About Us

Who we are

FindPicSource is an independent website launched in November 2026. We built it because finding where a picture came from usually means opening several search engines one by one, uploading the same file again each time and working out which result to trust. Our goal is to remove that friction and to explain, in plain language, how to get reliable answers from an image.

Our mission

We want anyone to be able to check a photo in under a minute: where it appears online, who published it first, whether it has been edited and whether a better quality copy exists. We focus on a fast, uncluttered tool, honest explanations of what the results mean and respect for your privacy.

What you can do on FindPicSource

• Reverse image search by upload. Choose a JPEG, PNG or WebP file up to 10 MB, drag it onto the page or paste it from your clipboard. We prepare one link for each search engine.
• Search by image URL. Paste a direct link to a public image and open all four engines with it. Nothing is uploaded or stored for link searches.
• Search by keyword. Open Google Images, Bing Images and Yandex Images with your keywords in one click.
• IP address lookup. Check your public IP address or look up any IPv4 or IPv6 address to see its approximate location, internet provider and network.
• Practical guides. Step-by-step articles on finding original sources, comparing search engines, checking product photos and profile pictures, and fixing empty results.

How reverse image search works here

When you upload a picture, it is first resized and re-encoded inside your browser. This also removes hidden metadata such as camera details and GPS location when the conversion succeeds. The smaller copy is then stored temporarily so that search engines can fetch it, and we generate a direct link for Google Lens, Bing Visual Search, Yandex Images and TinEye. Each engine opens in its own tab and shows its own results, so you can compare them side by side.

Privacy by design

• No account or sign-up is needed.
• Uploaded images expire and are deleted automatically after 10 minutes.
• Temporary images use random, hard-to-guess web addresses and your original file name is not stored.
• Image links and keywords you enter are not stored by us.

The full details are in our Privacy Policy.

What we do not do

We do not collect, copy or display search results. Every provider shows its own results on its own website. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Google, Microsoft, Yandex or TinEye. We also do not identify people from photos, and we ask you not to use the tool for that purpose. See our Terms and Conditions and Disclaimer.

Who it is for

• Readers and journalists checking whether a news photo is genuine or old.
• Photographers and designers looking for uses of their work.
• Online shoppers and sellers checking whether product photos were copied.
• Anyone wondering whether a profile picture belongs to the person using it.
• People who need a larger or better quality version of a small image.

How our guides are written

Our guides are written to be practical rather than promotional. They describe how each search engine behaves, what its strengths are and which steps lead to better results, and they show the date of the last update. We review them when the search engines change and correct mistakes as soon as they are reported.

How the site is funded

FindPicSource is free to use. We cover running costs with advertising, for example Google AdSense, shown in clearly labelled ad spaces. Advertising never changes the results or the order of the search engines, and we do not sell your personal information.

Contact us

Found a bug, have a suggestion or want an image removed? Email contact@findpicsource.com or visit our contact page.