Google’s Circle to Search is awesome, right? Now, imagine that power on your PC. Enter Snipping Lens: a free Windows app that transforms your trusty Snipping Tool into a visual search powerhouse. Snip anything on your screen and, boom, Snipping Lens uses Google Lens magic to dissect it. Extract text like a pro, translate foreign languages in a flash, or identify that mysterious object you stumbled upon. All this happens directly in your browser – no extra steps, just pure visual search wizardry.
Snipping Lens: Brings Google’s Circle to Search in Windows
Android’s Circle to Search is cool, but did you know you can get similar magic on your desktop? Meet Snipping Lens, the open-source sibling of Google-Samsung’s brainchild. This nifty tool lets Windows 11, 10, and even Linux users reverse image search anything they snip. Get ready to unlock a world of visual discovery!
Ready to grab Snipping Lens? Head over to the GitHub Release page and snag the “SnippingLens.exe” file – that’s your golden ticket for Windows! Heads-up: Windows SmartScreen might throw a “whoa there!” warning, since it’s an indie, open-source gem. Fear not! Click past the warning and dive into the installation. You’ll be snipping in seconds!
Unleash your inner screenshot ninja with Snipping Lens! Forget fumbling through menus – summon the Snipping Tool instantly with theWin+Shift+Skeyboard shortcut, or launch it from the System Tray. Capture brilliance in a snap!
Forget frantic file hunts! Snipping Lens supercharges your screenshots. Instead of cluttering your desktop, each snip vanishes to Litterbox’s one-hour timer in the cloud. Simultaneously, Google Lens pops open in your browser, unlocking a world of instant information.
Instant Visual Search With Google Lens
Snag a screenshot, and watch the magic happen! Google Lens instantly pops open in your browser, your captured image taking center stage. Fine-tune your focus: drag the selection boundaries, guided by the subtle circles in the bottom right, to pinpoint exactly what you want to explore. Release, and boom! Instant insights materialize below, revealing a world of information at your fingertips.
Windows Snipping Tool packs a punch with Bing visual search, but its charm fizzles with a clunky interface and a manual upload hurdle. Who wants to babysit screenshots? This extra step keeps Snipping Tool’s coolest features hidden from everyday users.
Bing’s image search feels clunky, shoving results to the side like an afterthought. Snipping Lens, powered by Google Lens, gets it right: answers appear naturally beneath your selected snapshot, making discovery feel seamless.
Also read : while Google search continues to dominate, Bing search has many advantages that users may want to check.
Identify and Describe Your Screenshots
Transform screenshots into instant knowledge with the revamped Snipping Tool! Now featuring Snipping Lens, powered by Google Lens, identifying objects within your captures is as simple as highlighting them. Focus your snip, and Google’s AI Overviews deliver rich, contextual information – all without ever leaving your page. Unlock a world of details directly from your screenshots.
Drowning in a sea of open browser tabs? Imagine instantly capturing that tangled code snippet or intricate circuit design. Stop juggling windows; a single screenshot unlocks a universe of information.
Related : for some users, Bing Copilot search works better than Google’s AI Overviews.
Get OCR Capabilities Directly in Snipping Tool
The Snipping Tool’sText Actions? Great for grabbing text from straightforward sources. But when you need to wrestle words from images, especially scanned docs, it throws in the towel. Enter Snipping Lens! Finally, effortless text extraction from image files, wild handwriting, even stubborn scanned documents and PDFs. Unleash the words, anytime, anywhere.
Also read : you can use Google Drive to convert images to text.
Multilingual Translations in Screenshots
Lost in translation no more! Windows’ Circle to Search is dropping a game-changing translation feature directly into its screenshot tool. Imagine instantly deciphering foreign websites and documents – a superpower previously locked away, now seamlessly integrated.
Unlock instant translations without ever leaving your page – just snap a screenshot and watch the magic happen!
Also read : check out some of the best multilingual translation tools online.
Identifying Products in eCommerce
Tired of copy-pasting product details from websites like Amazon? Windows’ “circle to search” is your new best friend. Instead of tedious selections, zoom in on that must-have gadget or stylish shoe and instantly trigger a Google search. See what it is, what it does, and where you can grab it all without lifting a finger to copy-paste. Just a quickPrint Screen(or a well-aimed Snipping Tool capture, depending on your setup) and you’re searching smarter, not harder.
Did you know that you can also record your screen as a GIF with Snipping Tool in Windows 11?
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