
Mark a location with a pin in Maps on Mac
You can drop a pin at a location to get directions or help you find it again. Pins are temporary, but you can save a location to use later by marking it as a favorite.
Drop a pin
- In the Maps app  on your Mac, Control-click the location you want to mark with a pin, then choose Drop Pin. (Or force click on a Mac with a Force Touch trackpad.) on your Mac, Control-click the location you want to mark with a pin, then choose Drop Pin. (Or force click on a Mac with a Force Touch trackpad.)- Maps drops a purple pin  in the center of the map. Maps uses red pins to mark locations—for example, when you search for a business—but a pin that you drop is purple. You can have only one dropped pin on the map at a time. in the center of the map. Maps uses red pins to mark locations—for example, when you search for a business—but a pin that you drop is purple. You can have only one dropped pin on the map at a time.
- If the pin isn’t where you want it, drag it to a new location on the map. 
To see information about a pin, click it, then click the Info button  . To close the Info window, click outside of it.
. To close the Info window, click outside of it.
Remove a pin
You can remove a pin that you drop (purple pin  ).
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- In the Maps app  on your Mac, scroll the map to show the location you marked with a pin. on your Mac, scroll the map to show the location you marked with a pin.
- Choose Edit > Remove Pin. - You can also Control-click a pin, then choose Remove Pin. 
To clear pins added from search results (red pins  ), click
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 in the search field.