November 2, 2020 | 7 min read
Search the original source image online? Here's your complete guide on how to change your image search on all the major search engines.
Are you looking for the original source of your favorite image online?
Want to get a complete list of all the pages your photo appears on the web?
A complete guide to reversing images in today's major search engines is:
Bonus: We'll show you how to perform a reverse search on both your computer and mobile device.
Let’s get started.
Reverse lookup is a very cool fantasy.
It's like a regular keyword search, but this time it's all about images.
Reverse image search allows you to explore an image in depth.
It provides detailed information about the size of the image, what the image is, and where it can be found online (which pages actually have links).
Reverse image search is fun when you sit at your computer for a few minutes.
But it is also very useful.
You can use it:
Reverse image search does not work every time.
There are times when an image is uploaded to the search bar and you don't get results.
When this happens, the most likely reason is that the site where the image is located does not allow the images to be indexed.
In addition, data centers may be slightly out of sync.
This means that some users can find an image using reverse image search, while others cannot.
The amazing thing is that you can use your favorite search engine (Google, Bing, Yandex) to perform a reverse image search.
If you want to use a custom search engine for reverse image search, you can continue to Tineye.
Remember that if you're using a Mac or PC or a browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.), that's not matter.
Reverse Image Search works in Safari, Firefox, and Chrome.
When you reach your browser, open Google Photos.
If you find an image online and want to search for it, one option is to save it to your desktop before performing a reverse search.
Then, when you open Google Photos, go to the right of the search bar and click on the camera icon.
Upload a photo by dragging and dropping it into the search area or downloading a file from your desktop.
Note. You can only search for one image at a time.
If the image is not saved on the desktop, you can click the camera icon image icon again to paste the image URL.
To get the URL of an image, right-click on the image and select the "Open image in new tab" option.
Highlight the URL in the site's search bar and hold down the "command" and "C" keys to copy the text.
Then click the "Paste Image URL" tab.
Enter the copied URL in the space provided.
When you click Search, you'll see an uploaded image at the top of the page with some suggested keywords.
In addition to the image, Google will also let you know if other downloadable image sizes are available.
There you can find pictures or similar sites that have a picture.
How to do a reverse image search on Google (Chrome app for mobile)
How to Do a Reverse Image Search on Google (Chrome App on a Mobile Device)
If you're taking photos from the web, using an application is an easy way to use reverse image search on your phone.
Open the Chrome app and drag Google Image Search up.
Type the image you're looking for in the search bar and click "Enter."
A list of photos will appear.
Click on the desired image.
After opening an image on your phone, touch and hold it.
A drop-down menu with several options will appear.
Click the "Search this image on Google" tab below.
A new tab will open in Chrome with a second image and different sizes.
The easiest way to do a reverse search on your phone is to download the Chrome app, as shown above, but you can do it in a browser.
The first step, of course, is to open the Google browser.
You may have noticed that there is nowhere to look for an image when you drag Google Photos to your phone
To get this feature, change your site settings in the desktop view.
Double-click the "AA" icon in the upper left corner of the search bar.
Select the third option from the "Request desktop site" drop-down list.
It will change the screen to look like the Google browser traditionally seen on your computer.
Click the camera icon to the right of the Google Photos search bar to find the cropped image.
Clicking the button will display two options: "Paste Image URL" and "Upload Image".
If the photo was uploaded to a camera roll, select "Upload Photo", click "Photo Library," and select your photo.
The browser will then upload the image to you.
When you upload a file, you can also choose to take photos or browse previous documents or screenshots.
Or paste an image URL
If no image is saved on your phone, select the "Paste Image URL" tab.
To get an image URL, open the image in your browser, hold the image, and select "Copy."
Then paste the URL in the Download URL tab.
Click the search icon after uploading the image and URL.
The site will show related search queries, other available image sizes, and sites that share the same image.
Open a browser and go to images.google.com.
If you're using Safari, tap the share icon.
If you're using Chrome, find and click the three dots in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Select the desktop site for the request.
Upload your photo to see the result.
Click on the image option in the upper right corner of the Bing homepage.
Select a search using the image in the search bar.
Your options are to drag an image to the search bar, upload an image, paste a URL or image, or take a picture.
Here are the results of photos uploaded from your desktop.
You can click the tab to see the pages that display the image, similar images, and related searches.
In Yandex, click Pictures in the upper-left corner of the search bar.
You will be given the option to enter an image URL or upload an image from your desktop.
Let's say you decide to save an image and then load it from your desktop. You will get the following results.
Notice how large the image is?
Scrolling down will display similar images and a list of all the pages on which the image appears.
There is also a text recognition button that allows you to search or translate the words in the image.
How to Do a Reverse Image Search on TinEye
TinEye is a search engine where you can search for fast, unobtrusive images.
To get started, click the download button on the left side of the search bar to browse the images stored on your desktop.
Or paste an image URL into the search bar.
You can drag and drop an image directly from an open browser tab directly to the TinEye website!
When you are done, you will get the following results.
The coolest part is that you can use filters to search by image size, latest or oldest news, best matches, and biggest changes.
You can also filter by industry or group to reduce your results.
There are many reasons why you want to know more about photography.
Want to know if you can put it on your site.
You want to know who is using your photos.
You are only interested in the image you selected.
The good news is that you can now do this with any browser or search engine of your choice.
Easily done on Mac, PC, iPhone, Android, mobile or desktop devices.
Enjoy it!
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