Did you know that, besides searching for information on a Search Engine using text, you can also search using an “image” to find information related to that image as well!
Imagine you are a blogger or marketer writing an article for a website, and you need to use images to add depth to the content of that article. Of course, using someone else’s image in an ethical way always requires citation or giving credit. The question is, “How do you know where this image originally came from, or who the original creator is?” Or even when it comes to the problem of encountering Fake News, which keeps increasing day by day and creates confusion, alarm, and anxiety among the general public, tracing the source of the facts has become an important matter. In this article, we will introduce a technique called Reverse Image Search that will help solve all of these problems. We can guarantee that as soon as you finish reading, you can put it into practice right away.
What Is Reverse Image Search?
“Reverse Image Search,” or simply put, “searching for an image in reverse,” is definitely not as complicated as many people think. Instead of searching for information by typing text or keywords as usual, you switch to using an image to search instead, in order to obtain various in-depth insights, such as
From all of these benefits, the searcher is able to explore the in-depth details of an image, which can be useful in many situations.
Why Should You Use Reverse Image Search
Using the Reverse Image Search technique not only makes it fun to play the role of a social media detective, but it also has many benefits in other situations as well, whether it is used to
- Search for the facts about an image (verify fake news)
- Track copyright infringement of an image, in the case that you are the owner of the image
- Find the reference source of an image, in the case that you want to use it in your article
Sometimes searching for an image may not produce the results you were hoping for, because the cause may come from the source website of that image, which may have configured the website structure to prevent Google’s algorithm from Indexing the image into the database. Therefore, you must understand that not every image on a Search Engine can be checked.
How to Search for Images with Reverse Image Search
Nowadays there are tools that help users search for various information about an image to put it to use according to each situation they need, whether it is searching on various Search Engines such as Google, Bing, Yandex, or using a tool designed specifically for Reverse Image Search like TinEye.
The following are recommendations that will help users search for images using the Reverse Image Search technique on current tools (including computers and mobile phones), whether it is
- Bing
- Yandex
- TinEye
Google Search (on Computer
- Open Google in your browser. Searching for images with Reverse Image Search on Google Search can only be used with the Safari, Firefox, and Chrome browsers. Once opened, go to Google Image.
- Upload the image. If you have the image you want to search for on your desktop, go to Google Image, then click the camera icon and upload the image you want to search for (you can only search 1 image at a time).
- Or in the case where you do not have the image on your desktop, you can click the camera icon to paste the URL link of that image as well.
- Once you have uploaded the image or the URL link of the image you want, click “Search by Image,” and now it is time to check the in-depth details of that image as you wish.
Google Search (Chrome app on mobile phone)
If anyone is not in a position to use a computer to search, using the Chrome app on a mobile phone can also be done. Start with
- Open Google Image in the Chrome app on your mobile phone
- Search for the image you want to do a Reverse Image Search on
- Then press and hold on the image until a menu appears for you to choose from, and click “Search Google for This Image”
- After that, a search information window will appear, which will display the various in-depth details of the image, and that completes it.
Google Search (web browser on mobile phone)
In the case where the Chrome app is not loaded on your mobile phone, you can also search for images with Reverse Image Search on a web browser. Start with
- Open Google Image on a web browser; in the case of anyone using an iPhone, that is Safari
- Next, the important point is that you must change the view to Desktop View, which has the following method: click the “AA” icon in the top-left corner, then select the menu (Request Desktop Website)
- Upload the image, then do the same as searching on the desktop: click the camera icon to upload the image or paste the URL link of the image you want.
- That is all, and it will display the search results related to that image, allowing you to check other in-depth details right away.
Bing
For anyone who mainly uses Bing to search for information, simply click on Bing Image on the homepage, then select the “Search Using an Image” icon.
Then select the image you want to search for, by choosing to upload via a file on your desktop, or it can be the URL link of that image as well.
The difference between Bing and Google is that Bing can select more than one image within a single search.
Yandex
For anyone who uses Yandex to search for information (Thai people may not be very familiar with it), the method is similar to other Search Engines, which is to go to Yandex Images.
Then click the camera icon to upload an image or a URL link.
That is all, and you will be able to search for other in-depth information about the image you want, with a search results window like this appearing, and it is correct.
TinEye
Besides the general Search Engines used to search for information, there is one more tool that is popular for searching for information about images specifically, like TinEye, which can be used on both desktop and mobile phone. It has an easy method of use: simply go to the website tineye.com and upload an image or enter the URL link of the image file you want to check.
In addition, you can use filters to filter the information you want in greater detail, so that checking in-depth information can be done smoothly without any interruptions.
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