Tineye - Chrome Extension
TinEye is a reverse image search engine that lets you find where an image appears online, track its usage, and detect copyright infringement.
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60
User Rating
3.0
Free/Trial Support
Supported
Starting Price
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Last Updated
Sep 29, 2026
Overview
What is Tineye?
TinEye is a reverse image search engine. Instead of searching with keywords, you upload or link to an image and TinEye finds exact and modified copies of it across the web. It is widely used by photographers, brands, and legal teams to track image usage, find higher-resolution versions, and detect unauthorized or copyright-infringing use of their images.
What is Tineye used for?
Top Features
- Reverse image search by upload or URL
- Find exact and modified copies of an image
- Sort and filter results by match quality, size, and date
- Browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox
- API for programmatic image search
- Track where and when an image first appeared
- Detect copyright infringement and unauthorized use
How to use Tineye?
Go to tineye.com and upload an image from your device or paste an image URL. TinEye then scans its index and returns a list of matching pages, sorted by match quality, along with the date it first found each match. You can also install the browser extension to right-click any image on the web and search it instantly, or use the API to integrate reverse image search into your own applications.
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- Fast and accurate matching of exact and altered images
- Large, long-standing image index
- Useful for copyright enforcement and brand protection
- Browser extensions make searching easy
- API available for automation and integration
Cons
- No free unlimited searches; free tier is limited
- Index is not exhaustive and may miss some images
- No built-in image editing or manipulation tools
- Results depend on the images TinEye has crawled
Use Cases
- Photographers tracking unauthorized use of their photos
- Brands monitoring misuse of logos and product images
- Journalists verifying the origin of an image
- E-commerce teams finding stolen product photos
- Legal teams gathering evidence of copyright infringement
- Finding higher-resolution versions of an image
Tineye Pricing
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