Pinterest Lens
- Android app
- Yes
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- Android, iOS, Web
Summary
Pinterest Lens helps you find ideas by searching with objects in pictures. In the mobile app, take a picture or choose one from your camera roll; on the web, upload an image or select one you previously uploaded. On mobile, pinch to zoom or tap an object to focus the camera. Visual search can match a whole image or part of one with Pins showing similar items, and suggested keywords or refinements can narrow results. Where available, selecting an object in a Pin can surface similar products on a merchant website. You can also cut objects out of Pins to add them to collages. Visual search is not available on ads or collage Pins. Lens is free on Android, iOS, and the web, and requires a Pinterest account; mobile camera search requires camera access. On Android, camera permission lets Lens take pictures or look for ideas using the camera. Pinterest also provides controls to access, edit, or delete personal data and adjust certain privacy and data-sharing settings.
Who it is for
It suits people looking for visual inspiration from objects, images, or products. Shopping search is available where similar items are offered by merchant websites.
What is good
- Search with mobile photos or web images.
- Focus the camera by zooming or tapping.
- Refine results with suggested keywords.
- Find similar products where available.
- Cut Pin objects into collages.
What to know first
- Requires a Pinterest account.
- Mobile camera search requires camera access.
- Visual search excludes ads and collage Pins.
Verdict
Pinterest Lens combines visual discovery with product search and collage-making. It is free, but mobile camera search needs camera access and visual search has stated exclusions.
Pinterest Lens plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI visual search tools
- Free plan
- Yespinterest.com
- Input mode
- bothpinterest.com
- Result focus
- mixedpinterest.com
- Shopping search
- Yespinterest.com
- Mobile app
- Yespinterest.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Pinterest Lens helps discover ideas inspired by objects viewed through the Pinterest camera.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Search inputs
- On the web, users can upload an image or select a previously uploaded image to search with Lens.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Camera search
- On mobile, users can take a picture or choose one from their camera roll to search with Lens.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Focus controls
- Users can pinch to zoom or tap an object to focus the camera.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Visual search
- Pinterest visual search can search images or parts of images and find Pins featuring similar items.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Shopping
- Users can select objects in a Pin to see similar items available to buy on a merchant website where available.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Refinements
- Users can narrow visual search results with suggested keywords or refinements.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Collages
- Users can cut objects out of Pins and add them to collages.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Feature limit
- Pinterest says visual search features are not available on ads or collage Pins at this time.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Platforms
- Pinterest recommends using its app from the App Store, Google Play, or Amazon Appstore for the smoothest mobile experience.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Permissions
- Pinterest says Lens on Android uses camera permission to take a picture or discover ideas from what the camera sees.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Privacy controls
- Users can access, edit, or delete personal data, and can adjust certain privacy and data-sharing settings.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Account security
- Pinterest recommends enabling two-factor authentication to add phone-and-password verification.help.pinterest.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Who it serves
- Pinterest describes its service as a visual search and discovery platform for finding inspiration, curating ideas, and shopping for products.investor.pinterestinc.com · 29 Sept 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Statespinterest.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- help.pinterest.com/en/article/pinterest-lens· checked 29 Sept 2026
- help.pinterest.com/en/article/use-visual-search-features· checked 29 Sept 2026
- help.pinterest.com/en/article/directed-to-app-store-or-pla· checked 29 Sept 2026
- help.pinterest.com/en/article/android-permissions· checked 29 Sept 2026
- help.pinterest.com/en/article/your-privacy-and-data-settin· checked 29 Sept 2026
- help.pinterest.com/en-gb/article/protect-your-account· checked 29 Sept 2026
- investor.pinterestinc.com/resources/default.aspx· checked 29 Sept 2026
- pinterest.com· checked 28 Sept 2026