🖼️ Reverse Image Search
By Ned Walsch · Last updated:
Upload a photo once, or paste an image URL, and search it across Google Lens, Yandex, TinEye, SauceNAO, Baidu and more, plus face-search engines, from one page. Uploads are held on our server for 24 hours so the engines can fetch them, then deleted. Why we hold them.
- How long: 24 hours, so you have time to try each engine and they have time to fetch it. After that it is deleted the next time anyone uses this page, so it can stay a little longer. There is no delete button; to remove it sooner, email us (see the privacy policy).
- Who can see it: anyone with the link while it exists, including the engines you open. Each engine’s own privacy policy then covers what it fetches.
- What is kept: the file exactly as you upload it, including EXIF data such as GPS location. Remove it first with the no-upload version’s “strip metadata” button or check it in the EXIF Viewer.
- What is not kept: no account, name or other record goes with the file. Our host’s standard access logs may record the upload’s IP address.
- Rather not upload? Paste an image URL on the second tab (nothing is stored), or use the no-upload version, which runs entirely in your browser and opens each engine’s own upload page.
How reverse image search works
A reverse image search takes a picture instead of text and finds where else that image — or a visually similar one — appears online. It’s the fastest way to find the source of a photo, spot a catfish or fake profile, identify a product, place, or artwork, or trace how an image has spread. Because nearly every engine searches by URL, a file sitting on your device has to be hosted somewhere first. That’s what the upload tab does: it stores your image on the server for 24 hours under a random filename, mints a public link, and hands that link to each engine. After 24 hours the file is deleted automatically the next time this page is used; there is no delete button, so email us if you need it removed sooner. The file is published exactly as uploaded, metadata included, so strip EXIF first if it holds a location.
Reverse image search that allows faces
General engines like Google Lens and Yandex are the strongest free options and often surface face-similar results. For finding a specific person, dedicated face-search engines go further: PimEyes and FaceCheck.ID match a face across the public web, while Lenso.ai and Social Catfish add AI-based and people-search context. Those face engines require uploading on their own site, so use the “Copy URL” button and paste it, or re-upload the file there. Only search faces you’re authorized to look up.
For deeper analysis of a single image, pair this with the Photo Forensics Studio (error-level and clone detection), the EXIF Viewer (camera, timestamp, and GPS metadata), or the Video Person Tracker for faces across a clip.
Reverse Image Search — Frequently Asked Questions
How do I reverse image search a photo from my device?
Upload it on the Upload tab. Most engines search by URL, so we host the file for 24 hours under a random name, which gives it a public link. Google Lens, Yandex, TinEye, SauceNAO and the others then open with your image already loaded. The file is deleted after the 24 hours.
Why does Max Intel hold my image for 24 hours?
A search engine can only compare an image it can download. A file on your device has no web address, and one website cannot pass your file into another site's upload form. A short-lived copy on our server gives every engine the same link to fetch. The 24 hours give you time to try each engine and give the engines time to fetch it.
Which reverse image search allows faces?
Google Lens and Yandex return face-similar results for free, and dedicated face engines (PimEyes, FaceCheck.ID, Lenso.ai, Social Catfish) match a specific face across the web. They need the file or the link pasted on their own site. Only search faces you are authorised to look up.
Is reverse image search free?
Yes. Google Lens, Yandex, TinEye, SauceNAO, IQDB, trace.moe, Baidu, Sogou and 360 are free and open with your image from this page. Bing Images needs the image or link pasted on its page. Some face engines, such as PimEyes, put full results behind a paid plan.
How long is my uploaded image stored, and who can see it?
24 hours. After that it is deleted the next time anyone uses this page, so it can stay online a little longer. While it exists, anyone with the link can open it, including the engines you click. It is stored exactly as uploaded, metadata and GPS location included, so strip them first if they matter.
Can I reverse image search without uploading anything?
Yes. Paste a direct image URL on the second tab and it goes straight to each engine with nothing stored. Or use the no-upload version, which runs entirely in your browser and opens each engine's own upload page for you.