IMPORT · KEEP YOUR SAVES

Import saved places from a shared Google Maps list

Already have a collection of places in Google Maps? You do not need to rebuild every list manually. PTK can read eligible shared Google Maps list links and let you bring places into your own library.

Try Places to Keep

The actual PTK Google Maps list importer showing a shared list link field and Preview this list action — N7: Import a Google Maps List on the signed-in Places to Keep app. This is a real app screen, not an illustration.

How Import Google Maps Lists works

Start from a shared list link

In Google Maps, open the exact list you want, choose Share list, and copy its link. Paste the link into PTK’s Google Maps list import tool.

Preview before importing

PTK reads places available through that shared link and presents a preview before you approve. Lists named Want to go or Favorites are handled as corresponding PTK statuses rather than unnecessary duplicate lists.

Keep building your own library

After import, search, edit and organize the imported places with PTK lists, notes and other features. Existing places are checked to reduce duplicate entries.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

Bringing a Google Maps restaurant list into PTK

Illustrative import process; a list must be accessible through Google Maps sharing.

Open the Google Maps list and choose Share list, then Copy link
Paste the shared link into PTK and preview the available places
Approve the import, then organize imported entries in your library

Once imported, organize places in your own lists and rediscover the ones you may have forgotten.

Get started in PTK

Share the particular Google Maps list and copy its link.
Paste it into PTK and review the list preview.
Approve the import and organize the results in your PTK collection.

PTK can only read lists Google makes accessible through a shared link. This is not a claim that PTK can import every private Google Maps item or every Google Takeout format.

Common questions

Can I import places I saved in Google Maps?

PTK supports eligible shared Google Maps lists. Open the list in Google Maps, copy its sharing link, then preview and approve the import in PTK.

Does PTK automatically import all my private maps or a Google Takeout archive?

No such automatic import is claimed here. PTK's supported Google Maps list import works through the specific shared list link that Google makes available.

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