decimation/smartimage

Reverse image search tool (SauceNao, IQDB, Ascii2D, trace.moe, and more)

SmartImage

Find the source image in one click!
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SmartImage is a powerful reverse image search tool for Windows. SmartImage will open the best match found returned from various image search engines (see the supported sites) right in your web browser. This behavior can be configured to the user's preferences.

SmartImage features context menu integration, which allows you to right click on an image to immediately run a search!

Supported Engines 🔎

Supported search engines:

See the Engines Index spreadsheet.

Getting Started 1️⃣

SmartImage is designed to be intuitive and agile. There are multiple ways of running the program, and you can use 2 different forms of input: direct image links or files.

See Usage »

1. Input Field

1a. Text 📲

Simply use the text input field in the shell UI. You are able to copy/paste text and use common text manipulation functions such as undo/redo.

1b. Drag-and-drop ↕

You are able to drag-and-drop images into the text field, in which case the file path populates the input field.

2. Clipboard 📋

SmartImage automatically detects clipboard changes

2a. Text 🔗

Copy a link or file path, and the input field will update with its value.

2b. Image file 🖼

Copy an image file, and the input field will update with its file path.

3. Context menu 🖱

Once the context menu integration is enabled, right-click on an image to open SmartImage with the selected file used as the input.

4. Command-line 🖥

Use the documented arguments to invoke SmartImage from various system contexts such as scripts or applications.

Wiki 📕

See the Wiki » for documentation.

Wiki pages useful for getting started:

• Usage: Usage »
• Search engines and config: Engines »

smartimage's Issues

Doesn't open images where there is a space character anywhere in the filepath

The browser is not open

That's the only way. No, then

Future Linux version?

Just a suggestion, but I think something like this on Linux would be amazing. I'm not sure what would need to happen to make it a Linux release, but the community would probably help.

"A fatal error occurred. The required library hostfxr.dll could not be found."

When I try to run it from cmd the latest version (v2.2.2) I get a message
A fatal error occurred. The required library hostfxr.dll could not be found

I was recently cleaning things up on my PC and I may have broke some of the .Net.... but still the previous version was still working.

.local-chromium folder gets created but doesn't get deleted

Every time i search an image in a folder, a .local-chromium folder will be created in the same folder and does not get deleted once the search is complete.

If SmartImage needs chromium to work, it should create those files where the .exe is located so it could re-use them and wouldn't have to re-create the same files in every folder i search an image into.

Maybe they actually get deleted once the search is done but there is a bug because those are onedrive folders or something, still, it would be better if the solution above was applied because otherwise it's a big waste of resource and time.

https://i.imgur.com/SJzuc5z.png
https://i.imgur.com/pEAruvS.png
https://i.imgur.com/gk3dLHl.png

Crash on Opening

When I try to open SmartImage, this error is generated:

Unhandled exception. System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for '' threw an exception.
---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
---> System.DllNotFoundException: Dll was not found.
at WinRT.Platform.WindowsCreateStringReference(Char* sourceString, Int32 length, IntPtr* hstring_header, IntPtr* hstring)
at WinRT.MarshalString.CreateMarshaler(String value)
at WinRT.WinrtModule.GetActivationFactory(String runtimeClassId)
at WinRT.BaseActivationFactory..ctor(String typeNamespace, String typeFullName)
at Windows.System.UserProfile.GlobalizationPreferences._IGlobalizationPreferencesStatics..ctor()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean wrapExceptions, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& hasNoDefaultCtor)
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtorSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean wrapExceptions, Boolean fillCache)
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, Boolean wrapExceptions)
at System.Activator.CreateInstanceT
at WinRT.WeakLazy`1.get_Value()
at Windows.System.UserProfile.GlobalizationPreferences._IGlobalizationPreferencesStatics.get_Instance()
at Windows.System.UserProfile.GlobalizationPreferences.get_Languages()
at SmartImage.Core.AppInfo.Setup()
at .cctor()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

I have .NET 5.0.11, and am on Windows 7 64 bit.

closes right away on win10, any requirements ?

issue: try add to context menu failed

Ascii2D Cloudflare protection

Ascii2D seems to have implemented Cloudflare protection which prevents scraping of its results. Cloudflare protection has to be circumvented or an alternative method of retrieving Ascii2D results is needed.

