Chrome-Stats extension
Search by Image
A powerful reverse image search tool, with support for various search engines, such as Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu and TinEye.
What is Search by Image?
Stats
- alarms
- contextMenus
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- tabs
- activeTab
- notifications
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- <all_urls>
Chrome-Stats Rank
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:
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Useful and convenient
- Can replace other reverse image search extensions
- Fast and stable, especially with video streaming
- Supports multiple search options
- Works well for the most part
Cons
- Issues with searching from local images
- Incorrect results when using Tineye
- May have content script restrictions
Most mentioned
- Good performance and utility
- Stability and speed
- Support or lack thereof for searching local images
- Could benefit from additional features like DuckDuckGo support
- Possible issues with certain search engines like Tineye
Recent reviews
Safety
Risk impact
Search by Image is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Search by Image if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Search by Image is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.
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