Mozilla is borrowing another idea from Google Chrome — this time, integrating Google Lens directly into Firefox. The feature, now available in the browser’s latest Nightly build, allows users to right-click any image and search it using Google Lens, bringing Chrome’s visual search convenience to one of the last major non-Chromium browsers still standing.
When enabled, the Lens option appears in the right-click menu under “Search image with Google Lens.” Selecting it opens a side panel that displays visual matches, related results, and even text detected in the image. Much like Chrome’s implementation, Firefox users can highlight sections of an image to identify specific objects, find products online, translate text, recognize landmarks, or even solve math problems.
For the feature to work, Google must be set as the browser’s default search engine — otherwise, the Lens integration remains disabled. Mozilla says this design ensures the feature doesn’t appear for users who prefer to avoid Google services. That detail is notable, as Firefox has long balanced user privacy with compatibility, often opting for transparent user choice rather than automatic feature rollouts.
The addition effectively gives Firefox users one of Chrome’s most polished AI-powered tools without forcing them into the Chromium ecosystem. It also marks the second time in recent months Mozilla has incorporated a Chrome-inspired feature into Firefox, signaling a practical approach to keeping pace with convenience-driven innovations from its much larger rival.
While it’s unclear whether Firefox’s version will extend Lens functionality beyond images — Chrome allows Lens searches from the address bar and full web pages — even this partial integration could prove valuable. The ability to extract text or identify elements from images in-browser has wide appeal, especially in research, shopping, or translation contexts.
The feature is currently available to users running the latest Firefox Nightly build and will likely make its way to the stable release in the coming weeks or months once testing is complete. For Mozilla, this move shows a willingness to borrow where it makes sense — not to mimic Chrome wholesale, but to ensure Firefox remains competitive with the convenience and intelligence that users increasingly expect in modern browsers.
