A TinEye alternative that shows its sources

TinEye is a well-known reverse image search built to find copies of a picture. Retrace answers a related question: where did this picture come from? It puts earlier copies with dates, what the frame shows and the place on a map into one report, with a source link for each finding.

Check a picture How it works

When a reverse image search is enough

If you only need a list of pages with the same picture, a dedicated reverse image search does that well. Use it.

When Retrace helps more

You want the earliest publication found and its date, without sorting a list yourself.
The frame has signs, text or landmarks that can point to a place.
You need sources you can show to an editor or a client.

Use both

No single tool covers the whole web. Run the same picture through a reverse image search and through Retrace, then compare.

Questions

Is Retrace better than TinEye?

They do different jobs. TinEye specialises in finding copies; Retrace builds a report about origin with sources. For important checks, use both.

Does Retrace replace Google Lens or Bing?

No. General visual search covers products, objects and similar images. Retrace answers a narrower question: where a picture came from, how long it has been online and where it was taken.

Descriptions of other tools are general and based on what they say about themselves. TinEye and other names belong to their owners. Retrace is not affiliated with them.