Google Image Search

Quickly search by image using Google

Chrome Extension: Google Image Search

The 'Google Image Search' is a useful Chrome extension that empowers the user to perform image-based searches on Google in a fast and efficient way. Simply select the image via right-click in the browser and choose the 'Search Google using this image' option from the context menu.
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Extension stats

By: p3lim
Users: 20,000+
Rating: 2.98
(116)
Version: 1.1.1 (Last updated: 2016-04-04)
Creation date: 2016-04-04
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
Size: 4.41K

Ranking

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Extension summary

This extension for Google Chrome adds a shortcut to searching images or other content on google based on a supplied image.

Simply Right-Click any image in the browser to access the context menu and select "Search Google using this image".

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
    Cons
    • Doesn't work
    • Needs to be updated
    • Redirects to standard Google Search instead of image search
    • No longer functional since 2016
    • Users miss the old reverse image search feature
    Most mentioned
    • Broken, does not work at all
    • Last update was in 2016
    • Users express frustration over its ineffectiveness
    • Google Lens has changed how image searches operate
    • Multiple reviews are in different languages expressing the same issues
    User reviews
    This doesn't work and the last update was 8+ years ago in 2016. I think this extension is dead.
    by Masked Guy, 2024-09-29

    trash
    by m q, 2024-09-06

    No funciona
    by Cecilia Solar, 2024-08-29
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    Extension safety

    Risk impact

    Google Image Search does not require any sensitive permissions.

    Risk likelihood

    Google Image Search has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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