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Search by Image

by Armin Sebastian · armin.dev · Tools
FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

A powerful reverse image search tool, with support for various search engines, such as Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu and TinEye.

Users
400K
0 in 30 days
Rating
3.6 / 5
−0.43 in 30 days
Ratings
543
+3 in 30 days
Store rank
#797
#728 among extensions
Version
8.5.4
updated 16 Jun 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
60K230K400KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 400,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
100322543Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 543 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Search by Image

Search by Image is a browser extension that makes effortless reverse image searches possible, and comes with support for more than 30 search engines. Search by Image is an open source project made possible thanks to a community of awesome supporters. If you'd like to support the continued development of the extension, please check out https://armin.dev/go/patreon. The extension helps journalists and researchers verify the authenticity of images, and assists in the identification of false information on social media. Search by Image is also popular among photographers, helping artists explore how their work is shared on the web, while shoppers find it valuable for discovering similar products at discounted prices. The extension enables you to search for images from the context menu and the browser toolbar with the help of a diverse set of reverse image search engines, which can be toggled and reordered from the extension's options. Visit the wiki for the full list of supported search engines. https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/wiki/Search-engines Images positioned at the selected area are detected regardless of how they were embedded in the page. The extension also supports searching with images from your device, images from private sites, and captured areas of the page. A handful of search modes are offered that serve different use cases. The search mode can be set independently for the context menu and the browser toolbar from the extension's options. Search modes: • Select URL: select an image on the page and search with the image URL. This is the default search mode. • Select image: select an image on the page and search with the image file. This search mode is preferred for sites which do not allow the direct linking of images, such as private sites. • Capture: search with a captured area of the page. • Browse: search with an image from your device. Pasting images from the clipboard is also supported. • URL: search with an image URL. The "Allow access to file URLs" option must be enabled to search with local images opened in a tab. Visit the chrome://extensions page and open the extension's details to find the option. The extension is also available for Edge and Safari: https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image#readme The image you select during a search is sent to the requested service, visit the extension's privacy policy for more information. Reviews are not monitored for bug reports, please use GitHub for issues and feature requests. https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.42
30 days0+0.0%+3−0.43
6 months0+0.0%+10−0.42
1 year+100K+33.3%+31−0.42

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Search by Image appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
search#3−2
google search#4+1
image#6+1
options#34+11
default search#40+3

Version history

57 versions recorded
8.5.416 Jun 2026
8.5.34 Jun 2026
8.5.222 Apr 2026
8.5.14 Apr 2026
8.5.09 Feb 2026
8.4.06 Dec 2025
8.3.12 Dec 2025
8.3.07 Oct 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
21 May 2020
Size
865 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
cnojnbdhbhnkbcieeekonklommdnndci

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
alarmscontextMenusstorageunlimitedStoragetabsactiveTabnotificationswebRequestdeclarativeNetRequestscripting
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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