Searching for images on Google isn’t always an easy task using words alone. Your search is going to rely on how images on the web are tagged or captioned. A new tool, however, lets you use self-created images, rather than words, to find pictures on the web.
Unofficial Google Image Search by Drawing lets you draw a picture, drag and drop a photo from your computer, or take a picture. It then searches the web for similar-looking images.
The tool works fairly well for simple images. Check out the video above for a demo.
Franz Enzenhofer, an Austrian developer, created the tool. Give it a shot and tell us in the comments how it worked for you.
Could you see this being a useful tool — especially, say, for designers and artists? Or is it just a bit of fun?
[via Freeware Genius]
Thumbnail image courtesy of iStockphoto, alija
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