Google Web Search, the most used search engine on the World Wide Web, handling more than
three billion searches every day. Google is the oxygen of 90% of software engineers. The use of
dictionaries and encyclopedias and are almost nowhere to be found as all those services are
available under the same umbrella i.e. Google.

What is Reverse Image Search?

Now how many of you are familiar with the term ‘reverse image search’? Well, it is a technique that
allows, retrieve information through an image-based search. This effectively removes the
need of the user to guess any keywords or descriptive Metadata that may or may not provide the
required results.

Maybe you are a poster of an image looking to see those unauthorized people who have been using
your image. Well, you’ll definitely want to know who the creepy secret admirer really is. Or you may
be a graphic designer looking for a large version of a photograph. Its use may include the following:

▪ Locate the source of the image on the image based search      
▪ Track down the content creator
▪ Discover the web pages where the image appears
▪ Get information about the given imageHow to determine that the image is not copyrightedOne cannot just use an image without determining whether the poster of the image is willing to
distribute or replicate the work. To avoid such issue be doubly-sure of the image source by doing the
following:

1. Conduct a reverse-search on the image: This allows you to have complete information
   about the owner of the picture and view where the picture has been posted.
2. Visit the U.S copyright office or request an official report: Well, if you are rich enough to
   roughly spend about $160 for the search fees or more per hour also for a single image
   search then you’re welcome to use this option. If not, then I highly recommend option 1
   (stated above) as it is more convenient.

Once the source is determined all you have to do is ask the owner for permission to use the image.
Benefits and limitations of reverse image lookup
Where image search is one of the most advanced search options for the internet, still there are
some limitations besides its tons of advantages.Benefits:

1. It searches images in no time and is user-friendly. This software is accessible to a wide range
   of users without needing extensive training.
2. Very useful to verify the source file of a photograph. Allowing users to search across a vast
   amount of HTML data, including social media sites such as Pinterest, Tumblr, Flickr, and
   Twitter.
3. Allow sorting option like size, color, face, black and white, image type.
4. Offers users the ability to discover an image by using image attributes instead
   of descriptive metadata.

Limitations:

1. Some search results yield images that are no longer accessible to users for a variety of
   reasons; including links that are not active, also search engine optimization may impact the
   results.
2. Images with less than 300 pixels per inch may produce inconsistent picture lookup.
3. Few people can post your image on their blogs to give content to their articles
   with the wrong idea of lifting the owner’s image & sell it as their own art.

Working of Image Finder lookup toolsThere are sites were finding certain detail about an image or knowing the location of an image is
made easier. Many search engines are used. Let’s discuss come.
Google search:
The primarily used site to search-images and Introduced Fifteen years ago, having the
largest data base as compared to the other websites. Possibility of
finding a match to your image is extremely high.
TinEye:
 The product of a Toronto-based company and it has been widely used as a reverse image search
engine with almost 14 billion images-indexed. Also used to track-down illegitimate use of copyrighted
images or the ones were stolen. You can easily find this search engine on browsers such as
Firefox, Safari, and Chrome which is good if you use such services on regular basis.
Prepostseo:
Image search is also a featured search engine. The best part about this engine is its availability
for mobile devices. Thus you don’t have the need to use the desktop mode like we need in Google
search images.
 
Yandex:
 The largest search-engine of Russia & has its own reverse picture search tool. It supports
file types i.e. GIF, JPG, PNG, or file size i.e. large, medium, small custom or wallpaper. Not much
different than other search engines. Yandex can find you the results whether the image is given by a
different source. Either the image is complete or a part of it.Google reverse search using a different sourceGoogle reverse search which is available in reverse photos is a convenient way to search images
using any android phones, window phones, iPad, iPhones and all tablets. We can easily upload a
picture from our device and Internet will show us similar images to our search. We can also verify
Whatsapp images, screenshots, and memes By the Help of reverse search tool. It is often used by
travelers who submit the photo and easily get a hold of the location.

Google is a blessing which holds a vast amount of information which never disappoints us. Provides us with an independent use of information anywhere and at any time. This is the image of every user's mind while using Google. If something is not found on Google, it does not even exist. Google gives us this luxury.

The reverse image search is a technique that helps one user to effortlessly access to their desired
results. Every program has its own pros and cons yet useful whenever needed. Having Google as a
source to everything possible within a matter of seconds unlike dictionaries and encyclopedias,
where a lot of time is taken for a single search.