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About NiceRec

NiceRec turns YouTube travel videos into actionable trip planning lists. Instead of pausing and rewinding videos to catch restaurant names or attraction details, paste a URL and let NiceRec do the work.

Every extracted location includes a Google Maps link, making it easy to save places, plan routes, and build your itinerary from your favorite travel creators' recommendations.

How NiceRec Works

1. Paste a YouTube URL

Copy the URL of any travel vlog, food tour, or city guide video from YouTube.

2. AI Analysis

NiceRec analyzes the video description, on-screen text (OCR), and captions to extract every named location the creator visited.

3. Get Your List

Receive a curated list of restaurants, attractions, hotels, and more — each with a category, description, video timestamp, and Google Maps link.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is NiceRec?

NiceRec is a web tool that extracts travel locations from YouTube videos. Paste any travel vlog URL and NiceRec will analyze the video to identify restaurants, attractions, hotels, viewpoints, and shopping spots the creator visited. Each location comes with Google Maps links so you can plan your trip instantly.

How does NiceRec work?

NiceRec uses AI to analyze YouTube travel videos in three tiers: first it reads the video description, then performs optical character recognition (OCR) on video frames to read signs and text, and finally analyzes video captions. All extracted locations are verified against Google Places to ensure accuracy and provide correct addresses and map links.

Is NiceRec free to use?

Yes! NiceRec offers a free trial so you can try it out. After your free extraction, you can purchase additional credits to extract more videos. Each credit lets you extract all locations from one YouTube video.

What types of YouTube videos work with NiceRec?

NiceRec works best with travel vlogs, food tours, city guides, and destination videos. Any YouTube video where the creator visits and shows specific places — restaurants, cafes, attractions, hotels, markets, temples, shops — will work well. The tool is optimized for travel content from any country or city.

Can I save and export my extracted locations?

Yes! After NiceRec extracts locations from a video, you can save the list to your account and access it anytime. You can also export the locations as a CSV file for use in Google Sheets, trip planning apps, or other tools.

How accurate are the extracted locations?

NiceRec verifies every extracted location against Google Places API to ensure accuracy. The tool corrects common spelling mistakes from auto-captions and OCR, and provides the official establishment name, address, and category. Multiple processing passes are used to maximize coverage.

Does NiceRec work for videos in any language?

NiceRec works best with English-language videos but can extract locations from videos in many languages, especially when location names appear as on-screen text or in the video description. The Google Places verification step helps match locations regardless of language.

What information does NiceRec provide for each location?

For each location, NiceRec provides: the establishment name, category (Food, Attraction, Shopping, Hotel, etc.), a brief description, the neighborhood/area, a timestamp linking to when the location appears in the video, and a Google Maps link for directions.

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