Merlin
Planet View

Planet View

Planet View displays a beautiful satellite image from Planet every time you open a new tab.

What is Planet View?
Planet View is a Chrome extension that enriches your browsing experience by replacing the 'New Tab' page with a captivating image from the Planet gallery. Not only do you get to view stunning satellite imagery, but you can also learn more details behind each image. The extension additionally provides a feature indicating the image location on a globe. Users can refresh the image or navigate through their viewing history using the arrow keys.
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By: Planet
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.51 (41)
Version: 2.7.1 (Last updated: 2022-05-12)
Creation date: 2020-04-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Overrides new tab: Yes
Size: 193.54K
URLs: Website
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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 22092 ▼ 268
Other rankings
#126 in Art & Design #1 in planet keyword 41

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Summary
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This extension replaces the "New Tab" page in Chrome with an image from the Planet gallery. Follow the link from the image title in the lower left to learn more about the image.

The globe in the lower right shows the image location. Click on the globe to display a new image. Use arrow keys (← and →) to navigate through your viewing history.

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Displays attractive and diverse images of Earth
  • Inspires users to open more tabs
  • Works consistently and without glitching on different systems
Cons
  • Users get distracted by the images and open too many tabs
  • Some users struggle to uninstall the extension
  • Quality of image and search functionality could be improved
Most mentioned
  • Image quality and variety
  • Promotes opening of new tabs
  • Challenge to return to standard tab
Recent reviews
ctrl+t, ooo i like that, cant use that tab... ctrl+t again... ooo i like that, cant use that tab... i end up with 8 tabs open, but no websites
by Chad Dibble Chad Dibble, 2016-07-01
I wasn't sure I'd like getting rid of the default chrome new tab screen, but I'm glad I did.
by andrew schneider andrew schneider, 2016-03-31
This makes me happy.
by Shaun Kinetic Shaun Kinetic, 2016-03-30
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Safety
Risk impact

Planet View is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Planet View has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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