
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.
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 marked location on the map at a time, unless you save a location as a pin.
Save and name a pin
Go to the Maps app
on your Mac.
Control-click a location, then choose Mark Location.
Scroll down the place card, then click Pin.
To rename a pin, hold your pointer over the saved place below Library in the sidebar, then click
. Click the name field, then enter a new name, or 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.
Some pins appear in the sidebar. To see all of your pins, click in the top-right corner, click Library, then click Pinned.
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.
Below Library in the sidebar, hold your pointer over the pin you want to move, then click
.
Click Refine Location on the Map, then drag the map.
Click Done.
Remove a pin
You can remove a pin that you drop.
Go to the Maps app
on your Mac.
Do any of the following:
Select the pin, scroll down in the card, then click Remove.
Click
in the top-right corner, click Library, then click Pinned. On a trackpad, swipe left with two fingers on the pin, then click Delete.