Insights, tutorials, and updates from the Takeout Tools team
Outgrowing Google Maps for sales routes? Here's how to get your saved pins out of Google Maps as a clean, geocoded CSV that imports straight into Badger Maps — so Badger can do the routing.
Turn your Google Maps saved places — or a list someone shared with you — into an Excel spreadsheet with names, addresses, and coordinates. Step-by-step, including how to open the CSV cleanly in Excel.
Want a Google Maps list in Google Sheets — to sort, plan a trip, or share with friends? Here's how to turn your saved places or a shared list into a Sheet with addresses and coordinates.
Got a shared Google Maps list and want it as GPX, KML, or CSV? You can now paste the link and extract every place with coordinates in one step — here's how, plus manual fallbacks.
Need the latitude and longitude for every place in a shared Google Maps list? Paste the link and get clean lat/lng for all of them at once — here's how, plus the manual method for one-off places.
Found a great Google Maps list with dozens or hundreds of places? Paste the link and pull out every one — names, addresses, coordinates, and notes — then export to CSV, GPX, KML, or GeoJSON.
Google Takeout produces two completely different file types for your saved places depending on which option you select. This guide explains the difference, what each file contains, and which one to use for your destination app.
A definitive reference for what data Google Takeout actually exports from your saved places — and what's missing. Covers coordinates, dates, ratings, photos, and the zero-coordinate bug.
A step-by-step guide for GIS professionals and spatial analysts who want to import Google Maps saved places into QGIS as a proper vector layer with coordinates, attributes, and styling.
Your places imported without names and now show as Waypoint 001, Waypoint 002. Here are the three causes and exact fixes for OsmAnd, Organic Maps, and other apps.
Introducing our free browser-based tools for converting between GPX, KML, GeoJSON, and CSV formats, and validating geo files for errors. No signup, no uploads.
We've removed the 50-row processing cap. Takeout Tools now automatically chunks large files so you can process all your saved places in one go.
Import your Google Maps saved places into Maps.me for offline travel navigation. Step-by-step guide for KML bookmarks import.
Import your Google Maps saved places into Locus Map for hiking and outdoor navigation. Step-by-step GPX import guide for Android.
Import your Google Maps saved places into Apple Maps on iPhone and Mac. Step-by-step guide for switching from Google to Apple ecosystem.
Export KML from Google My Maps in 4 clicks: Menu → Export to KML → Download. Full guide covers layers, KML vs KMZ, and troubleshooting.
Import your Google Maps saved places into Waze for driving navigation. Step-by-step guide for transferring favorites between Google apps.
Export Google Maps saved places to KML for Google Earth and My Maps. Step-by-step guide to convert your starred places and lists with coordinates.
Convert Google Maps to GPX for Garmin, OsmAnd, and hiking apps. Step-by-step guide to export saved places with coordinates for offline GPS navigation.
Export Google Maps starred and favorite places with coordinates. Step-by-step guide for saving your favorites to GPX, KML, and CSV for GPS devices and apps.
Learn how to export Google Maps lists with coordinates for spreadsheets and GPS devices. Step-by-step guide for converting your custom lists to CSV, KML, and GPX formats.
Import your Google Maps saved places into HERE WeGo for offline navigation. Step-by-step guide for GPX export and import.
Import your Google Maps saved trailheads and hiking spots into AllTrails. Step-by-step guide for GPX export and import.
Transfer your Google Maps saved places to Gaia GPS for hiking and backcountry navigation. Step-by-step guide with GPX export instructions.
Why geocoding fails for some places and how to fix missing coordinates. Troubleshoot errors when exporting Google Maps.
Compare the best offline map apps for travel. OsmAnd, Organic Maps, Maps.me, HERE WeGo - find the right app for you.
Transfer Google Maps saved places to Garmin GPS devices. Step-by-step guide for importing waypoints to Garmin units.
Fix Google Takeout export failures with step-by-step solutions. Troubleshoot stuck exports, missing data, download errors, and incomplete archives.
Compare KML, GPX, and GeoJSON formats for location data. Learn which format works best for Google Earth, GPS devices, web maps, and more.
Understand how Takeout Tools automatically saves your processed places, how caching prevents duplicate processing, and how to export from your history across multiple sessions.
A step-by-step guide to using Takeout Tools — from exporting your Google Maps saved places via Google Takeout to processing and exporting with coordinates in GPX, KML, GeoJSON, or CSV format.
Learn how to export your Google Maps saved places and import them into Organic Maps with step-by-step instructions, including solutions for the geocoding challenge.
Learn how to export your Google Maps saved places and import them into OsmAnd with step-by-step instructions, including solutions for the geocoding challenge.
Learn how to export your Google Maps saved places as GeoJSON with step-by-step instructions, including solutions for the geocoding challenge.
Learn how to export Google Maps places with coordinates (latitude/longitude) for spreadsheets and data analysis. Complete guide for adding missing coordinates to your Google Takeout exports.
The definitive guide to exporting Google Maps saved places with coordinates. Learn how to overcome the missing coordinates problem and convert to GPX, KML, GeoJSON, and CSV formats.