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If you're looking for images that are licensed for reuse across various sizes, aspect ratios, colors, types, and formats—anywhere, even with the safety search feature for family-friendly content—Google's Advanced Image Search can help you with that.
Steps
Introducing the tool
Access the tool. To use the advanced image search tool from Google, visit: https://www.google.com/advanced_image_search.
Components.Find images with… - Search for images with …: This is where you'll enter your search terms to find the images you want. The search terms can be in English and/or Vietnamese, as both languages are supported by Google's Advanced Image Search tool. This article provides examples in Vietnamese, but you can refer to the English examples as detailed in the referenced article section.Related articlesSearch images with
- all these words: - enter all the words you want to search for in this field. For example, if you are searching for the phrase finger pointer.
- this exact word or phrase: - search for this exact word or phrase: For example, if you want to find the exact phrase finger pointer and not just pointer or finger, you need to enclose the phrase in quotation marks, like “finger pointer”.
- none of these words: - exclude these words: If you don't want certain words to appear in the search results, place a minus sign (-) before the word. This may rarely be used and might not be fully stable with Vietnamese. You can experiment with this option yourself.
- any of these words: - any of these words: For example, if you want to find pointer or finger or sun, in Vietnamese, enclose these terms in quotation marks and place OR (which means HOẶC in Vietnamese) between them, like: “pointer” OR “finger” OR “sun”.
The available filters are:image dimensionsaspect ratiocolors within the imagesImage TypeGeographic RegionWebsite or DomainSafeSearch FilterFile FormatRights of Usage
Permissions for UseOpenly LicensedUnrestricted by LicenseFree to Use or Distributefree to use or share, even for commercial purposesfree to use, share, or alter as desiredfree to use, share, alter, and even for commercial use
colors present in the imagetransparent background
Browse and select the images you like from the search results.
Image usage rights selection: As mentioned earlier, the most permissive usage rights are represented by examples below: free to use, share or modify, even commercially — you are free to use, share, or modify the image, even for commercial purposes.
finger pointerthis exact term or phrase
pointerfingerORpointerORfingerany of these terms
colors in the imagesee-throughthe finger pointerall of these terms
The results returned after the search.
Identify the source, check the license for each image, and download it
Determine the source of the selected image. In the result screens for all cases above, if you like an image, right-click on it and open it in a new browser tab. You will be redirected to corresponding new screens, where you can identify the source of the selected image. This is the same for all four cases mentioned above, although this example specifically shows case 4, where the source of the image selected is Pixabay, indicated by a red arrow. You can also view specific examples of how to identify the source of the selected image, as detailed in the article Finding Open License Images using Google's Image Tool.
Check the license and download the selected image. Click the link on the Pixabay word to open the selected image in a new screen, where you can review the image's license before downloading it. Cases 1, 2, and 3 follow the same process when verifying the license, even if the source is not Pixabay. If the selected image is openly licensed as desired, you can proceed to download it. You can also explore examples of checking the license and downloading selected images, as explained in the article Finding Open License Images using Google's Image Tool.
- Case 4: Check the transparency feature, license, and download. For case 4, you must also verify the transparency feature of the selected image. On this final screen, where you can verify the image's license (for example, in case 4, it's CC0), you will also clearly notice that the resulting image has a transparent feature due to its background. Click on the Free Download link to download the image to your computer. You can also view examples of checking the license and downloading selected images, as detailed in the article Finding Open License Images using Google's Image Tool.
Tip
- With Google's Advanced Image Search, you can search for any image, whether in Vietnamese or English. However, most websites containing images do not support this feature and do not work with Vietnamese, so you'll need to enter search terms, mostly in English.
- There are also many other websites and search methods to download openly licensed and/or publicly available images on the Internet, which you can freely use without fear of violating anyone's copyright.
