--- title: "How to share a Google Maps list (and let people edit it)" description: "Share a Google Maps list from your phone or computer, let friends add places to it, and what to do when a list of pins isn't enough for planning a trip." source: https://savepad.app/blog/share-google-maps-list --- [Blog](https://savepad.app/blog) · 7 May 2025 # How to share a Google Maps list Share a Google Maps list from your phone or computer, let friends add places to it, and what to do when a list of pins isn't enough for planning a trip. *A Savepad folder of places in Mexico City opened as a map, with pins for tacos, museums and a bar* **TLDR** - **Phone:** Google Maps → **You** tab → open the list → **Share**. To let others add places, tap **Invite collaborators** instead. - **Computer:** Menu (☰) → **Saved** → **More** (three dots) next to the list → **Share list**. - Shared lists are “anyone with the link”. There’s no invite-only mode. - Maps lists are great for pins. They’re less great when the trip plan is also a reel, a menu, a booking email and a blog post. ## On your phone 1. Open **Google Maps** and tap the **You** tab at the bottom. 2. Scroll to **Your lists** and open the one you want. 3. Tap **Share**. 4. Pick how to send it (WhatsApp, Messages, copy link). To let people add places too, tap **Invite collaborators** instead of Share. Anyone who opens that link can join and add places and notes. You’ll see who added what. ## On a computer 1. Open **google.com/maps** and click the **Menu** (three lines, top left). 2. Click **Saved**. 3. Next to the list, click **More** (three dots) and pick **Share list**. 4. Turn on link sharing, and **Let others edit this list** if you want collaborators. 5. Copy the link. ## Private or shared - **Private:** only you. The default. - **Shared:** anyone with the link can see it. There’s no “only these three people” option. If the link gets forwarded, whoever has it can see the list. Fine for “tacos in Roma Norte”, worth knowing for anything personal. ## Stop the link from working Open the list’s sharing settings (the three dots next to it) and turn link sharing off. The link stops working for everyone who has it. ## When a list of pins isn’t enough Planning Mexico City? The Maps list has the pins. But the plan is also: *A mock place card for a taco spot in Mexico City* 0926 · place · mexico city *A mock travel reel thumbnail about Mexico City* 0123 · instagram · reel *A mock hotel booking confirmation email* 0220 · email · hotel What a trip plan actually looks like: a place, a reel someone sent you about it, and the booking confirmation. - The reel your friend sent that started the whole thing. - The restaurant’s menu, as a PDF. - The booking confirmation email. - The blog post with the museum opening hours. A folder can hold all of it. In Savepad, a folder with places in it opens as a map, with pins, and the reel, the menu and the booking sit in the same folder. Share the folder with your partner as a [private link](https://savepad.app/docs/public-savepad), or make it public if you’re the friend everyone asks for recommendations (you know who you are). For keeping the trip’s links tidy, the [bookmark manager](https://savepad.app/use-cases/bookmark-manager) page has the rest, and the [folders vs tags](https://savepad.app/blog/folders-vs-tags) post helps if you’re planning three trips at once. [Join the waitlist](https://savepad.app/#waitlist) ## Read these next - [Folders or tags? How to organise anything you save: Folders answer where a thing lives, tags answer what it's about. Use folders for the one home, tags for the three other ways you'll look for it. With examples.](https://savepad.app/blog/folders-vs-tags) - [How to organize screenshots on a Mac (and get them off your desktop): Move screenshots out of your desktop, name them sensibly, sort the backlog, and make them searchable by what's in them. Settings, shortcuts and two Terminal lines.](https://savepad.app/blog/organize-screenshots-mac) - [How to find out what font a website is using: Three ways to identify a website's font in under a minute: your browser's DevTools, an extension, or a font matcher for images. Plus what to do once you've found it.](https://savepad.app/blog/find-website-font)