Earth View from Google Earth

Name: Earth View from Google Earth
Rating: 4.212507237984945 (5181 reviews)
Author: Google

Experience a beautiful image from Google Earth every time you open a new tab.

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Earth View from Google Earth offers a captivating new tab experience by displaying a beautiful, high-resolution landscape image every time you open one. With more than 2,500 images featuring diverse locations worldwide, users can immerse themselves in the beauty of our planet from their browser.

The latest version enhances image quality for modern high-DPI screens and introduces a global color map, allowing users to explore stunning views by region and color. This extension is perfect for nature lovers and those seeking daily inspiration from Earth's breathtaking vistas right in their browser.

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By:

Google

Users:

600,000

Rating:

4.21

(5,181) 1 new ratings

Version:

3.1.1 Last updated: 2024-07-03

Creation date:

2020-02-26

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

https://www.gstatic.com/prettyearth/*

Size:

165.00KB

Email:

ea*****@google.com

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-14

Ranking

# 493 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#49 in Travel ▲ 1

#10 in Every day is Earth Day

#12 in Chrome Web Store Home Page Top Banner

#29 in google keyword 94 ▲ 1

#50 in google maps keyword 21

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Earth View from Google Earth (v2.18.8resigned1)

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User reviews

Users love the Earth View from Google Earth extension for its beautiful, stunning images that bring joy every time a new tab is opened. It offers a simple and elegant way to experience amazing locations effortlessly. However, common issues include the absence of a Google search bar, repetitive images, loss of features like color filters and downloads, lack of image history, and occasionally outdated place names. Despite these concerns, it remains a favorite for many users who appreciate its visual impact and ease of use.

Pros

Beautiful and stunning images shown on each new tab that surprise and delight users
Easy to use and requires little effort from users to enjoy high quality scenic locations
Provides a simple, elegant, and visually impactful experience
Adds joy and curiosity whenever opening a new tab
Works well on different screen layouts and resolutions

Cons

Lack of a built-in Google search bar on new tabs
Limited or repetitive photo selection, with some photos repeating frequently
Removal of features such as color selection and direct image download, reducing user control
No history feature to revisit previously seen images easily
Sometimes displays outdated or ethnocentric place names in image descriptions

Recent reviews

My fave extension, always love being surprised by a new location whenever I open a tab.

Jo*****, 2025-07-09

Nice new tabs, but please, add google search bar

Cé*****, 2025-06-21

This is easily my absolute favorite Chrome extension. I find myself opening new tabs, or just refreshing existing open tabs to see the different images available. It is so cool that Google has team members documenting these beautiful locations and making them available to the public in a tool that requires little effort from the end user. One thing I'd love to see added (unless it's already there and I've missed it)...I would love to be able to look at the history of the images that I've seen on my machine. Just today, I opened a tab and saw a GREAT pic. I needed to check out a link, so pasted it and figured I could hit Back to see that pic again. Unfortunately, another popped up and I hadn't spent enough time looking at it initially to remember where it was on earth. Bummer. If there is a way to view history, can someone please let me know? This extension rocks!!!

Se*****, 2025-04-16

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Earth View from Google Earth requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Earth View from Google Earth has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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