
Organise places with custom guides in Maps on Mac
You can organise places into your own guides for easy reference. You can find your guides in the sidebar, and share your guides with others.
Note: Guides are end-to-end encrypted and cannot be read by Apple.
See your Favourites guide
A guide called Favourites always appears in your guides, which makes it easier for you to save and find places.
- Go to the Maps app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Click Guides in the sidebar, then click Favourites. - If you don’t see the sidebar, click  . .
Tip: You can pin places that you want to see when you open Maps. See Mark a location with a pin.
Create a guide
- Go to the Maps app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Click Guides in the sidebar, then click  . .
- Name the guide, then click  to add an image to represent the guide, choose a photo, click Use, then click to add an image to represent the guide, choose a photo, click Use, then click . .
- Click to open the guide, then click  . .
- Select a recent place or search for one to add to your guide, then click Done. 
- Click  near the bottom, then do any of the following: near the bottom, then do any of the following:- Rename the guide: Select the name “New Guide”, then type a new name. 
- Add a cover image: Click  , then choose an image from your photo library. , then choose an image from your photo library.
 
- Click  . .
Add a place to a guide
- Go to the Maps app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Click a location on a map. 
- In the place card, click  , choose Add to Guides, choose one of your guides, then click , choose Add to Guides, choose one of your guides, then click . .
Edit a guide
- Go to the Maps app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Click Guides in the sidebar, then click a guide. 
- Do any of the following: - Remove a place: Click  , then click Delete from Guide. , then click Delete from Guide.
- Rearrange the list: Click  at the bottom of the list, choose Date Added, Name or Distance, then click at the bottom of the list, choose Date Added, Name or Distance, then click . .
- Rename the guide: Near the bottom of the guide card, click  , select the current name and enter a new one, then click , select the current name and enter a new one, then click . .
- Change the guide cover photo: At the bottom of the guide card, click  , click , click , choose a photo, click Move and Scale to crop or enlarge it, then click Use. , choose a photo, click Move and Scale to crop or enlarge it, then click Use.
 
Delete a guide
- Go to the Maps app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Click Guides in the sidebar. 
- Do one of the following: - On a trackpad, swipe left with two fingers on the guide you want to delete, then click Delete. 
- Click  , select the guide you want to delete, click , select the guide you want to delete, click , then click Delete. , then click Delete.
 
Share a guide
- Go to the Maps app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Click Guides in the sidebar. 
- Click  next to the guide you want to share, then choose how you want to share it. next to the guide you want to share, then choose how you want to share it.