> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/categories/image-video/reverse-image-search.md).

# Reverse Image Search

| Name            | Description                                                                                                | Cost                                              | Tool Review and Guide                                                                                              |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Google Lens     | Google Lens is an image recognition tool that can be used to identify locations or objects in photographs. | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/google-lens](/toolkit/more/all-tools/google-lens.md)         |
| InVID           | A toolkit that supports the verification of videos and images.                                             | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/invid](/toolkit/more/all-tools/invid.md)                     |
| RootAbout       | Reverse search images on the Internet Archive                                                              | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/rootabout](/toolkit/more/all-tools/rootabout.md)             |
| Search by Image | A browser extension to reverse search an image on multiple search engines.                                 | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/search-by-image](/toolkit/more/all-tools/search-by-image.md) |
| TinEye          | TinEye is a search engine that allows the user to search using images (reverse image search).              | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark> | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/tineye](/toolkit/more/all-tools/tineye.md)                   |


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