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obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by lunapalida » 2023-04-15, 22:44

It is to fry in hell, simply successfully tested Tineye Reverse Image Search 1.2.2 from the CA archive - Fine thing, does the job for.

Then I tried a dozen unsuccessfully for Google - if someone who knows a functional XPI who even does this job, please contact

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by Figueroa » 2023-04-15, 23:35

The Pale Moon addon site has an extension called Image Search Options. That one gives the option to have 8+ different image search engines, including Tin Eye and Google Images, available for a reverse image search. However, the Google option no longer works. Just takes you to the Google Image landing page. But, there is a two-click option. Right click the image, select ImgOps to do the search, that will load their page, where you can click on Google, and it will take you to Google Images and load the pic for you.

https://addons.palemoon.org/addon/image-search-options/

It does let you edit the parameters of the search string, so it may be fixable. I haven't had time to play with it.

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by lunapalida » 2023-04-16, 00:29

tnx
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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by moonbat » 2023-04-16, 21:51

lunapalida wrote:
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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by groundhog2 » 2023-05-28, 15:58

The Image Search Options add-on is great and there is a way to edit its settings to make Google Images work better: viewtopic.php?f=46&t=29083&p=233927

But looks like recently Google rolled out another update, and now image source results load in a useless sidebar. Does anyone know what to do to get the option back to show actual Google results with the links to the actual images?

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by groundhog2 » 2023-06-26, 16:54

Anyone else using the Image Search add-on? https://addons.palemoon.org/addon/image-search-options/

Can't find a way to bypass Google Lens and get normal results. Any help with the tweaking of the options would be appreciated. The worst part is that the Lens results no longer directly link to an image so it's a huge pain.

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by groundhog2 » 2023-07-19, 22:14

I see there is a very easy way to get rid of Lens and get the "old" Google Images results page back: https://petapixel.com/2022/01/12/how-to ... in-chrome/

And this is the way to do it with the URL, I'm just very good at editing the arguments and options to make this work in the extension: https://webapps.stackexchange.com/quest ... oogle-lens

Hope someone can help, please.

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by adoxa » 2023-07-20, 02:21

Click Settings
https://www.google.com/searchbyimage

Variables
image_url=::$URL::
client=app

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by groundhog2 » 2023-07-20, 20:32

adoxa wrote:
2023-07-20, 02:21
Click Settings
https://www.google.com/searchbyimage

Variables
image_url=::$URL::
client=app
Amazing! Thank you so much!

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by groundhog2 » 2023-08-31, 02:05

Seems it's stopped working again, redirects to the main Google Images page now.

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by moonbat » 2023-08-31, 11:34

Analyze the URL search parameters as they currently are and configure it again the way adoxa showed you. This is why unofficial extensions for third party services are not reliable in the long term.
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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by groundhog2 » 2023-08-31, 14:34

This is hosted by Pale Moon so I'm hoping it's not that unofficial? Unfortunately, I'm very unfamiliar with search parameters and I would only be guessing.

Perhaps there's a better alternative to this extension?

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by groundhog2 » 2023-08-31, 14:58

There is this extension that works on Chrome, maybe it can be helpful: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... lommdnndci

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by moonbat » 2023-08-31, 22:32

I mean unofficial with respect to Google, it isn't an extension that they made so it will have to keep playing catch up. (Not that Google has offered any Firefox extensions in about 10 12 years).
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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by groundhog2 » 2023-10-07, 18:46

Please, if someone could look into how to make the extension work again, that would be amazing. The old style image search still works, but I don't know how to trigger it.

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by adoxa » 2023-10-08, 01:13

How do you get the "old style image search"? There's "Find Image Source", but that seems to use data from the lens search, not an URL directly.

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by groundhog2 » 2023-10-08, 02:30

adoxa wrote:
2023-10-08, 01:13
How do you get the "old style image search"? There's "Find Image Source", but that seems to use data from the lens search, not an URL directly.
It works by using the Chrome extension I linked earlier.

It goes to, I think https://www.google.com/searchbyimage/upload And then this is the resulting URL:

https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:A ... xqeLubbXFw

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by adoxa » 2023-10-08, 14:02

Replace client=app with sbisrc=cr_1_5_2 (I'm sure I tried that earlier and it didn't work, but it seems to be working now).

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by Kris_88 » 2023-10-08, 15:30

adoxa wrote:
2023-10-08, 14:02
sbisrc=cr_1_5_2
This is probably the name of the requesting software. There can be even sbisrc=PaleMoon

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Re: obsolete reverse image search google add-on extension xpi :(

Unread post by groundhog2 » 2023-10-08, 16:13

adoxa wrote:
2023-10-08, 14:02
Replace client=app with sbisrc=cr_1_5_2 (I'm sure I tried that earlier and it didn't work, but it seems to be working now).
Yup it is working! Thank you so much!

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