RCycle
RCycle is built to stay free. To ride with real-world Google Street View imagery, you can connect your own Google Maps Platform API key. Google currently includes 10,000 Static Street View requests per month at no charge—enough for many personal-use riders.
Your Google API key is stored only in the RCycle client on your computer. RCycle uses it solely to make direct requests from your machine to Google's Street View service and retrieve the imagery you request. The key is never sent to RCycle's servers, never stored in our cloud, and is never shared with us.
Google requires a billing account and payment method even when your usage remains inside the free allowance. Static Street View currently includes 10,000 requests each month at no cost; requests beyond the free allowance can be billed. We recommend setting a quota in Google Cloud to cap usage.
You only need the Street View Static API and a standard Google Maps Platform API key.
Sign in with your Google account, create a new Google Cloud project (or select an existing one), and attach a billing account. Google requires billing to use the Street View Static API.
A simple project name such as RCycle is fine.
In Google Cloud, make sure your RCycle project is selected. Open the Google Maps Platform API library, find Street View Static API, and click Enable.
You do not need to enable every Google Maps API for RCycle.
Open Google Maps APIs ↗Open APIs & Services → Credentials, choose Create credentials → API key, and copy the key Google creates.
Copy your Google API key and paste it into RCycle's Google Street View API Key setting, then save it.
That's it. RCycle can now retrieve Google Street View imagery as you ride.
RCycle does not proxy, store, or resell your Google Street View requests. Your key remains on your computer and your usage belongs to your own Google Cloud account. Google's current pay-as-you-go pricing includes 10,000 Static Street View requests each month at no charge, then charges for additional usage.