A free map for your places

Your places, pinned. On your phone and your computer.

Drop pins anywhere on Earth with names, notes, photos and your own symbols. Plan the route, share the list, and pick up where you left off on any device.

  • Free, no card
  • Nothing to install
  • Works offline
Pinsake on a computer: a Lisbon weekend list with a photo of a viewpoint, notes with a checklist and the pins on the map Pinsake on a computer: everyday places in London, with Home, Work and the school run, and Home open without ratings Pinsake on a computer: a hike up Scafell Pike on a map with contour lines, the summit pin open with its checklist and height above sea level
Pinsake in Safari on an iPhone: a walking route through six stops in Lisbon with the time for each walk Pinsake in Safari on an iPhone: lists with their own symbols, Coffee spots open with ratings Pinsake in Safari on an iPhone: the route up Scafell Pike on satellite imagery in 3D

A weekend in Lisbon, with the walk between every stop worked out.

Pins

A pin remembers more than a place.

Every pin keeps the details that made you save it, so you can find it again in a year and still know why. Name one "Home" or "Favourite cafe" and it picks a matching symbol by itself.

  • Notes and checklists
  • Up to 12 photos
  • Want to go
  • Been here
  • Favourite
  • Star rating
  • Tags
  • Date
  • Link
  • Height above sea level
  • Distance from you
  • Smart about namesHome, work and where you parked skip the stars. Cafes, beaches and castles get their own symbol.
  • Lists with their own symbolDrag pins into order, number them for a trip, filter by status, colour or tag.
  • Real details for every spotCoordinates, height above sea level and how far away it is, without looking anything up.
A real map, not a picture. Drag it, zoom it, tap a pin.
A pin open in Pinsake: a sunset photo, the name, Want to go, Been here and Favourite, five stars and a checklist

Make it yours

Every pin can look exactly how you want.

485 map icons you can search by meaning, every emoji including every country flag, or your own letters and numbers. Six shapes, three sizes, 46 colours or any colour code, and pins that show their own photo.

The symbol picker with emoji grouped into smileys, food, travel and more
The pin appearance editor with a live preview, symbol, shape, size and a colour palette

Maps

The right map for every kind of trip.

Streets for the city, Outdoors with hill shading and contour lines for walks, Satellite in real 3D terrain, a calm Light map and two dark ones. Zoom out and the Earth turns into a globe.

Look around three example maps
Satellite map of the hills of Sintra in 3D, with a beach pin by the sea
Satellite in 3DReal terrain you can tilt and turn.
Outdoors map with contour lines and footpaths
OutdoorsContour lines, hills and footpaths.
A dark map of Lisbon with 3D buildings
3D buildingsTilts in as you zoom.
The whole Earth as a globe in space
The globeYour pins, the whole planet.

Tools

Plan the day, then go.

Turn a list into a walking, cycling or driving route with times for every stop. Measure anything, draw lines and areas, and find cafés, pharmacies, viewpoints or a cash machine wherever you are.

How the tools work
A walking route through six numbered pins in Lisbon, 11 km and 2 hours 22 minutes
Routes through a list, stop by stop.
Fifty cafés near the middle of the map, listed by distance
Places nearby, with opening hours when known.
  • Measure distance
  • Draw lines and areas
  • Reshape by dragging
  • 16 kinds of places nearby
  • Save the map as a picture
  • Live location that follows you

Phone and computer

The same map in your pocket.

Everything syncs between your devices. Add Pinsake to your home screen and it opens like an app. Lost signal on a mountain? Keep pinning, it saves the moment you are back online.

  • Made for thumbsPress and hold to drop a pin, slide the sheet up for details.
  • Works offlineChanges wait on your phone and sync later.
  • Share a list with a linkFriends see the pins, notes and photos. They cannot change anything.
Pinsake added to the home screen of an iPhone, full screen, with pins across Lisbon
A pin open as a sheet in the Pinsake app on an iPhone

Your places stay yours.

Bring them in

Import from Google My Maps and Google Earth (KML), GPS apps (GPX), spreadsheets (CSV) or GeoJSON. Folders become lists.

How to import
Take them out

Export every pin, line and area whenever you like as GeoJSON, KML or GPX, and your pins as a CSV spreadsheet. No lock-in.

How to export
Private by default

Only you see your map. A list is public only if you switch on its share link, and you can switch it off again.

Read the privacy page

How it works

Three steps. That is all.

  1. 1Make an account

    An email and a password. Keep the recovery key it gives you somewhere safe.

  2. 2Drop your pins

    Click the map, search a place, or import a list you already have.

  3. 3Use it everywhere

    Open it on your phone, plan the route, share the list with the people coming along.

Questions

Good to know

Is it really free?

Yes. Pinsake runs on free, open map data and services, so there is nothing to pay and no ads. Each account can keep up to 5,000 pins and 500 MB of photos.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs in your browser on any phone or computer. If you like, add it to your home screen and it opens full screen like an app.

Does it work without signal?

The app opens and your saved pins show without a connection, and new pins and changes are kept on your device until you are back online. Map tiles you have not looked at before do need a connection.

Who can see my pins?

Only you. If you switch on a share link for a list, anyone with that link can view that one list. Your other lists stay private.

Can I bring my Google My Maps pins?

Yes. In Google My Maps choose Export to KML (tick the box for KML instead of KMZ), then use Import in Pinsake. Folders become lists and colours carry over. The Import page has steps for other apps too.

What if I forget my password?

When you sign up you get a recovery key. Use it with your email under Forgot your password. Pinsake does not send emails, so keep the key somewhere safe, like a password manager.

More answers, with the exact buttons to press, are in the guide.

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