Our way of looking for information online is constantly evolving. One of the most interesting and (relatively) new methods currently developed by web companies revolves around the idea of using images as a basis for research . In other articles we have seen several image and photo search sites, which allow you to find results based on color, size and subject but they all have one thing in common: words are used to search.
On this page we see instead of different search engines, where you can find images that are similar and similar to another . Practically, instead of trying to write, for example, "colosseum", you can upload a photo of the Colosseum and see all the identical, similar or similar images to the Colosseum or to that specific photo .
Using the images as a basis for the search key, the resulting results are completely different, sometimes they are photos of the same subject but other times they refer instead to different things, which however have a similar figure. After several years of experimentation, we can say that these services work really well to recognize what is in each photo and image and find results on the internet based on what it is represented.
The best sites to search for images using other images
:1) TinEye is an image search tool developed by the BYO company itself, it works better and browser extensions are also available (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari).
Once these extensions are installed, you can search for images similar to the one used as a search key. TinEye seems to be focused on exact matches so he searches for images that are related to the same subject . TinEye can tell if the images have a different resolution and becomes an important tool to check that someone is publishing photos and images that are copyrighted or personal (and potentially embarrassing) on the internet . Those who visit the site can use a computer image as a starting point for a search or they can use the web address of a photo published on the internet. The engine that produces a series of relatively similar images based mainly on the similarity of colors and then also on the basis of shape and graphic similarity but not on the context.
2) Google search similar images allows you to search by file or via the URL of an online image. After a first search made by writing a word, you can go with the mouse over one of the figures found and then click on " similar " or on " other dimensions ". The similar image search function allows you to know what is in a photo, who a person is, find false news or investigate the origin of memes published on Facebook.
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3) On the Bing Visual Search site there is a search engine similar to that of Google, with a first search by word and then a system to find images similar to those found. Bing allows you to take a photo, upload a photo or add an image via URL.
4) PicSearch is one of the simplest reverse image search engines, designed to identify places, plants, works of art and animals in images. It analyzes a photo uploaded by the user and pulls out a list of similar images the lists then similar images also saying what they refer to. After uploading the photo from the computer, one must select a category from those proposed: animals, biological elements, panoramic scenes or artistic representations and others. When you click on one of the similar images found, you get a description of what the image represents. Advanced mode allows you to select a specific portion of a photograph.
5) Duplichecker, as well as Report Seo and Hosting Checker, is another "reverse image" search engine, where you can upload an image or indicate the internet address where it was published to find online results of similar or identical images.
6) PicTriev is a site specialized in the search for faces and faces similar to that of the uploaded photo. I had already mentioned this site in the list of sites to search for photos of people on the internet .
Returning to Google, I take this opportunity to mention the application to recognize things and places from the camera with Google Lens available for iPhone and Android Smartphone . This tool allows you to search on Google by selecting a part of the image in a photograph taken from your mobile phone. For example, with a photo of a bottle, it can be said to search Google for what is written on the label.
How you can use these tools in a useful way "> Identify objects in images (Android)
