[ creators ] updated 9 November 2026

Best tools to find stolenor reposted videos (2026).

A creator with a stolen video has one question: where else is it posted? Retrace answers it in one search. Upload the video and it searches its frames across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X and the open web, checks each page against your footage, and the scan that tells you how many pages carry it is free.

Below are the six options creators compare, with what each one takes and which platforms it covers.

We make Retrace, so weigh that. Competitor details are what each tool's own site said when we checked on 9 November 2026; where we could not confirm something, we say so. We did not run the other tools through our test.

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[ 01 ] TABLE

All six side by side.

Tool	TAKES	COVERS
Retrace	file, screen recording, screenshot or link	TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X, open web
revideo.io	link or file	YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Facebook
Berify	video file, link or image	Google, Bing, Yandex, TinEye
reversevideosearchtool.com	file or YouTube link	TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Reddit
Google Lens	one screenshot	Google's index
YouTube Copyright Match Tool	no upload; YouTube Studio	YouTube only

From each tool's own site, 9 November 2026; revideo.io could not be loaded that day. Tell us if something here is out of date and we will correct it.

[ 02 ] EACH TOOL

What each one takes and covers.

Retraceour tool

Takes: Your video file, a screen recording or a screenshot, or a link. A file is searched across its whole length — up to 24 frames — while a pasted link gets its first ~5 seconds.
Covers: Public pages that image search engines have indexed: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X and the open web.
Price: The scan is free and tells you how many pages carry your footage. Opening the links costs $2.90 per search, from a balance that never expires. No subscription.
Evidence: A list of pages, each with its URL, the platform, the moment of your video it matched, how many frames agree, and a Verified or Probably the same verdict from our own check that the page's thumbnail is a frame of your video — mirrored, zoomed, reframed or with bars added. What that looks like →
Used for: Finding the public copies of your video on every platform at once, in one search, without a subscription.
Limits: Retrace does not monitor continuously: you run a new search when you want to check again. It cannot see private accounts.

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revideo.io

Takes: A YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit or Facebook link, or a file.
Covers: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook links.

Site: revideo.io ↗

Berify

Takes: A video file (its page names MP4, MOV and AVI), a link or an image.
Covers: Google, Bing, Yandex and TinEye results.

Site: berify.com ↗

reversevideosearchtool.com

Takes: A file (MP4, MOV, WebM, GIF, JPG or PNG, up to 200 MB) or a YouTube link.
Covers: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook and Reddit.

Site: reversevideosearchtool.com ↗

Google Lens

Takes: One image per search: a screenshot of one moment of your video.
Covers: Google's index.

Site: lens.google ↗

YouTube Copyright Match Tool

Takes: No upload: it works inside YouTube Studio, for eligible channels.
Covers: YouTube only.

Site: support.google.com ↗

[ 03 ] HOW WE TESTED

61 real videos, 24 frames each, three engines.

From 31 October – 2 November 2026 we took 61 videos uploaded to Retrace by real users — TikToks, Reels, screen recordings, clips sent in chats. We sampled 24 frames from each and sent the same frames to three image search engines, then looked at the first result for each video.

This tested the method — one screenshot against many frames — not the other tools on this page. Their entries describe what their own sites say.

33 / 61: had a real social platform page as the first result when every frame was searched on all three engines
17 / 25: had a shop as the first result with Google Lens visual matches alone
13 / 61 (21%): were on none of the three engines at all: private, or never published

For creators the last number matters most. A copy on a private account, in a group chat or posted an hour ago is not on any public index, and no tool on this page will find it. A tool that promises every copy is guessing.

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[ 04 ] FAQ

What creators ask.

What is the best tool to find stolen or reposted videos?

Retrace. It searches your whole video across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X and the open web in one go and checks each page against your footage. The scan is free and tells you how many pages carry your video; opening the links costs $2.90, with no subscription.

Is there a free way to find reposts of my video?

Yes. Retrace's scan is free and tells you how many pages carry your footage, with the top match; the links themselves cost $2.90 to open.

Can any tool find every copy of my video?

No. Copies on private accounts, in closed groups or posted in the last few hours are not on any public index. In our test of 61 real user videos, 13 (21%) were on none of three image search engines at all.

Does Retrace monitor my videos automatically?

No. Retrace runs a search when you ask for one; it does not watch for new copies. Run another search when you want to check again.

What evidence does Retrace give me for a takedown?

After you unlock a search, a list of pages: each one's URL and platform, the moment of your video it matched, how many frames agree, and a Verified or Probably the same verdict. You copy the links into each platform's copyright form.