Quick start

1. Get your timeline file

Android
Settings → Location → Location Services → Timeline → Export Timeline
iOS
Google Maps → Settings → Personal Content → Export Timeline data
Google Takeout
takeout.google.com → choose Location History (Timeline) → Export

2. Open it

Click “Choose File” (or drop the file on the map) and pick your JSON file. To load several files at once, select them together or put them in a zip and load the zip.

General explanation

If you saved your location history on your phone, you used to be able to view it with Google Maps. Google has since moved Timeline onto your device and removed that view, but you can still export the data to a JSON file (see above). This site lets you load that file and view your historical locations on a map. The file is processed in your browser and is not uploaded anywhere.

After you load a file, the days that have data are marked green in the calendar. Select days in the calendar or in the Days list. To select several days, use the Days list (Ctrl/Cmd-click or Shift-click). You can also filter the list according to the current map view, or show all available days. A dashed red line between point A and point B means there were probably other, unknown points between A and B.

Buttons

Fit all points
Zooms the map to fit every point currently shown.
Auto fit on change
Does the same automatically whenever the shown points change.
Show all days
Lists every available day.
Fully in view
Lists days for which all points are inside the current map view.
Any point in view
Lists days for which at least one point is inside the current map view.
Path crosses view
Lists days for which any path between two points crosses the current map view.
Add to the current list
Adds the new results to the days already in the list instead of replacing them.
Delete
Removes the selected points from this session (for example a GPS jump). Your file is not changed, and loading it again brings the points back.
Copy points as CSV
Copies the points currently shown (latitude, longitude, time) to the clipboard.

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