How to organize Google Maps restaurants together with your social food finds

Steps to save a Google Maps place in Fsnap

1. 1

   Open Fsnap

   Open fsnap.app in your browser, or open the installed Fsnap from your home screen.

2. 2

   Copy the place link

   Open the restaurant’s place page in Google Maps and tap Share → Copy link (you get a maps.app.goo.gl short link).

3. 3

   Add a note in Fsnap

   Go back to Fsnap, tap the + button and then “Paste from clipboard”.

4. 4

   Choose whether to show distance

   When you save a map link, Fsnap first explains why it needs your location; it is only requested if you tap “Allow location” and accept the browser prompt. You can also choose “Not now”.

5. 5

   Parse and save

   Tap “Parse & Save”. The title gets a “[Google Maps]” prefix and a “Map” tag; with coordinates and location allowed, a distance tag is added too.

On Android you can share from Google Maps straight to Fsnap

On Android, first install Fsnap to your home screen (Chrome menu → “Install app”). After that, tap Share in the original app and Fsnap appears in the share sheet; pick it, Fsnap opens with the link filled in, check it and tap “Parse & Save”.

Where do the name, photo and distance come from?

• Name: the name shared with the link or typed by you comes first; otherwise the preview title, with “Google Maps” removed.
• Photo: Google Maps previews are often just a map image, which Fsnap skips in favour of a keyword illustration or a default image, so the photo may not show the restaurant itself.
• Distance: only available when coordinates can be read from the link; your location is used on your device and never uploaded.

Can I import my Google Maps saved lists at once?

Not at the moment. Fsnap does not connect to your Google account, so places are added one link at a time. If you already have a CSV with a url column, use “Import CSV” in “Import / Export Data” to add it in one go.

What can I do after saving?

• Tap a note card to go back to the original post or map page.
• With many notes, use the search box and tag row on the home screen to find a place fast; the pencil button on a card edits its name and tags and adds custom categories (like “Date night”).
• Tried it and didn’t like it? Tap the “Bad” (dislike) button to remove it from the list; tap “Undo” in the notice to bring it back.
• If you allow location, map notes with coordinates show the distance and get tags like “Nearest”, “Nearby” or “Cross-region”; the calculation happens only on your device.
• Use “Import / Export Data” in the menu for a “Full JSON backup” or a CSV (the first export needs a one-time “Share to Unlock”).