See Google Search from anywhere.
Pick any city, address or coordinate and Google shows you the results people there see. Made for local SEO checks, research and testing – without a VPN.
Free. No account. For Chrome and Firefox.
Try it: pick a place
This is the request header the extension adds to your Google searches. The demo runs in this page only.
How it works
Google reads a location hint from a request header called x-geo. The extension sets that header for you, so there is nothing to route through another country.
Pick a place
Search for a city, address or landmark in the popup, or paste coordinates like
48.137, 11.576.Flip the switch
The icon turns active. Your searches on google.com now carry the location and the language you chose.
Search as usual
Search results match the place you picked. Switch off to return to your real location.
Built for checking local results quickly
Everything is one click away from the toolbar or the right-click menu.
Place search
Autocomplete powered by OpenStreetMap data (Photon), with an optional Google Maps source.
Exact coordinates
Type or paste latitude and longitude. Values are checked, so a typo never becomes your location.
Language and country
Choose from about 390 Google region and language pairs, or let the country follow the place you pick.
Favorites
Save places you check often. They sync with your browser profile and appear in the right-click menu.
Right-click switching
Change location or turn spoofing off from the context menu without opening the popup.
Clean switch-off
Google stores the location in a cookie named UULE. Turning the extension off deletes it, so nothing lingers.
Privacy and permissions, in plain words
No analytics, no tracking and no server of our own. Here is exactly what the extension touches.
What leaves your browser
- Place names you type are sent to photon.komoot.io to find suggestions, or to Google if you switch the search source.
- Your Google searches go to Google as always, with the location and language headers added.
- Settings and favorites are stored in your browser's sync storage, so they follow your browser account.
What it is allowed to do
- Change request headers on google.com only.
- Access cookies on google.com. It only uses this to delete Google's UULE location cookie.
- Add entries to the right-click menu and store its own settings.
What it does not do
- It does not change your IP address or act as a VPN.
- It does not change the location reported to other websites.
- It does not read the pages you visit.
Install
Install it from your browser's add-on store. Developers can also build both versions from source.
Chrome and Chromium browsers
Made for Chrome. Other Chromium browsers that install Chrome Web Store extensions should work too.
Open in Chrome Web StoreFirefox 140+
Built from the same source as the Chrome version and listed on addons.mozilla.org.
Open in Firefox Add-onsBuild it yourself
No dependencies to install. Then load dist/chrome as an unpacked extension.
git clone https://github.com/VorticonCmdr/gslocation.git
cd gslocation
npm run buildQuestions
Does it work on google.de, google.co.uk and other country sites?
Google's country sites redirect to google.com, and that is where the extension works. Use the language and country fields to get results for a specific market.
Why do I still see my old location after switching off?
The extension deletes Google's UULE cookie when you switch off. If a tab was already open, reload it. Google may also fall back to your IP address or account settings for your real location.
Is this the same as a VPN?
No. Your IP address and connection do not change. Only Google Search receives a different location hint, which is faster and enough for comparing search results.
How many favorites can I save?
Around 30, depending on the length of the names. Browser sync storage limits the size of the list; when it is full, the oldest favorite is removed.