How to Use Google’s New Search by Image Feature
You can now search the web by image instead of just typing in a search phrase. Earlier this year Google released this very intriguing technology which enables this ability. There are four key ways to use this new way of searching.
1 – Drag and Drop
With this method, simply point your web browser to Google Image Search and then drag an image file (ie: picture) right on to the window, near the search input box. You should see it notice your request, and ask you place it into a specialized container.
That container box will automatically upload your image to Google for processing. You will immediately be taken to the search result, which is typically related images and sometimes even gives you a description of what the image is!
2 – Upload an Image
If you aren’t sure about drag & dropping an image into the browser, or perhaps your web browser isn’t supported, you can also upload the image. This is the same as you would upload an image to any other website, and you get the same results in the end.
To upload an image, simply click on the Camera icon, select “Upload an image.”
3 – Direct Image URL
The third method is useful if you found an image that is already on the internet. You can simply right-click in your web browser, copy the image URL (or location, as it is called sometimes) and then you simply click the Camera icon on Google Image Search, and use the “Paste image URL” option, instead of the direct upload.
4 – Firefox and Chrome Extensions
There are extensions available to both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox web browsers. This gives you an additional right-click option on images, which lets you very easily just right-click on any image you see in your favorite browser, and simply click the search Google via image option.
You can get these extensions here: Download Firefox Extension, or Download Google Chrome Extension.
What are you thoughts on this new way to search the web? Let us know!
