Locate an item in Find My on Mac
In Find My, an item is an AirTag or third-party product registered to your Apple ID. You can use Find My to see the location of a missing item and get directions to it.
Important: In order to locate a missing item, you must register it to your Apple ID before it’s lost. See the Apple Support article Keep track of personal items using Find My.
See the location of an item
In the Find My app
on your Mac, click Items.In the Items list, select the item you want to locate.
If the item can be located: It appears on the map so you can see where it is. The updated location and timestamp appear under the item’s name. If there’s a blue circle around the item, the location is approximate.
If the item can’t be located: Below the item’s name, “No location found” appears. If you want to be notified when the location is available, click the Info button
on the map, then select Notify When Found. You receive a notification once it’s located.Important: Make sure you allow notifications for the Find My app. See Change Notifications preferences on Mac.
Tip: You can turn on separation alerts for an item if you have an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch signed in with the same Apple ID. See “Set separation alerts in case you leave an AirTag or other item behind” in the user guide for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or Locate an AirTag or other item in the Apple Watch User Guide.
Get directions to an item in Maps
In the Find My app
on your Mac, click Items.In the Items list, select the item you want to get directions to, then click the Info button
on the map.Click Directions.
Note: You can also Control-click the item in the Items list, then choose Directions.
The Maps app
opens with the directions from your location to the item’s current location. See Get directions in Maps.
If you want to remove an item so someone else can register it to their Apple ID, see “Remove an AirTag or other item from Find My” in the user guide for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.