However, if you only use Google for reverse image searching, you will be disappointed more often than not. This method has also seen widespread use in popular culture, perhaps most notably in the MTV show Catfish, which exposes people in online relationships who use stolen photographs on their social media.

Doing so will give you information about that particular image, such as the breed of the dog or the name of the celebrity.Reverse image search is one of the most well-known and easiest digital investigative techniques, with two-click functionality of choosing “Search Google for image” in many web browsers. You can use it to upload pictures of plants, dogs, celebrities, and landmarks if you so wish. Bing Visual Search gives you more options than Google does, such as what the image looks like, pages that contain that image, automatically cropping your image, and content related to the image you uploaded.īing Visual Search also has a number of other useful features. Once you’ve chosen your photo, Bing Visual Search comes with a much more robust set of tools to work with than Google’s reverse image search. Related: Microsoft Bing Will Soon Use AI to Correct Your Typos You can paste an image directly, take a photo with your camera, or search for an image like normal and then use that as the basis for your reverse search. You can upload a photo from your desktop or phone, and you can just as easily paste an image URL.īing Visual Search also gives you new ways to search. The basic features you get with Google’s reverse image search are all here.

The tool is a surprisingly robust, feature-rich, and overall useful reverse image search engine.

Bing Visual Search opens up this list, and for good reason.

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