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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. 1
   Earth View (Google Maps)▲84

   Load a gorgeous satellite image in every new Chrome tab

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spatium▲182

   A space odyssey awaits you with beautiful space images

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Planet Explorer▲150

   Interactive global satellite images

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   New Tab by Flickr▲116

   Get a beautiful photo each time you open a new tab

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ViewedIt▲326

   Record your screen, share & know instantly when people watch

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Enhanced Image Viewer▲115

   Chrome's image viewer, but with zoom, pan, and more

   Dec 2025 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Nimbus Screenshot and Screencast▲97

   My favorite screenshot & annotation extension for Chrome

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tab with a view▲194

   Travel virtually to the most beautiful places on this planet

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tab Pics▲101

   Beautiful /r/EarthPorn of our planet in every new Chrome tab

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    lightgallery▲146

    A modern image viewer for Mac, Windows and Linux.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Aperture▲80

    Beautiful surf photos with every new tab.

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GoogleGIFs▲321

    View animated GIFs in Google Image search (finally!)

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    EarthGuessr▲192

    Geoguessr, but it's satellite imagery!

    2025 · earthguessr.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Screencastify▲178

    Record screencast in your Chrome tab

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Free Webcam Wonders By Museclip▲245

    See your world transform through your Camera

    2024 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lightbox▲96

    Your Google Drive photos made into a beautiful album

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Inspector Spacetime from Google▲207

    Google Translate for engineers working with motion

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Terrapattern▲77

    A visual search tool for satellite imagery

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Fragment▲115

    Prismatic Photos

    2013 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Select▲151

    Beautiful new tab with personalized photo categories

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21AU
    A url-based API for images (my weekend project)▲115

    2013 · mebe.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    himawari.js▲79

    Real-time images of Earth from the Himawari-8 satellite

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    User interfaces▲132

    A daily delightful curation of User Interface animations.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dashmote▲139

    The best stock images via cognitive-powered search

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →