Find information related to a specific photo using the Reverse Image Search on Google.
Google Images are a great source to add more traffic to your website. Apart, from increasing the uniqueness of a website, these Google images can contribute to a higher number of clicks on specific keywords through their visibility in search results. For online stores, optimizing your images will be a good strategy to increase the conversion rate.
Thus, Google Images is one of the best places to search for relevant pictures and photos by entering your keyword. Reverse image search is also another technique to figure out the most relevant image or photo on Google search results. Before we learn how to use it, let us know what is a reverse image search?
Reverse Image Search
Instead of putting a text query in front of Google, you need to place an image or a link to the image in reverse image search on Google. Google accordingly finds out the list of websites that feature your image and related results.
Also, as per the subject of your image, Google shows up websites relevant to the topic search.
When to use Google Reverse Image Search?
Reverse Image Search is the right tool if you want to:
- Collect information about an image: This practice brings up a list of websites with a person’s name or data about a product.
- Check plagiarism: With the help of reverse image search results, one can find if the same image was used or copied from any other source.
- Find similar Pictures: Searching for other images connected to a specific image? A reverse search is a great option.
Image from your files or computer
Upload a file from your device or search for an image on Google. To reverse search using an image from your files or computer, follow the listed steps:
1. Visit images.google.com
2. Click on the camera as shared in the screenshot to start the process.
3. Select upload to browse your files on the device and choose an image. You can also drag and drop an image into the browser window.
4. As you upload your image, you will be taken to a page with similar images or information related to the image
Image from the internet
Follow the steps to reverse search using an image from the internet
1. Select an image from Google searches.
2. Right-click the image and copy the Image URL.
1. Visit images.google.com
2. Click on the camera as shared in the screenshot to start the process.
3. Select the “paste the URL” option and paste the URL.
4. As you search by image, a new window will open with similar images or information related to the image.
iPhone or Android
If you want to use a reverse search on your mobile, then download the Google Chrome mobile app. This way, you can use an image from the internet or your camera roll. Follow the steps to do a reverse search on an iPhone or Android
1. Open the chrome app on your iPhone or Android and search images.google.com
2. Type the image you want to search, for example, “tuxedo cat”
3. Press the search button, and you will have a gallery of images matching your search query by Google Images.
4. Choose an image and hold it for a second. Let a pop-up highlight on your screen.
5. Select “Search Google for This Image” from the pop-up menu section to find relevant image searches. (Currently, this feature is missing, you can opt for Desktop version and follow steps listed for reverse search on your computer)
6. Google will bring up images only as a default option. You can choose categories above your search bar to find a list of websites, videos, or news relevant to the search term.
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