How to Do a Reverse Image Search on Google Using Desktop or Mobile via @KristiKellogg
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How to Do a Reverse Image Search on Google Using Desktop or Mobile
There are countless ways in which Google has made our lives easier, especially when it comes to research.
Case in point: reverse image search.
Upload a picture of pretty much anything and Google can tell you what it is, where it appears, and even offer up similar images.
Whether you want to track an image's original source, are looking for copyright violations of your own images, or just want to find out more information about a photo, a reverse image search can come in very handy.
Though more intuitive on desktop than mobile, you can reverse image search from either.
Read on to learn exactly how to do a reverse image search on Google using your computer or mobile device with step-by-step instructions.
How to Do a Reverse Image Search on Google Using Desktop
1. Open Google on a Compatible Browser
Reverse image search works on Safari, Firefox, and Chrome.
Once you have access to a browser, open Google Images.
2. Upload Your Image
If you found an image online that you would like to look up, one option before doing a reverse search is to save it to your desktop.
Then, once you have opened up Google Images, go to the right-hand side of the search bar and click the camera icon.
Upload your picture by either dragging and dropping it into the search area or by loading the file from your desktop.
Note: you can only search for one image at a time.
3. Upload the URL with the Photo
If the image is not saved to your desktop, you can also click on the Google image's camera icon again to paste the photo's URL.
To get the photo's URL, right-click the image with your mouse and select the option "open image in new tab."
Highlight the URL in the website's search bar and simultaneously hold down the "command" and "C" k