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Export from Google Maps

Export any saved list to POI Alert in one tap

The POI Alert bookmarklet lets you export any Google Maps saved list directly to a CSV file, ready to import into the app. Set it up once in Chrome and use it any time you want to bring a list across.

This allows you to maintain your current workflow for adding places that interest you, but importing them into POI Alert when you are traveling or on vacation, so that you are alerted when you are nearby.

One-time setup

1

Add the bookmarklet

Drag this to your bookmarks bar:

Export Maps List

If your bookmarks bar is hidden, press Ctrl+Shift+B (Windows/Linux) or ⌘+Shift+B (Mac) to show it.

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2

Save it as a bookmark

That's it. Dragging it to the bookmarks bar saves it automatically with the name Export Maps List.

  1. Open Chrome and bookmark any page (e.g. google.com)
  2. Open your bookmarks and long-press the new bookmark
  3. Tap Edit
  4. Replace the URL with the copied text
  5. Name it Export Maps List
  6. Save
3

Use it on any saved list

  1. Open Google Maps in Chrome
  2. Tap ⋮ > Desktop site (required - mobile layout is different)
  3. Open a saved list
  4. Tap the address bar and type the bookmark name (e.g. Export Maps List) and tap it from the suggestions
  5. An export overlay appears - share the CSV to POI Alert
  6. In POI Alert, use Import to load your POIs
⚠ Tap from the address bar suggestions, not from the bookmarks panel. Tapping from the panel does not run the bookmarklet on mobile Chrome.