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Best alternatives to Google Maps Explorer (2026)

7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Google Maps Explorer, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Google Maps Explorer: reviews, users and permissionsBest Tools extensions

Google Maps Explorer today

≈3K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 4 weeks ago5 permissions

Google Maps Explorer alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    SF Explorer

    Productivity tool for Salesforce admins and devs

    ≈2K users4.3★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago20 permissions
    • About 1.5× fewer users than Google Maps Explorer
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (20 vs 5)
    SF Explorer alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    Aria2 Explorer

    Speed up your downloads with Aria2, manage your download tasks easily.

    ≈80K users4.6★ from 283 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago10 permissions
    • About 27× more users than Google Maps Explorer
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 5)
    Aria2 Explorer alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Suno Explorer

    Browse your entire Suno library offline. Beautiful insights, lineage tracking, version grouping, and backup tools.

    ≈2K users4.3★ from 22 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago12 permissions
    • About 1.5× fewer users than Google Maps Explorer
    • Asks for more permissions (12 vs 5)
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  4. 4

    Open in Google Maps

    Real Estate plugin for Chrome. Users can open selected addresses in Google Maps directly from the same page.

    ≈10K users4.3★ from 43 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago2 permissions
    • About 3.3× more users than Google Maps Explorer
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
    Open in Google Maps alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    Star Explorer

    Star Explorer

    ≈2K users3.5★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions
    • About 1.5× fewer users than Google Maps Explorer
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
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  6. 6

    Google Maps select and search

    Select an address, right click and search it on Google Maps directly. Directly find an address found on a website with 2 clicks.

    ≈30K users4.2★ from 77 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Google Maps Explorer
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
    Google Maps select and search alternativesCompare side by side
  7. 7

    Best Free Maps

    Use the Best Free Maps extension to search for relevant information about a location through your browser's search box. Best Free…

    ≈10K users3.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago1 permissions
    • About 3.3× more users than Google Maps Explorer
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 5)
    Best Free Maps alternativesCompare side by side

Google Maps Explorer alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Google Maps Explorer?

By users, the most popular alternative is Aria2 Explorer with ≈80K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is SF Explorer.

Which Google Maps Explorer alternative has the best rating?

Aria2 Explorer has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 283 ratings.

Is there a Google Maps Explorer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Google Maps select and search asks for 1 permissions, against 5 for Google Maps Explorer.

How many alternatives to Google Maps Explorer are there?

We list 7 close alternatives to Google Maps Explorer on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.