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24 alternatives to Urthecast Imagery

Beautiful satellite imagery every time you open a new tab.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Urthecast Imagery launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Earth View (Google Maps)▲84
Load a gorgeous satellite image in every new Chrome tab
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
2
Planet Explorer▲150
Interactive global satellite images
2017 · planet.com · its alternatives →
3
Mustsee▲218
Discover the world’s most beautiful places
2017 · mustsee.earth · its alternatives →
4
New Tab by Flickr▲116
Get a beautiful photo each time you open a new tab
2015 · flickr.com · its alternatives →
5
Enhanced Image Viewer▲115
Chrome's image viewer, but with zoom, pan, and more
Dec 2025 · its alternatives →
6
Nimbus Screenshot and Screencast▲97
My favorite screenshot & annotation extension for Chrome
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
7
Tab Pics▲101
Beautiful /r/EarthPorn of our planet in every new Chrome tab
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
8
lightgallery▲146
A modern image viewer for Mac, Windows and Linux.
2016 · sachinchoolur.github.io · its alternatives →
9
Aperture▲80
Beautiful surf photos with every new tab.
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
10
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 →
11
Screencastify▲178
Record screencast in your Chrome tab
2015 · screencastify.com · its alternatives →
12
Free Webcam Wonders By Museclip▲245
See your world transform through your Camera
2024 · its alternatives →
13
Lightbox▲96
Your Google Drive photos made into a beautiful album
2015 · lghtbx.com · its alternatives →
14
Inspector Spacetime from Google▲207
Google Translate for engineers working with motion
2017 · google.github.io · its alternatives →
15
Terrapattern▲77
A visual search tool for satellite imagery
2016 · terrapattern.com · its alternatives →
16
Fragment▲115
Prismatic Photos
2013 · pixiteapps.com · its alternatives →
17
Select▲151
Beautiful new tab with personalized photo categories
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
18
himawari.js▲79
Real-time images of Earth from the Himawari-8 satellite
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
User interfaces▲132
A daily delightful curation of User Interface animations.
2015 · userinterfaces.io · its alternatives →
20
Pinterest Tab▲88
An inspiring new look for your Chrome browser
2014 · newsroom.pinterest.com · its alternatives →
21
ImageWizz▲118
Personalized Images for Emails and Landing Pages.
2015 · its alternatives →
22
Samwise▲26
Stunning view on every new tabs. Inspiring your next trip 🚀
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
23
Brandcast▲117
End-to-end web design platform for professional designers.
2017 · sites.design · its alternatives →
24
Retina Check▲133
Visualise images pixel density on any webpage
2017 · lkc.com · its alternatives →

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