Step 1
Snap a photo
A real-world street, a landscape, or even a screenshot of a Street View browser round.
AI photo detective
Where was this taken?
Snap a street, a building, a landscape — or even a screenshot of a street-view round. Sherlocale tells you the country, the region, and exactly which visual clues gave it away.
Currently in closed testing on Google Play.
How it works
Three taps. No setup. Just your photo and an answer.
Step 2
AI reads the clues
Google's Gemini vision model analyzes architecture, signage, vegetation, road markings, license plates, and the sun.
Step 3
Get the location
Country, region, confidence score, a map pin, and the exact list of clues the AI used to make its call.
What it works on
Sherlocale handles real photos and screenshots equally well — and ignores the noise around them.
Cityscapes
Street corners, plazas, distinctive buildings, alleys you walked once and forgot where.
Landscapes
Mountains, deserts, beaches, forests, fields — vegetation and terrain pin them down.
Roads & signage
License plates, road markings, language and script on signs, driving side, bollard styles.
Street-view screenshots
Photos of your monitor mid-game. We strip out browser chrome, the minimap, and the timer.
Architecture
Roof shapes, window styles, balcony patterns — they leak the country and often the region.
Vehicles
License plate format, car model availability, and bus liveries narrow the country fast.
Made for the curious
Travel nerds
Spotted a place online and need to know where it is? Drop the photo in.
GeoGuessr fans
Stuck on a round and want a second opinion? Snap your screen and Sherlocale takes over.
Trivia people
"What country is this?" with a confident answer and a list of reasons why.
Anyone with a curious eye
A road sign, a balcony, a mountain — Sherlocale has an opinion about where you saw it.
Frequently asked questions
How does Sherlocale identify a place from a photo?
Sherlocale uses Google's Gemini vision AI to analyze the visible clues in your image — architecture, vegetation, signage, road markings, license plates, vehicle styles, and even the angle of the sun — and matches them against patterns it has learned from across the world. It then gives the most likely country and region with a confidence score and the list of clues it relied on.
Does it work on Street View screenshots?
Yes. Sherlocale is designed to ignore browser chrome, the minimap, the timer, and any in-game UI overlay. It only analyzes the actual scene visible in the panorama.
Is Sherlocale free?
Yes. Your first 5 location guesses are completely free. After that, an optional Pro subscription unlocks up to 300 guesses per day.
How accurate is it?
Country-level accuracy is high for clear photos with distinctive architecture, signage, or landscape. Region-level is harder and the confidence score reflects that. Sherlocale always shows what clues it used so you can judge for yourself.
Does Sherlocale store my photos?
No. Photos are processed in memory and immediately discarded. They are never stored on our servers and never used to train AI models.
How does Sherlocale know where a photo was taken?
The AI analyzes visual clues in the image — road signs, license plates, vegetation, architecture, road markings, driving side, utility poles, and even the sun position — to determine the most likely country and region.
Can I use Sherlocale to practice for GeoGuessr?
Absolutely. Snap a screenshot from Google Street View and Sherlocale will tell you where it is and which clues gave it away. Great for learning to read visual signals.
Does it work with any photo or just street photos?
It works with any photo that shows a real-world scene — streets, buildings, landscapes, landmarks, even photos of computer screens showing Street View. It won't work with close-ups of objects or indoor photos without windows.
Be the first to know when Sherlocale opens up.
Join the closed-testing waitlist. We email you the install link the moment it goes live.