Image Localization Tutorial — Translate & Currency tutorials

You can translate your store images using the Hextom AI Translate & Currency app. This feature supports product images, collection images, blog cover images, and other online store images.

How to Translate Images

In the app sidebar, go to Translation and select Translate images.

Image Translation dashboard showing Translate images selected in the app sidebar

Choose the type of images you want to translate: Product images, Collection images, Blog cover images, Media images, or Theme images.

As an example, let’s translate a Product Image by clicking the Add product button.

Image Translation dashboard with the Product images tab and Add product button highlighted

In the popup, select the product with images you want to translate from the list.

Select a language and click Upload localized image to add your translated version of the image. Alternatively, click Translate image with AI to have the app generate a translated image for you automatically — see our AI Image Translation Tutorial guide to learn more about that option.

Note: Uploaded images must be in PNG, JPG, or WEBP format. There is no file size limit.

Product image translation panel with the Japanese row's Upload localized image button highlighted

In this example, I’ve uploaded a translation for this image in Japanese. Once uploaded, the language shows as Translated, and you can add and save alt text for the image.

Japanese row showing Translated status with the uploaded image and an Alt-text field

Here’s how the translated product image display when using Japanese:

Note:

To remove a translated image, click the Delete button below it. This will remove the translated image from your store.

Japanese row marked Translated with the Delete button highlighted

Auto Image Scan

You can set the app to auto scan your images periodically by enabling the Auto Image Scan toggle. This function will set the app to scan your store weekly for new images.

Once a scan has been run, you will be able to see the scan history, as well as the date of the last scan, and the scheduled date for the next scan.

Please note that the Auto Image Scan feature is only available with a Pro plan or higher in the app.

Translate Label Text on Image

You can turn on Translate Label Text on Image to have the AI translate informational text on product labels and packaging (e.g., ingredients, instructions). Text that’s part of the product’s design (e.g., graphic text on a t-shirt) will not be translated.

If you need assistance, please email us at help@hextom.com and we’d be happy to help!