Locator
Save Places You Love
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Found a blog with food recommendations? a social media post with a must-visit cafe? Just toss those to Locator and boom - they're on a map. It's perfect for trip planning when recommendations pile up, or just when you want to save findings in a useful way.
In an afternoon slump of scrolling social media, a small itch of mine resurfaced: I love saving recommendations from posts and articles for future reference. Whether it's a travel itinerary, a new restaurant, or even a coffee shop, most of the places I visit come from something I saw online, usually shared by someone I follow. (I have been influenced 🤯)
But saving this content was always a hassle. I'd end up with a pile of saved posts on TikTok/Instagram or a disorganized mess of Chrome bookmarks. Every time I wanted to find a good spot for lunch or even plan for a half-day layover once in a while, I had to sift through all of that re-scanning Instagram posts or digging through bookmarks - just to find the one recommendation I had in mind.
If only (oh, the struggle) I could send whatever content I was looking at to a tool that would automatically extract the relevant locations. It could save them in a designated place - on a map - so I could easily come back to them when needed in the future.
And that's how "Locator" was born. Whether it's an amazing hiking trail, a taco shop, or a one-day Tokyo itinerary, you simply share it with the app, and it saves all the spots for you, neatly organized and auto-labeled on a map.
I shared my process with the #buildinpublic community on X and BlueSky, and a few months in - we launched the app for Android and iOS users.
We'd love to hear your feedback!
How does Locator handle privacy?
@scytalelabs_marketing thank you for asking. we offer anonymous sign in, either with "guest login" or with apple, allowing users to disconnect their private information from the app. aside from that, we do not collect any data, nor sell it to 3rd parties.
Are saved locations private by default or can users choose to make some maps public and shareable?
@charles_reveley we offer private login where none of your information is linked to your personal profile. I hope that clarifies.