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Your next trip starts with a video

YouTube to Map

Paste the travel vlog you saved. Mapivo pins every place it mentions on one shareable map, so the trip practically plans itself.

Free, no sign-up, made for travel vlogs, food tours and city guides

Give the planet a spin

Paste a video. Get this.

A real YouTube to map conversion: 23 stops pulled from a Tokyo itinerary video. Tap any stop and the map flies there.

YouTube thumbnail: How to Spend 5 Days in TOKYO - Japan Travel ItineraryHow to Spend 5 Days in TOKYO - Japan Travel ItineraryInaka Adventure · 14 min · 23 stops
Tap a stop to fly there

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A map you can actually travel with

Jump back into the video

Every stop carries the exact moment it appears. Tap a chip and YouTube opens right there.

Follow the route on foot

One tap turns the stops into a walking route in Google Maps, in the order the video visits them.

Open the route

Share the whole trip

Every map is a permanent link. Friends open it in the browser, no account needed.

Every stop, auto-tagged

Food, sights, stays and more get sorted as they land, so the map reads like a guide, not a dump of pins.

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How YouTube to Map works

A

Paste a YouTube link

Any travel vlog, food tour, or city guide. Regular videos, Shorts, and youtu.be links all work.

B

AI reads the video

Mapivo reads your YouTube video’s transcript and description, and extracts the specific places it actually visits or recommends.

C

Get a shareable map

Every place lands on an interactive map with a video timestamp and a Google Maps link. Share it with one URL.

Extract locations from any YouTube video

Plan a trip from a vlog

Saw a great Tokyo food tour? Get every restaurant on one map instead of scrubbing through the video taking notes.

Build an itinerary

Turn a “5 days in…” guide into a map you can follow on the ground, with Google Maps links for directions.

Share recommendations

Send friends one map link instead of a video plus a list of names to search for.

Rewatch the good parts

Every marker links to the exact moment in the video where that place appears.

Frequently asked questions

What does this YouTube to map tool do?+

You paste a link to a YouTube video, like a travel vlog, food tour, or city guide. Mapivo reads the video's transcript, finds every real place it mentions, and plots them on an interactive map you can share with one link.

Is it free? Do I need an account?+

Yes, the YouTube to map converter is completely free, and there's no sign-up.

How does it find the places?+

Mapivo reads the video's captions and description, uses AI to extract the specific spots that are actually visited or recommended, and matches each one to real coordinates on OpenStreetMap.

What kinds of videos work best?+

Travel vlogs, food tours, city guides, and "top 10 things to do in…" videos work best. Anything that names specific restaurants, sights, or neighborhoods. Videos without captions fall back to the description, which usually finds fewer places.

Can I jump back to where a place appears in the video?+

Yes. Each place has a timestamp chip. Click it and YouTube opens at the moment that place is first mentioned.

Can I share the map?+

Every map has a permanent link you can copy and send to anyone. They don't need an account either.