Photo Pin is a website which allows bloggers, and technically any other person to search for images to use in their articles or just for the sake of viewing. Users can search the images on Flickr but the majority of them are licensed under Creative Commons.

All a user has to do is type in the type of image they are searching for, for example – internet, traffic jam, convention show, cartoons, etc. The website will automatically look over the Internet and provide you with images that you can use in your article.

Once you find the image, you can just click on it and download the image. However, you will also need to paste the given code to give credit to the original artist.

Features

• Great for bloggers who are searching for article relevant images.
• Search Flickr photos.
• Free service – does not require any account to use.
• Quick and effective.
• Buy stock photos.
• Similar tools: Veezzle, Unprofound, MorgueFile, StockVault and more in “Top 5 Free Websites for Quality Copyright Free Photographs“

Check out Photo Pin @ www.photopin.com

JpgTo is a free to use web service that provides you with an image of any object. There are not any details available on the site as to how these images are selected and where they are selected from; but one thing is for sure: it works.

All you have to do is type the name of an object followed by “.Jpg.To” and paste the result in your browser’s address bar. The site will fetch an image of that object and display it to you. For example if you typed “Macbook.Jpg.To” in your browser’s address bar you will be shown the image of a Macbook laptop. This simple procedure allows for anybody to easily obtain images.

Feaures:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Helps you get images of anything.
• Follows a URL pattern.
• Works with any browser.

Check out JpgTo @ http://jpg.to (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

For example, when you click on the Src-Img bookmarklet in your browser, it searches that particular image on Google Image search and gives you not only a list of all other websites/blogs using that image, but also all other available sizes of that image. The tool is super simple to use and all you have to do is drag the bookmarklet link to your browser to set it up.

When you click on the bookmarklet while viewing a webpage with multiple images, the tool asks you to specify the image you want to look up.

Features:

• Displays other sources using the same image.
• Displays all other sizes of image being used.
• No installation or registration required.

Get Src-Im from http://jarred.github.com/src-img

You can perform Google Image search by drawing anything in the area provided or use your webcam to take a picture and search the web. The site also supports drag and drop features meaning that you can search the web by dropping the image from your computer.

When you open the website, you will see a blank drawing area on your screen. All you have to do is select the pencil size and color, and click on Search by Drawing button. It will display all the results related the picture you drew. It will even show you any related image Google can find on the internet.

The service only works with Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

Features

• Free and simple
• Search Google by drawing images
• Use your webcam to take snapshots and search Google
• Works in Firefox and Chrome
• Similar sites: Gazopa, Pixolu and more in recent MakeUseOf article about alternative image search engines.

Check out Unofficial Google Image Search @ www.search-by-drawing.franz-enzenhofer.com (By Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

Google Image Ripper is a simple website that makes image searching much more fun. The minimalist layout displays images in thumbnails with a ready download link for each one available, so you do not have to leave the search page to download the image. It also implements a light box script so that you can view your search results like a slideshow.

Google Image Ripper will also allow you to filter pictures with Safe mode, search for different sizes, and show the images’ URLs. Google Image Ripper still uses Google’s search algorithm, so you will have the same results shown to you what Google Image Search will show, only in a much cleaner format.

Features:

• Simple alternative to Google Image Search.
• Download images directly from the search results page.
• View images as slideshow.
• Fast searching does not sacrifice important features.
• Similar Tools: TeleportD, PicsLikeThat, Tiltomo.

Check Out Google Image Ripper @ http://www.googleimageripper.com

The app does not reveal a lot of information on how it works or which apps it can connect to so you’ll need to try it out and see for yourself. It is free to use and requires iOS 4.0 or higher. Works on iPod touch too.

Features

• Search public photos on iOS in real-time
• Shows you what’s happening around the world with those photos
• Free, needs iOS 4.0 or higher

Check out Teleportd @ itunes.apple.com/gb/app/teleportd/id468119342?mt=8 (By Abhijeet from GT Mobiles)

PicsLikeThat is a free to use web service that lets you find the images you like in an easier way. You start by entering a search query and a cloud of image thumbnails is displayed. You look at an image that you like and double-click on it to view other images similar to that one. You can keep repeating this gesture till you find the image you like. Once you find the image you want, you can single-click on it, preview it, and go to its page on Fotolia.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you find images similar to an image.
• Lets you keep finding similar images till you find one you like.
• Leads you to the Fotolia page of an image.
• Similar tools: SnapFinch and Googleimageslideshow.
• Also read related articles:

  5 Good Image Search Engines Apart From Google Image Search
  Top 5 Black & White Image Search Engines
  3 Fascinating Search Engines That Search For Faces

Check out PicsLikeThat @ www.picslikethat.com (by MOin from Urban Savior)

Start with choosing one of the many photos recently uploaded on Flickr or search for a photo using tags. Once you like a photo, click on one of the two links underneath it. The first link will display photos that are of the same theme, while the second link will find photos that have the same color and texture. To go to the actual Flickr photo in its original size, just click on the thumbnail. You can also click on “random photos” to start your search.

Features:

• Search for photos with similar themes on Flickr.
• Start with recently uploaded, tag specific or random photos.
• Click on a thumbnail to visit actual Flickr page.
• No registration required.
• Similar Sites: FlickSourcer, Flickr Thumbnail Search and LiteFlick.
• Also read related articles:
  16 Flickr Search Tools That Are Fun to Use
  The Top 5 Best Search Engines To Search Photos On Flickr

Visit Tiltomo @ www.tiltomo.com

FlickSourcer is a free to use website that fetches Creative Commons images from Flickr. All you have to do is enter your desired pixel size of the images and optionally restrict the image types by entering in search keywords. You can toggle the site background to white and black to see how the image contrasts with each. The images appear with their photographer’s copyright; this adds a better feel to your designs. To make more image results appear you can click on the blue button at the end of the results page to load up 10 additional results.

Images can be saved by right-clicking on them and using your browser’s “Save Image” option.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you find great images from Flickr.
• Adds the photographer’s copyright to each image.
• Lets you get images in custom sizes.
• Can show images randomly or relevant to search keywords.
• Similar tools: Flickr Thumbnail Search and LiteFlick.
• Also read related articles:
  16 Flickr Search Tools That Are Fun to Use
  The Top 5 Best Search Engines To Search Photos On Flickr

Check out FlickSourcer @ www.xaviesteve.com/pro/flicksourcer (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Searching this way saves a lot of time but it also helps the web get smarter on its own since the semantic web is a continuous development phenomenon. All the images indexed by Ookaboo are under Creative Commons license meaning they can be freely used on any website or blog. You can also browse topics that have been searched recently or ones that are most popular. You can view each image in up to 4 different sizes and get the HTML code to directly link or embed the image anywhere.

Features:

• Intelligent photo search engine
• Search free images on the web using the semantic web technology.
• Displays images in different sizes.
• Link, save or embed image anywhere.
• No registration required.
• Similar sites: Pics4Learning, ABCya, Zefty and EduPic.
• Also read related articles:
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Visit Ookaboo @ www.ookaboo.com