Google Docs for maps: how collaborative maps work

Updated June 23, 2026

Imagine a map you can share with your friends where everyone can edit at the same time, with changes showing up live, instead of trading screenshots and links. That's how Places works.

What it means

Like a shared doc, everyone works on the same map at the same time. Changes show up instantly, you can leave notes, and you don't have to deal with sorting through a bunch of messages and screenshots.

How Places does it

Open a map, share a link, and anyone you invite can add places, reorder them, color pins, and add notes, all in real time. Add places by searching or by pasting a TikTok, a Reel, or an article.

What it's good for

Trips, restaurant shortlists, date-night lists, neighborhood guides, anywhere a living shared map beats a thread of links. It's free to start, on the web and on mobile.

Start a free map on Places →

A Places map for a Seoul trip: a list of saved spots beside a map of colored pins.