Does the person who receives the link need edit access to download the list?

No. A view link is enough. Choose Send link to view when you share the list. ExportMyMap reads the places that Google Maps shows to the signed-in account and does not need to edit the list.

Can I use this to export a list from another Google account of my own?

Yes. Share the list from the account that owns it, open the link in the account where ExportMyMap is installed, and click Save. The list still belongs to the first account, but you can now scan and download it from the second.

Who can see a Google Maps list after I create a share link?

Anyone who has the link can view the list, so it is no longer private. After the export is done, the owner can switch the list back to private in its sharing options. Files that were already downloaded stay as they are.

How to Download a Shared Google Maps List (Step by Step)

Google Maps lets you share a list with a link, but it has no Download button. To get the places as a file, share the list by link, save it in the Google account where ExportMyMap is installed, and export it there. It works the same for a friend's list and for a list in another account of your own.

Already have a link? Skip to Step 6.

Part 1: Create the share link

Do this on a computer, signed into the account that owns the list.

Step 1: Open your saved list

Go to Saved, then Lists, and open the list.

Step 2: Click Share, then Send link to view

Google Maps list with the Share menu open and Send link to view highlighted

Step 3: Click Get link to share

Send link to view dialog in Google Maps with the Get link to share button

Step 4: Confirm with Get link

From now on, anyone who has the link can see the list.

Google Maps confirmation that anyone with the link will be able to see the list, with the Get link button

Step 5: Click Copy link and send it

Send link to view dialog showing the list link and the Copy link button

Part 2: Save the list in the other account

Step 6: Open the link and click Save

Check the profile picture first: the link must open in the account where ExportMyMap is installed. In some versions of Google Maps the button is called Follow.

Shared Google Maps list opened in another account, with the Save button under the title

Step 7: Check that the list is in Saved

Open Saved, then Lists. The list is under Lists you saved.

Saved lists in Google Maps with the shared list under Lists you saved

Part 3: Download the list

Step 8: Open ExportMyMap and pick the list

Install ExportMyMap from the Chrome Web Store, open Google Maps, and launch the extension. The list is under Your saved lists, labeled Shared by with the owner's name.

ExportMyMap extension showing the shared list labeled Shared by, next to the user's own lists

Select it, wait for the scan, and download CSV, Excel, KML, GPX, or PDF.

Export unlimited lists free — up to 5 places per list. A paid plan removes the per-list place limit.

If something does not work

The link says the list is unavailable. The owner made it private again. Ask for a new link.
The list is not in the extension. Make sure you saved it in the account that is active in Maps, then reload the Maps tab.
The list is Starred places. Google does not allow sharing it. See how to share Starred places.

The file is a snapshot: scan the list again if the owner changes it. More on this in the guide to exporting a list someone else shared with you.

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