ‘Search your screen with Google Lens’ flag.

• Type ‘Enable-lens-standalone’ in the Search flag, and click on the drop-down menu.
• Select and click the ‘Enabled’ option from the menu.

• Click on the ‘Relaunch’ option to restart your Chrome browser.

Note: before you click the Relaunch option, it is better to save your entire work.

• Next, follow the given steps to use Google Lens on your Google Chrome;
• Head to your required web page in Chrome, and right-click on the selected image.
• Select ‘Search image with Google’ from the menu.

• On the right panel, your required results will pop up.
• click on the Expand button to view your results in a new tab.

How to Use Google Lens in Google Photos

Google Lens is also integrated with Google Photos, but it is limited to the extraction of text;

• Open your device, and go to Google Photos.

• Select the photo with text on it.
• Click the photo, and select ‘Copy text from the image’ option.

• It will open on the next tab, click the ‘Copy text’ option.

• You also have the option to copy a specific part of the text or the entire text.

How to Use Google Lens using Google Search

On Google Search, you can also access Google Lens, as a camera icon is available next to the mic icon in the search bar. The camera icon is for access to Google Lens. It is available for all popular web browsers, and not specify with Chrome. Here is how it works;

• Open your PC, and launch your browser.
• Go to Google.com, and click on the camera icon to enable Google Lens.

• It will pop up a box with options; upload an image, paste an image, or enter the URL of the image.
• Enter the image, and let the Google to dig out what you need.

How to Use Google Lens in Google Images

You can use Google Lens in the Google Images option as well. It will help you to get complete details of an image, or any selected part of it as well. Here is how it works;

• Open your PC, and launch your browser.
• Go to Google.com, enter your search keywords in the search bar, and click on the Image tab.
• Select the image from the Image tab.
• Scroll down to the bottom left of the image to click on the Google Lens option.
• Google Lens will scan it and will open multiple other similar images.
• Google Lens offers a rectangle with white dots on the image for easy access to the required information.
• You can resize the rectangle, but it can mislead you to the wrong information.

How to Use Google Lens on an Image from a Website

• Open your PC, and launch your browser.
• Head to the website on which you want to use Google Lens.
• Open the website, and select the image you want to get information about.

• Select ‘Search image with Google Lens’ while clicking on your required image.

• You are directed to the Google Lens page, where you will find all the details about any specific part of the picture and relevant matching images.
• It is also possible to change the selected area of the image using the left panel.

How to Use Google Lens on a Custom Selected Area

You are also capable of using the Google Lens on any specific area of a webpage instead of the entire picture. Basically, the feature can be done only using Google Chrome. Here is how it works;

• Open your PC, and launch your Google Chrome.
• isit the website for using the Google Lens.
• Select ‘Search images with Google Lens’ by clicking on the web page.
• Hold on your left-click to cover the part of the webpage and the selected area will get brighter rather than the rest of the webpage.

You are directed to the Google Lens page, where you will find all the details about any specific part of the webpage and relevant matching images on the right panel.

Bottom Lines

All-in-all, Google Lens similar to Google Search offers great information about any of your required images. Google Lens was introduced as a Smartphone application, but now available for desktops as well. You can easily enable it on your browser, and get quick access to the information of your required image including relevant visual matches.

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