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24 alternatives to Earth View (Google Maps)

Load a gorgeous satellite image in every new Chrome tab

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Earth View (Google Maps) launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Google Earth▲675
The new Google Earth 🌎
2017 · earth.google.com · its alternatives →
2
MapTab▲92
View beautiful maps each time you open a new tab
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
3
Tab Pics▲101
Beautiful /r/EarthPorn of our planet in every new Chrome tab
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
4
Planet Explorer▲150
Interactive global satellite images
2017 · planet.com · its alternatives →
5
Urthecast Imagery▲69
Beautiful satellite imagery every time you open a new tab.
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
6
Iconic History▲71
Chrome Plug-In Offers A Visual Map Of Your Internet Activity
2014 · germaninnovation.org · its alternatives →
7
Satellite Eyes▲131
Changes your Mac wallpaper to a satellite map of your local
2014 · satelliteeyes.tomtaylor.co.uk · its alternatives →
8
New Tab by Flickr▲116
Get a beautiful photo each time you open a new tab
2015 · flickr.com · its alternatives →
9
Tab With a View 2.0▲302
Travel virtually to the most beautiful places on this planet
2025 · withaview.co · its alternatives →
10
Land Lines▲15
Explore Google Earth satellite imagery through gesture
2016 · lines.chromeexperiments.com · its alternatives →
11
Google Maps Timeline▲211
See a map of your daily activity inside Google Maps
2015 · maps.googleblog.com · its alternatives →
12
Instant Google Street View▲412
Instantly see a Google Street View of any supported location. Easily share and save your favourite views.
2012 · qsview.com · its alternatives →
13
Google Maps Gallery▲59
User-created maps shared with the world
2014 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →
14
Conquer.Earth▲177
Share a map marked with every place you've ever visited
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Rocket Dashboard▲120
A powerfull new tab page for Google Chrome
2017 · rocketdashboard.com · its alternatives →
16
Pinterest Tab▲88
An inspiring new look for your Chrome browser
2014 · newsroom.pinterest.com · its alternatives →
17
Google Earth View▲9
Observe the earth while you procrastinate.
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
18
Google Street View Oceans▲78
"Street view" on oceans around the world
2014 · google.com · its alternatives →
19
Select▲151
Beautiful new tab with personalized photo categories
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
20
himawari.js▲79
Real-time images of Earth from the Himawari-8 satellite
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
Lonely Planet Chrome Extension▲99
Travel inspiration, one tab at a time.
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
22
Spatium▲182
Hi there, humans! I'm excited to announce Spatium! I'm a big fan of any topic related to our universe. I'm also a developer, so I've put these things together and I built this new tab Chrome Extension for space lovers, astronomy fans, and science geeks like me. If you enjoyed it, please spread some love <3 FEATURES • Space images • Every day, get a fascinating image of our universe. Enjoy pictures of stars, planets, moons, galaxies, nebulae, comets and more right on your browser tab. • Sun Widget • Find out when the sunrise, sunset, first and last light times will be precisely at your…
2021 · spatium.earth · its alternatives →
23
Tunnel Vision▲203
See your next Trello tasks every time you open a browser tab
2016 · domains.marc.io · its alternatives →
24
Downlink▲74
Real-time satellite imagery on your desktop
2021 · downlinkapp.com · its alternatives →

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