[Bug Report] Some Menu Bugs Encountered

Just documenting some bugs from Release 3.0.1 incase you weren't aware.

• Selecting more than one Search Engine or Priority Engine by mouse, and then hitting "Enter", will deselect all the engines you had selected, except for the last one.
  https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/41088844/222612706-9388d698-4a8e-4e53-bcb8-191cd9c85318.mp4

  • The inverse is also true. Deselecting engines and then hitting "Enter", will reselect them except for the last one. In order to properly deselect them, you have to deselect them one at a time, hitting "Enter" after each deselect.
    https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/41088844/222613635-4a8aa95e-8f65-499a-81be-cc1ffaeaf26d.mp4

• Clicking "Auto-search" does not do anything. Saving and hitting "Enter" does not help in this case.
  https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/41088844/222613433-45ad280b-f450-41a9-a724-ae042608b4c3.mp4

  • Search through context menu does in fact auto-search, even with the toggle disabled (not an issue).

• If the Input auto-populates from your clipboard, you're unable to search for any other image, even after clicking "Clear" or "Restart". The only solution to this is to copy a random string, and try again from the beginning.
  https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/41088844/222614548-7b01f6c9-6c40-4447-8d18-02211a8438b2.mp4

• Sometimes after searching, the entire window will freeze/hang up, and suddenly close. I thought this might've had to do with the file being in the same directory as the program, but same thing occurs when it's the same file in it's own directory.
  https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/41088844/222614802-4d02295a-ae3d-4c23-b283-8c1b095b0c6e.mp4

  • This never seemed to happen when I would use the context menu; after a successful search, I just need to click "Delete" once, and the image would be deleted. However after this if I clicked "Clear" and/or "Restart" and drag and dropped a new image and ran that, the freezing issue would occur again.

Failure processing application bundle.

SmartImage doesn't open at all

When I attempt to open any version of SmartImage.exe, this error shows up: (see attached).

Features: Input queue, auto-search, extra metadata

Requested by @SakiSakiSakiSakiSaki

GUI not uploading image

I'm using the GUI version, 4.0.0, and it's not uploading the image to the sources. But, when I use 3.0.4 it works correctly. Although, rarely, it too doesn't upload the image. I would have to wait a few minutes before retrying the search and it works. I even tried GUI on a fresh installation of Windows 11, and it still doesn't work.

Not only that, but I tried downloading the zip, to my surprise there were no EXE in the zip. Am I supposed to build the EXE someway?

Issue while opening

Everytime i open an img

----------Exception----------
Exception message: Exception of type 'SmartImage.Utilities.SmartImageException' was thrown.
Exception stack trace: at SmartImage.RuntimeInfo.FindExecutableLocation(String exe)
at SmartImage.RuntimeInfo.get_ExeLocation()
at SmartImage.RuntimeInfo.get_AppFolder()
at SmartImage.RuntimeInfo.get_IsAppFolderInPath()
at SmartImage.Integration.Setup()
at SmartImage.Program.Main(String[] args)
Source: SmartImage
HResult: -2146233088
Site: System.String FindExecutableLocation(System.String)

----------Config----------
Error adding config
----------Program Info----------
Version: 1.9.7.0
Crash log written to C:\Users\BedBug\Desktop\crash.log
Please file an issue and attach the crash log.

Press any key to continue...

Query was not uploaded (crash)

SmartImage crashes when I run with any image. Here's the trace:

Unhandled exception. System.ArgumentException: Query was not uploaded (Parameter 'query')
   at SmartImage.Lib.SearchClient.GetSearchTasks(SearchQuery query, CancellationToken token)
   at SmartImage.Lib.SearchClient.RunSearchAsync(SearchQuery query, CancellationToken token, IProgress`1 p)
   at SmartImage.Mode.Shell.ShellMode.RunSearchAsync()
   at SmartImage.Mode.Shell.ShellMode.RunMain()
   at SmartImage.Mode.Shell.ShellMode.Run_Clicked()
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.<>c.<ThrowAsync>b__128_0(Object)
   at Terminal.Gui.Application.MainLoopSyncContext.<>c__DisplayClass3_0.<Post>b__0()
   at Terminal.Gui.MainLoop.RunIdle()
   at Terminal.Gui.MainLoop.MainIteration()
   at Terminal.Gui.Application.RunMainLoopIteration(RunState&, Boolean, Boolean&)
   at Terminal.Gui.Application.RunLoop(RunState, Boolean )
   at Terminal.Gui.Application.Run(Toplevel, Func`2 )
   at Terminal.Gui.Application.Run(Func`2 )
   at SmartImage.Mode.Shell.ShellMode.RunAsync(Object )
   at SmartImage.Program.Main(String[])
   at SmartImage.Program.<Main>(String[])

