# LiveWorld

9 Hacker News commenters recommended LiveWorld and 8 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free, login-free globe of live cameras that people like to browse. Caveat: critics say some pins are in the wrong place.

## Why people recommend it

- Free, no login, no ads or tracking (2 comments): "free, no login needed to watch, no ads, no tracking." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49762267)) "also free, no paywall, no login" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49762890))

## What people warn about

- Pins in wrong locations (3 comments): "Some of them are correct, but there are others that have very specific map locations that are off by as much as a hemisphere" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49762629)) "some of the map placements are wrong" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49763074)) "Dublin, Ireland lists Duluth Canal Cam as a live cam which is wrong." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49762979))
- Claim of every camera overstated (4 comments): "Every is a bold claim. Aspirational. Good luck going forward filling them all in." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49762582)) "This looks like dozens, not a lot more than that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49763314)) "what a horrible website with such claims" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49763671))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [isometric.nyc](https://hackerapproved.com/p/isometric-nyc.md): 52 recommend
- [Map of Metal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/map-of-metal.md): 34 recommend
- [CheapFoodMap](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cheapfoodmap.md): 29 recommend
- [Isopolis](https://hackerapproved.com/p/isopolis.md): 27 recommend
- [Shipmap.org](https://hackerapproved.com/p/shipmap-org.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.liveworld.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "LiveWorld", https://hackerapproved.com/p/liveworld/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).