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Translate text in image

Translate Text in Images with Editable Layers

Upload a visual with embedded copy, reconstruct the text as editable layers, and replace it with localized wording while reviewing the design in context.

Key advantage

Edit Text in Photos Without Rebuilding the Design

Codia is a free online photo text editor for changing words already embedded in a visual—not simply adding new text on top. This image text editor rebuilds existing copy as editable text layers so you can rewrite it while preserving the surrounding image and layout.

Key advantage

Image and text separated like the original design

Text, images, shapes, and layout are rebuilt as separate elements, so the result feels like opening the original design file instead of editing one flat bitmap.

Key advantage

1:1 text style reconstruction

Codia preserves typography details such as font weight, size, alignment, color, spacing, and hierarchy so edited text still matches the source image.

Key advantage

Recognize text in 108 languages

Work with global image content. Codia recognizes multilingual text across AI images, screenshots, posters, product visuals, and marketing assets.

Key advantage

Flexible canvas editing and export

After conversion, continue editing on the Codia Studio canvas. Move layers, refine text, adjust layout, and export the result for your next workflow.

How it works

From flat image text to editable copy

1

Upload the image

Start with a photo, screenshot, poster, product visual, social creative, or AI-generated image.

2

AI finds the text and style

Codia identifies the original words, typography, shapes, and layout, then rebuilds them as editable layers in Studio.

3

Edit and export

Replace words, refine typography and layout, then export the finished design or continue editing in Studio.

Image localization

Localize visual copy without rebuilding the asset

Use this workflow when posters, ads, screenshots, product images, or AI visuals need translated copy that still fits the layout.

Localize campaign visuals

Replace headlines, offers, disclaimers, and calls to action in posters and social assets.

Review translated text in context

Check line length, hierarchy, spacing, and layout after replacing source-language copy.

Support multilingual design work

Use Codia Studio to refine translated image text and continue adapting the visual for new markets.

Why translate image text as editable layers?

Translation often changes line length and layout. Editable layers let you revise localized copy inside the original visual rather than pasting translated text over a screenshot.

Best images for localization

Use posters, social ads, product graphics, UI screenshots, thumbnails, and AI-generated images where embedded text must be translated and visually reviewed.

Image text editing workflows

More ways to edit text inside images

Explore focused Codia pages for editing image text, fixing AI-generated text, converting image text into editable layers, and localizing visual copy.

AI Image Text Editor

Use the main AI image text editor workflow for editable text layers in Codia Studio.

Open AI Image Text Editor

Edit text in image

Upload a flat image and rewrite embedded copy while preserving the surrounding visual design.

Open Edit Text in Image

Fix garbled AI image text

Clean up broken, misspelled, or unreadable words in AI-generated images and campaign visuals.

Open Garbled Text Fixer

Image text to editable text

Turn flat image text into editable text layers for copy changes, typography cleanup, and export.

Open Image Text Converter

Edit text on product photos and labels

Revise labels, signs, and product copy on photos without repainting the whole image.

Edit text on product photos and labels

Related workflows

Keep editing after the text is fixed

The AI Image Text Editor focuses on copy and typography. These Codia workflows help when the image also needs layer separation, cleanup, sharpening, or creative variation.

Separate the whole image into layers

Use Magic Layers when you need objects, products, backgrounds, and decorative elements editable too.

Open Magic Layers

Remove image backgrounds

Create a clean subject cutout before or after editing text in product images and campaign assets.

Open Background Remover

Upscale image quality

Sharpen blurry or low-resolution visuals before rebuilding text and design layers in Studio.

Open Image Upscaler

Create image variations

After fixing text, explore new visual directions with Codia Remix and keep iterating in Studio.

Open Codia Remix

FAQ

Photo & Image Text Editor FAQ

Can I translate text inside an image?

Yes. Codia helps reconstruct embedded image text as editable layers so translated copy can be inserted and refined in Studio.

Does Codia automatically translate the words?

This workflow focuses on making the text editable and design-ready. You can insert reviewed translations and adjust typography or layout in Studio.

Can I use it for posters and ads?

Yes. Posters, ads, thumbnails, social graphics, and product visuals are strong use cases for image text localization.

Can I adjust translated text layout?

Yes. After reconstruction, you can revise text, spacing, typography, and layout to fit the translated copy.