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Export Google Maps Saved Places to Excel (.xlsx)

Turn your Google Maps saved places — or a list someone shared with you — into a real Excel spreadsheet in one click, with coordinates and clickable map links.

Google Maps has no “export to Excel” button. So if you want to sort a list of restaurants, plan a trip in a spreadsheet, or share a set of places with your team, you're stuck copying things by hand — unless you bring in a tool that does it for you. Takeout Tools turns your places into a proper Excel file, coordinates and all.

How to Export Google Maps to Excel (3 Steps)

  1. Add your places to Takeout Tools — Two ways in Takeout Tools: paste a shared Google Maps list link (a maps.app.goo.gl link), or upload a Google Takeout export of your own saved places.
  2. Review the table — Your places appear with name, address, latitude, longitude, and notes. Sort, filter, and trim to just the rows you want.
  3. Download as Excel — Click Export → Excel (.xlsx) and you get a ready-to-use workbook. Prefer CSV? That's one click away too.

Download Google Maps as Excel

A real .xlsx with coordinates and clickable map links

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What You Get in the Excel File

The download is a genuine Excel workbook (.xlsx), not a renamed CSV — so it opens with a double-click, no import wizard:

  • Real coordinate columns — Latitude and longitude stored as numbers, ready to map, sort, or calculate
  • Clickable map links — Each row links straight to the exact place on Google Maps
  • Filter-ready — Bold, frozen header row with filtering already switched on
  • Clean text — Accents and emoji in names and notes come through correctly (no garbled characters)

Excel (.xlsx) or CSV — Which Should You Pick?

Both are one click in Takeout Tools. The .xlsx is the better default — it's a finished spreadsheet with hyperlinks, number formatting, and filters built in. Choose CSV if you need a universal file to import into another tool, a database, or a script. One thing to avoid either way: don't rename a .csv to .xlsx — that makes a file Excel complains about. Use the real .xlsx export instead.

Prefer Google Sheets? It opens the .xlsx directly — and we have a dedicated walkthrough for getting a Google Maps list into Google Sheets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Google Maps export to Excel directly?

No — Google Maps has no built-in "export to Excel" button. Takeout Tools fills that gap: add your places (paste a shared list link or upload a Google Takeout export) and click Download as Excel to get a real .xlsx file, with coordinates and clickable map links. A CSV export is available too if you prefer.

Is the Excel file a real .xlsx or just a renamed CSV?

A real .xlsx workbook. Coordinates are stored as actual numbers, the Google Maps link on each row is a clickable hyperlink, and the header row is bold and frozen with filtering switched on — so it opens cleanly in Excel with no import wizard. (A renamed CSV is not a valid Excel file and Excel warns about it — so we generate a genuine workbook instead.)

Will it open in Google Sheets too?

Yes — Google Sheets opens .xlsx files directly (File → Open), and you can also import the CSV. If Sheets is your main tool, see our dedicated guide on getting a Google Maps list into Google Sheets.

Does the spreadsheet include coordinates?

Yes. Every row has latitude and longitude as their own numeric columns, alongside the name, address, and (for shared lists) the author's notes — a complete, sortable table.

Can I do this with a list someone shared with me?

Yes. Paste a public Google Maps list link (a maps.app.goo.gl link) and every place comes back ready to download as Excel — even for a list you don't own. See our guide on extracting a shared list.

Do I need to install anything?

No. The Excel file is generated right in your browser when you click download — nothing to install, and your file conversions don't leave your device.

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