search-by-image

Maybe they were referring to my extension :), as of now you can still access the old search results. https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image

Chrome Web Store reviewers leave a lot to be desired. My only effective strategy over the years has been to shame them in public and let them know that our interactions are immediately published across the web. You have to be relentless, otherwise they will destroy a decade of your work in a snap. These threads will surely give PTSD to any extension developer: https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/issues/57 https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/issues/63

Internet Archive has an experimental API to perform reverse image searches. https://archive.readme.io/docs/reverse-image-search-api There is also RootAbout: http://rootabout.com/ You may have a better chance of finding the image by searching on a couple dozen search engines using my extension. https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image#readme

I'm glad you found Buster useful! :) If you're into anime, you might also enjoy Search by Image, it includes support for a handful of search engines tailored to anime and manga. Visit the extension's options to enable them. https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image#readme

> C.) Their systems have now classified you as a scammer and you are now irredemable. The mistakes Google's automated systems and reviewers make can cause lasting damage, even if your app or channel is reinstated after public outcry. One of my browser extensions was removed for absurd reasons from the Chrome Web Store, and they've reversed their decision after things were made public [1][2]. While the extension was reinstated, since then it appears to be artificially pushed down in search results, and it no longer appears in the top three results when searching for the extension name [1], despite being in the second and third place for almost a year before the takedown and repeated update rejections were issued. [1] https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/issues/57 [2] https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/issues/63 [3] https://ch

I have published some of my extensions for the new Edge browser on their store [1], the submission experience was straightforward and pleasant, and the extensions were published in a couple of days after manual review. Updates were also reviewed and published in a timely manner. More importantly, during extension submissions and reviews I did not feel abused as a developer, something which I cannot say about the Chrome Web Store [2][3]. So I am happy that Microsoft has not only renewed their effort in this space, but they're also offering a decent alternative for developers who would rather not deal with Google. [1] https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/category/Edge-Ext... [2] https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/issues/63 [3] https://github.com/dessant/youtube-autoplay/issues/3

> Getty has been criticized for selling the rights to photos that are freely available in the public domain. Searching for images on the web can sometimes mitigate this issue. Search by Image (maintainer here) can help you to quickly find alternative sources for images. It also supports several stock photo sites, so price comparison becomes easier. Visit the extension's options to enable the search engines you need. https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image

I've added Pinterest to my reverse image search extension [1] to avoid having to sign up when there is no alternative source for the image. It returns Pinterest search results [2], and you can access the image directly from the image icon. I plan to release the image extraction module in a separate extension, so you can just click on the page area with the image, and it opens the image in a new tab. This way you will not need to do a reverse image search to get to the image, or manually look for it in the page source. [1] https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image [2] https://i.imgur.com/L2wv2Wk.png

The only reason that this was resolved was because ublock is a popular project. The other projects linked there did not have as much luck. Just the fact that they reply in this way on issues is disgusting: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/745#iss... https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/issues/57#issueco...

Google must be forced to open up Chrome to third-party extension stores. A monopoly deciding on the kind of browser extensions we get to distribute and use is sickening. As Chrome is a dominant platform, our work is prevented from reaching users if it does not align with the bussiness goals of Google, and extensions that users want on their devices are effectively censored out of existence. Again, the solution in the face of this company is not to ask them to behave nicely, but to force them to open up their platforms, so that the future of software we enjoy today does not depend on the whims of Google. As an example of their behavior, I've shared my discussion [1] with Chrome Web Store reviewers when the time came for one of my projects to be taken down. You cannot expect them to respond properly and apply critical thinking, and showing

There are a good number of search engines for reverse image search, I've made a browser extension to search them all. https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image