Search by Image
What is Search by Image?
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Extension summary
Search by Image is a browser extension that makes effortless reverse image searches possible, and comes with support for more than 30 search engines.
Search by Image is an open source project made possible thanks to a community of awesome supporters. If you'd like to support the continued development of the extension, please check out https://armin.dev/go/patreon
The extension helps journalists and researchers verify the authenticity of images, and assists in the identification of false information on social media. Search by Image is also popular among photographers, helping artists explore how their work is shared on the web, while shoppers find it valuable for discovering similar products at discounted prices.
The extension enables you to search for images from the context menu and the browser toolbar with the help of a diverse set of reverse image search engines, which can be toggled and reordered from the extension's options. Visit the wiki for the full list of supported search engines.
https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/wiki/Search-engines
Images positioned at the selected area are detected regardless of how they were embedded in the page. The extension also supports searching with images from your device, images from private sites, and captured areas of the page.
A handful of search modes are offered that serve different use cases. The search mode can be set independently for the context menu and the browser toolbar from the extension's options.
Search modes:
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spammy, or outdated.- Works very similarly to native Google Lens in Chrome.
- Effective for image reverse searches.
- User has found it to work well on various browsers.
- Stopped working or has issues after recent updates.
- Users report getting stuck in captcha loops.
- Does not work on some alternative Chrome browsers.
- Doesn't work anymore.
- Thanked developers for fixing issues.
- User satisfaction when it works.
Recent reviews
K Y, 2024-11-14 
Péter Dobronay, 2024-11-11 
Ilkka Kodisoja, 2024-11-09Extension safety
Risk impact
Search by Image requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Search by Image has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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