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Export saved places and lists from Google Maps

Google Maps has no "export" button for lists or saved places on the website or in the app. The way out is Google Takeout. Last checked: October 2026.

Looking for your location history (the Timeline) instead? That is a different export, made in the Google Maps app on your phone — see Google Maps Timeline exports.

Which file do I get, and which one does RouteConverter open?

Takeout item You get RouteConverter
Maps (your places) Saved Places.json — GeoJSON with one point per starred or labelled place, with coordinates Opens it as a waypoint list (GeoJSON)
Saved One CSV per list (Favorites, Want to go, your own lists) with title, note and a Google Maps URL — but no coordinates Does not help: without coordinates there is nothing to place on the map

So for GPX or KML, use Maps (your places). The file name can be localised (German accounts: Gespeicherte Orte.json). Google publishes no specification for these files, and what Takeout contains varies by account — check what is in your ZIP.

Export from Google Takeout

  1. Open Google Takeout: go to takeout.google.com and sign in with the Google account you use in Google Maps.
  2. Select the data: click "Deselect all", then tick Maps (your places). Also tick Saved if you want your lists as CSV for reference. Leave every other service unticked.
  3. Check the format: under "Maps (your places)", the "Multiple formats" button should show JSON.
  4. Create the export: scroll down, click "Next step", pick a delivery method (a download link by email is the default), keep the other defaults and click "Create export".
  5. Download and unzip: Google prepares the archive, which can take a while. Open the link in the email, download the ZIP and extract it to find Saved Places.json.

Convert to GPX, KML or CSV

  1. Open Saved Places.json in RouteConverter via File → Open (or drag it onto the window).
  2. Pick GPX, KML or CSV in the Save as dropdown.
  3. Save via File → Save as.

Step-by-step and format details: GeoJSON to GPX. RouteConverter is free and converts on your own computer — nothing is uploaded.