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Image & Photo OSINT Tools

An image carries more than meets the eye: reverse-search to find where else it appears, EXIF metadata, manipulation forensics, and visual clues for geolocation. Journalists and verification teams lean on these tools to confirm authenticity and origin. Here are the 87 OSINT tools that take an image as input.

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Google Reverse Image Search icon

Google Reverse Image Search

Find visually similar images on Google

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TinEye icon

TinEye

Reverse image search and tracking

FreemiumWebBrowser Extension
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Yandex Image Search icon

Yandex Image Search

Yandex reverse image search

FreeWebMobile App
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Amped Authenticate

Forensic image-tamper analysis suite

PaidDesktop App
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AperiSolve

Hosted stego/forensics multi-tool

FreeOSSWeb
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Astrometry.net

Plate-solve an astronomical image to sky coordinates and objects

FreeOSSWebAPI
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BR's EXIFextracter

Windows tool exporting photo EXIF metadata to CSV in bulk

FreeDesktop App
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Baidu Images

Reverse image search with strong Chinese coverage

FreeWeb
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Berify

Reverse-image search for media (intermittent)

FreemiumWeb
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Betaface

Face detection, attribute analysis and matching API

FreemiumWebAPI
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Bing Visual Search

Microsoft visual and reverse image search

FreeWebAPI
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C2PA Verify

Verify C2PA Content Credentials and provenance in media

FreeWeb
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Carbon14

Estimate the publication date of images on a web page

FreeOSSCLIWeb
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Carnet.ai

Recognize car make, model, generation and color from a photo

FreemiumWebAPI
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Clear Channel Billboard Directory

Search Clear Channel billboard locations for geolocation

FreeWeb
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Compress or Die

Compress images and reveal hidden Exif, GPS, and IPTC metadata

FreemiumWeb
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Content Authenticity Initiative Verify

Public C2PA content credentials inspector

FreeOSSWeb
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Copyseeker

AI reverse image search that finds an image's sources and duplicates

FreeWebAPI
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EarthKit

AI toolkit that speeds up photo geolocation with maps and models

FreemiumOSSWeb
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ExifEditor

View and edit a photo's EXIF metadata online

FreeWeb
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ExifLooter

Extract GPS from image EXIF and map it on OpenStreetMap

FreeOSSCLI
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ExifTool

a metadata extraction and editing utility for images, documents, media, and m

FreeOSSCLI
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ExifViewer

Inspect EXIF, IPTC and XMP metadata of an image

FreeWeb
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Exifinfo

Online EXIF and metadata viewer for images

FreeWeb
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Exiv2

a metadata library and command-line tool for reading and writing image metada

FreeOSSCLI
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Extract Metadata

Extract hidden metadata from files and images

FreeWeb
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Ezgif

Split video into frames for reverse-search and analysis

FreeWeb
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FaceCheck.ID

Reverse face search across open web

FreemiumWeb
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FacePinpoint

Face search across adult and open web

PaidWeb
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FaceSeek

Reverse face search to find where a photo appears online

FreemiumWebBrowser Extension
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Faceagle

Facial recognition search from a single face photo

FreeWeb
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FindClone

Face search across VK photos

FreemiumWeb
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Forensic Architecture

Spatial 3D reconstruction of incidents from open-source media

FreeWeb
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Forensically

a browser-based image forensics suite for clone detection, error analysis, me

FreeWeb
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FotoForensics

an image analysis service for error level analysis, metadata review, and mani

FreemiumWeb
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GeoConfirmed

Map of geolocated and verified conflict-zone visual media

FreeWebAPI
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GeoEstimation

Open-source photo geolocation neural net

FreeOSSCLI
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GeoHints

Visual clue reference for image geolocation

FreeWeb
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GeoSpy

AI photo geolocation estimator

FreemiumWebAPI
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GeoTips

Map of regional visual clues for narrowing photo geolocation

FreeWeb
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Get-Metadata

View hidden EXIF and document metadata from an uploaded file

FreeWeb
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Ghiro

Automated image forensics platform

FreeOSSWebCLI
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Hachoir

Parse binary file structure and extract embedded metadata

FreeOSSCLI
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Hive Moderation AI Detector

AI-generated content detector

FreemiumWebAPI
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ImgOps

Multi-engine reverse-image search dispatcher

FreeWeb
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InVID Verification Plugin

a browser extension for verifying online video and image content through anal

FreeBrowser Extension
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InVID WeVerify

Successor verification suite to InVID plugin

FreeWebBrowser Extension
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Jeffrey's Image Metadata Viewer

Extract EXIF and GPS metadata from a photo

FreeWeb
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Jimpl EXIF Viewer

Extract EXIF metadata from images

FreeWeb
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KarmaDecay

Reverse image search scoped to Reddit submissions

FreeWeb
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Lenso.ai

AI reverse image search with face and place recognition modes

FreemiumWeb
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MAT2

a metadata anonymization toolkit that removes metadata from images and docume

FreeOSSCLI
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Meedan Check

Collect tip-line content via chat apps and produce fact-checks

FreemiumOSSWebAPI
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Metadata2Go

a web-based metadata extractor for images, documents, audio, video, and archi

FreeWeb
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Metapicz

Read photo EXIF/XMP metadata and plot GPS on a map

FreeWeb
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NLPC PlateRecognizer

ANPR API for license-plate recognition

FreemiumWebAPI
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New OCR

Recognise text in images and PDFs online

FreeWeb
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OnlineOCR

Extract text from scanned PDFs and images via OCR

FreemiumWeb
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OpenALPR

Open-source license-plate recognition library

FreemiumOSSCLI
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OpenSeaMap

Free OpenStreetMap-based nautical chart of seamarks and harbours

FreeOSSWeb
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URL27Geolocation (Physical)25EXIF Data23Report / Summary23Website16Social Media Account9Face / Biometric8Timeline / Chronology6

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