I downloaded the latest release binary (v3.0.2 Release), and executed via windows powershell on windows 11. I copied an image to clipboard, and SmartImage pulled the correct file path into the Input field, upon clicking "run" SmartImage displays "uploading", draws the header for the results table, and then exits with the above trace. Config is default, aside from enabling the context menu.

Running SmartImage via the context menu opens, displays the same as the above, and exits (presumably with the same trace, however it closes before I can see).

Support for TinEye / iqdb?

Upgrade to new trace.moe API

Hi, just want to notify you the new trace.moe API is out.
Please take a look and update your program, otherwise it will be broken when the old API deprecates.
You can find the docs of the new API with migration guide at https://github.com/soruly/trace.moe-api

SmartImage not opening from context menu

Hi, I placed the executable in my system %PATH% location (C:) and then ran the command as administrator to add the context menu (SmartImage --ctx-menu). When I try to right click a file and click the SmartImage option, it just opens the default "How would you like to open this file" window. Is there a step I am missing? Did I place the executable in the right location?

GUI rewrite

• GUI instead of shell interface
• Avalonia/Uno WPF framework

'dotnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Copy to desktop (Y/N)

how do i fix these error?

clipboard feature

is there any possibility of a feature about using this program with an image stored in the clipboard instead of saved images?

edit: i figured out i can paste regular images but i can't paste the ones i take from windows snaptool (win + shift + s)

It's just doesn't work for me

found Images are not even to 1% Similar even though it shows 70%

I did multiple searches with images of people, and the results are always something entirely different.

I don't know if this is a bug, but I interpreted this tool as a Image Searching Tool no matter what the content of the picture is. Or can only specific Images be searched?

What I did was search for images with 1 or more People in it. What I found were scenes with nature like a view from a plane or a drone of a jungle or mountains. The images are not even closely similar, but the tool shows a similarity of 70% and higher.

NullReferenceException after image upload

For a select number of images, I am getting the error pictured below. The program then quits.

Support fluffle.xyz

Would be nice.
They have an easy to implement api: https://fluffle.xyz/api/

Hydrus integration

Program crashes on opening

The programs crashes on opening and displays messages for a millisecond if i spam open it.

Here's a video and screenshots of the messages.

explorer_bnywB64c93.mp4

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/79232286/148838554-1a6845cb-b159-4626-900b-55ff3e3a902d.png

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/79232286/148838884-c8bb50f4-73b3-4325-ad1e-3f756242e32f.png

Migrate to Terminal.Gui

SmartImage.Lib v3 refactoring & rewrite

Remove hardcoded SauceNao api auth and make user supply it

The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request.

[IQDB] URL broken

the link appears like this when I do a search:

it opens like that in the browser as well, leading to a broken page

Thread safety / asynchronous code correctness

Добавь функцию

1. when you do a search, it opens the browser with sites. I want to do it manually through MAIN. select it yourself, without automatically opening the site
2. doesn't show the checkboxes that I checked.

Image scanning & downloading

• Scan within result pages for image links
  • Add download ability

GUI: MVVM

Refactor codebase to follow MVVM

Prompt when no results are available

Thanks to this software, it is very convenient.
I have a question, is there no result available when the "similarity" is not green?
I can't be sure, so I have to wait every time. If it doesn't open the webpage, I can confirm that it has no results.
Is my guess correct? Or can you add a more direct prompt? Thank you!

Pass argument?

I may be doing something wrong, but is there a way to pass an image to SmartImage as a command line argument in the new 3.0 version? Thanks.

windows 7

Does this work with Win 7?

Thanks

I can't configure the program

I expose the settings so that the program search in Saucenao, Yandex and Google, but it starts searching everywhere.
And how should the program be configured so that it immediately opens search results in the browser?

Update documentation