
Mark a location with a pin in Maps on Mac
You can drop a pin at any location to get directions or keep track of it as you move the map. A pin is temporary unless you save it.
Note: Pinned locations are end-to-end encrypted and cannot be read by Apple.
Drop a temporary pin
Go to the Maps app
on your Mac.
Control-click a location, then choose Mark Location.
Maps drops a pin
at the location on the map. You can have only one unsaved, marked location on the map at a time.
Save and name a pin
Go to the Maps app
on your Mac.
Control-click a location, choose Mark Location.
Click Pin in the place card.
To rename a pin, click Pinned in the sidebar, click
next to the pin, then do one of the following:
Click the name field, then enter a new name.
Select “My home,” “My work,” or “My school.”
Tip: Your home, work, and school addresses are identified with special icons on the map. To add these addresses to the Contacts app, select Add to Contact Card.
If you don’t see the sidebar, click
.
Click
.
You can also pin a transit line. See Show nearby transit.
Adjust the location of a pin
Go to the Maps app
on your Mac.
On the map, click the pin you want to move, then click Move.
Drag the map to place the pin, then click
.
Remove a pin
You can remove a pin that you drop.
Go to the Maps app
on your Mac.
Click Pinned in the sidebar.
Do one of the following:
Click
, click
, click Delete, then click
.
On a trackpad, swipe left with two fingers on the pin, then click Delete.