# Map View plugin for Obsidian Map View is an [[Obsidian]] community plugin by esm7. It finds geolocations and paths in your notes and puts them on an interactive map, so you find notes by *place*. Travel notes, restaurants, client sites, the places in a novel: you point at the map instead of remembering a name. It's been around much longer than the official [[Maps plugin for Obsidian|Maps plugin]] (which adds the [[Map view core plugin for Obsidian|Map view]] to Bases), and it does a lot more: - Add locations from a search, from the map, from external mapping services, or from your device's GPS - Show paths in GeoJSON, GPX, KML and TCX formats, and draw locations and shapes in Edit Mode - Calculate routes between points (driving, cycling, walking) - Style markers (icons, badges, colors) with display rules - Filter markers with a boolean query language - Embed live maps in notes, and save maps for offline use It now integrates with [[Obsidian Bases]] too. If all you need is "notes with coordinates on a map", start with the official Maps plugin; Map View is for when you want a real GIS (geographic information system) in your vault. ## References - Source code: https://github.com/esm7/obsidian-map-view - Community plugin page: https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=obsidian-map-view - Documentation: https://esm7.github.io/obsidian-map-view/ ## Related - [[The Complete Guide to Obsidian Search - Find Any Note When You Need It (Article)]] - [[The Best Obsidian Plugins for Finding Notes (Article)]] - [[Maps plugin for Obsidian]] - [[Map view core plugin for Obsidian]] - [[Obsidian Bases]]