How to Do a Reverse Image Search on a Desktop

On a PC or Mac, using a desktop browser, conducting a reverse image search is a reasonably easy task that can be completed in a matter of seconds. You can either use the Google Chrome browser or the Microsoft Edge browser for this purpose.

How to Do a Reverse Google Image Search on Desktop Browsers

1. Go to the main page of Google images - images.google.com

 

2. On the search bar you will see a camera icon click on that. You will then see two options.
3. Select the upload from the device option from the options that appear.

 

4. Upload the desired image you want to search for.
5. Else you can paste an image URL if you select the other option.
6. Click enter and you will get the search results.

Another method on Google Chrome involves reverse image search without performing the above-mentioned steps:

1. Go to the page on which you have the image to search.
2. Right-click on the image.
3. Select the “Search image with Google” option.

 

4. The search results will then appear and you can find the source of the image.

How to Do a Reverse Image Search From Your Phone or Desktop

Reverse Image Search – Sometimes we do not have specific information about any image, and we want to know the details of the image. For example, suppose you have a picture of a celebrity and do not know their name, then you can find the same with the help of a reverse image search. In that case, you can not only know that celebrity’s name but also other information about that image and that celebrity. So you can use this process to search for an image on one website and then get the details of that image from another website. 

 

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