How to Export Google Maps Saved Places in 2026 (Full Guide)

Exporting your Google Maps saved places is easier than most people think — Google Takeout gives you a clean CSV of every starred place, favorite, and custom list you've built up over the years. This guide walks you through the exact steps, plus how to make the exported data actually useful in another app.

Why export your Google Maps saved places?

People export for lots of reasons: switching to Apple Maps, backing up years of travel research, sharing a city guide with a friend, or just keeping a local copy before Google archives inactive data. Whatever the reason, Google lets you download everything in a format that works with other tools.

Step 1: Open Google Takeout

Head to takeout.google.com and sign in with the Google account that owns your saved places. You'll see a long list of Google products.

Deselect everything first

Click the "Deselect all" button at the top right. Now the list is clean and you only select what you actually need.

Step 2: Pick only "Saved"

Scroll down until you find Saved — this is where your starred places, favorites, want-to-go list, and any custom lists live. Check that single box.

Step 3: Choose delivery and format

Click "Next step". You'll be asked how to receive the export:

• Delivery method: "Send download link via email" is simplest for one-off exports
• Frequency: "Export once" — unless you want scheduled backups every 2 months
• File type: ZIP is the default and works everywhere
• File size: 2 GB is plenty for saved places

Click "Create export". Google prepares the archive in the background.

Step 4: Download the ZIP

Most exports of saved places finish in under a minute since the data is tiny. You'll get an email from Google with a download link. Click it, sign in again if prompted, and save the ZIP to your computer.

Step 5: Find the CSV inside

Unzip the archive. Inside Takeout/Saved/ you'll find one CSV per list. The columns are:

• Title — the place name
• Note — any note you added
• URL — a Google Maps link that resolves to the exact place
• Comment — optional public comment
• Tag — a label you assigned

What to do with the CSV

A CSV on your laptop isn't very useful on its own. You have three main options:

Option 1: Convert to Apple Maps

Drop the CSV into GoToAppleMaps and you'll get an Apple Maps Guide link with every place matched and ready to open on your iPhone. This takes under 5 minutes with a 98.5% match rate.

Option 2: Keep it as a backup

The CSV is human-readable, so even if Google Maps disappeared tomorrow, you'd still have names, notes, and coordinates you can import anywhere.

Option 3: Use it in another app

Any mapping tool that accepts CSV or KML (OsmAnd, Maps.me, Organic Maps, Gaia GPS, etc.) can import this file.

FAQs

Will Google Takeout include places from custom lists?

Yes. Each list becomes its own CSV in the export.

Does the CSV include coordinates?

Not directly — it includes URLs that resolve to coordinates when loaded. Conversion tools like GoToAppleMaps follow the URL to get the coordinates automatically.

How often should I back up?

Once every few months is plenty. Google Takeout also supports automatic exports every 2 months if you want a set-and-forget backup routine.