Have you ever come across an image online and wonder if you’ve ever seen it before?
If so, the browser plug-in I’m recommending today is for you: the TinEye reverse image search plug-in, which is available for the Firefox, Chrome/Chromium, Safari, Opera & Internet Explorer web browsers. The links in the previous sentence will take you through to the relevant download page for your browser(s) of choice.
TinEye is a reverse image search engine. It finds out where an image came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist or if there is a higher resolution version.
If you’re a photographer or a photo blogger, this plug-in can be invaluable for finding out if your work is being used without your permission, particularly as some media organisations seem to regard any image posted online as fair game and thus free of both copyright and royalties.