TikPin

This side project automates a workflow one of my coworkers was constantly doing: finding a restaurant or café recommended in a TikTok video, then manually searching for it on Google Maps. This sparked the motivation to build an extension that scrapes the video description, tagged locations, hashtags, and the top 15 comments, then sends that context to an LLM to identify specific places.

Each extracted place is resolved to real coordinates via Google Places Text Search, giving you the address, rating, and a direct link to open in Google Maps. I added an optional OpenAI Whisper integration that transcribes spoken audio for creators who only mention locations verbally, although this does take longer to process.

Some of the other features I included were a collection-based organization, an interactive map dashboard with Leaflet, place detail enrichment (like hours, phone, price level), and CSV/KML export for Google My Maps import. Specifically, the extension has a content script, background service worker, and pop-up UI.

If you're interested in trying it out or learning more, feel free to email me!