You have a image.

Extracts text and metadata (author, software, dates) from over a thousand file types, including Office files and PDFs.

• Command line
• Free

TakesDocument / fileImage

Works out exactly which part of the sky a night photo shows, which can help confirm where and when it was taken.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage

Baidu reverse image search. Finds copies of an image on Chinese websites that Western search engines rarely index.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage

Microsoft reverse image search. You can crop to one object in a photo and search for just that part.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage

Reads Content Credentials (C2PA) in a photo or video: which camera or app created it, edits made and whether AI was used.

• Website
• Free

TakesImageVideo

Identifies the make, model and generation of a car from a photo.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

Every past version of Esri's world satellite basemap since 2014, to compare how a place changed between dates.

• Website
• Free

TakesImageLocation / coordinates

Reads and edits photo metadata (camera, timestamps, GPS) entirely in your browser, so the image is never uploaded.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage

Pulls GPS coordinates from the metadata of many images at once, from files, folders or URLs, and links them to a map.

• Command line
• Free

TakesImage

Reads and edits metadata in images, video, audio and documents, such as camera model, GPS coordinates, timestamps, author and software.

• Command line
• Free

TakesImageVideoDocument / file

Command-line tool for reading and editing EXIF, IPTC and XMP metadata in images, including many RAW formats.

• Command line
• Free

TakesImage

Face search engine that matches a face against social media, news and mugshot sites, aimed at checking people you meet online.

• Website
• Freemium
• Account

TakesImage

The FBI's official wanted list with photos and case details.

• Website
• Free

TakesPerson's nameImage

Search Flickr photos by place or keyword and browse them on a map; many keep their original camera metadata.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesLocation / coordinatesImage

Identifies the font used in an image, useful for spotting edited documents and screenshots.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage

Browser-based photo forensics: clone detection, error level analysis, noise analysis and metadata, all run locally.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage

In-browser photo forensics: metadata viewer, error level analysis, clone and double-compression detection. Nothing is uploaded.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage

Error level analysis and metadata for a photo, to spot areas that were edited or pasted in.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

Windows app for viewing photo locations on a map and editing geotags and metadata in bulk.

• Desktop app
• Free

TakesImageLocation / coordinates

AI photo geolocation that estimates the country, region or spot a picture was taken in.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

AI that estimates where a photo was taken from what is visible in it, such as architecture, vegetation and road markings.

• Website
• Freemium
• Account

TakesImage

Google's reverse image search. It is strong at identifying landmarks, products and text in an image.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage

Python tools (hachoir-metadata) that read metadata from dozens of binary file formats, including ones other tools skip.

• Command line
• Freemium

TakesDocument / fileImageVideo

Free OCR in 100+ languages: extract text from images and scanned PDFs so you can translate or search it.

• Website
• Free

TakesImageDocument / file

Paste an image URL once and send it to many reverse image search, forensic and editing tools.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImageURL

Browser extension for checking videos and images. It splits videos into keyframes for reverse search, reads metadata and applies forensic filters.

• Browser extension
• Free

TakesVideoImageSocial media post

Online EXIF viewer that shows when and where a photo was taken and can strip the metadata from it.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

JPEG forensics in the browser: metadata, GPS, compression tables and automated checks for signs of editing.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

Windows app that inspects how a JPEG was compressed and identifies whether it came straight from a camera or was re-saved by an editor.

• Desktop app
• Free

TakesImage

Searches KartaView street-level photos by describing a scene or uploading a similar image, to find where a photo was taken.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImageLocation / coordinates

AI reverse image search with a face mode, plus search for places, duplicates and similar images.

• Website
• Freemium
• Account

TakesImage

Shows all metadata in images, videos, audio, documents and e-books in the browser.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImageVideoDocument / file

Queries OpenStreetMap for places that match what a photo shows, for example a pharmacy next to a bus stop within 200 m of a river.

• Website
• Free

TakesLocation / coordinatesImage

Reads a photo's EXIF data and plots its GPS location on a map.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

AI that predicts where a photo was taken from what it shows, with a confidence map of likely locations.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

Face-recognition search engine: finds other photos of the same face on public websites.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

Estimates when a social media or WhatsApp profile picture was uploaded from the image URL.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImageURL

Reverse image search specialised in artwork, anime and manga, tracing reposts back to the original artist.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

Face search over profile photos from VK, Odnoklassniki, TikTok and Clubhouse; strongest for Russian-speaking users.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

Browser version of Bellingcat's ShadowFinder: from an object's shadow length and the time, maps where a photo could be.

• Website
• Free

TakesImageLocation / coordinates

Checks whether an online contact is who they claim to be: reverse search by name, phone, email or photo. Aimed at romance-scam victims.

• Website
• Paid

TakesPerson's namePhone numberEmail addressImage

Shows the sun's position and shadow direction for any place and time, to check when a photo was taken or narrow down where.

• Website
• Free

TakesLocation / coordinatesImage

Finds where an image appears online and can sort results by date, which helps find the oldest copy and the original source.

• Website
• Freemium

TakesImage

Geolocates where a photo was taken by drawing sight lines to landmarks you can identify on a map. Runs in the browser.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage

Identifies a font from an image against a catalogue of over 200,000 fonts.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage

Reverse image search with strong face and scene matching. It often finds matches that other engines miss.

• Website
• Free

TakesImage