Search on Google Lens

Name: Search on Google Lens
Rating: 3.8 (40 reviews)
Author: typeling1578

This is an add-on that allows you to search for images on a website with Google Lens.

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Search on Google Lens

Search on Google Lens is a convenient Chrome extension that lets you effortlessly search images on any website using Google Lens. Simply right-click an image and select "Search on Google Lens" to instantly find visual matches and related content. This add-on brings the powerful Google Lens image search, originally available only in Chromium's developer version, to all browsers.

This extension enhances your browsing and research experience by simplifying how you explore and identify images online. It is open-source, with its code available on GitHub, ensuring transparency and community contributions.

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Add-on

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Daily users:

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Version:

1.6.9 Last updated: 2024-11-21

Version code:

5848043

Creation date:

2021-11-26

Risk:

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
<all_urls>
contextMenus
storage

Size:

394.62KB

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 777 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#89 in Search Tools ▲ 1

#3 in google search keyword 68

#9 in google tasks keyword 39

#10 in google keep keyword 48

#12 in google keyword 95

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User reviews

Users appreciate the add-on's convenience and effectiveness for performing Google Lens searches on web images via right-click. However, many report failures when trying to search images from local files or screenshots without saving them first. A common issue is the add-on getting stuck or showing errors like 'Failed to send the image to Google,' especially after recent updates. Several reviews highlight no matches found for some images. Despite these problems, users find the extension useful and hope for fixes to restore full functionality.

Pros

Works well on images available on web pages via right-click context menu.
Very handy and useful functionality for image searching.
Allows searching images from web formats like .jpg, .png, and .webp.
Easy to use and convenient for Google Lens image search.

Cons

Does not work with images opened from local hard disk or screenshots unless first saved.
Frequently fails with errors like 'Failed to send the image to Google' or gets stuck on 'Sending the image to Google...' message.
No results or zero matches returned for certain images.
Interaction issues after recent browser or extension updates causing it to stop functioning properly.

Recent reviews

by Ho*****, 2025-06-15

by ne*****, 2025-05-15

Works perfectly

by DI*****, 2025-05-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Search on Google Lens requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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Search on Google Lens is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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