Hide Google Maps POIs by category while preserving Saved Places, Home, Work, and custom Google My Maps pins.
Users
44
+15 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
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#115K
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Version
1.6.7
updated 16 Oct 2026
Users
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 20 Oct 2026:44 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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Latest, 20 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Pin Pow Poof!
Pin Pow Poof! gives you control over the Google points of interest displayed on both **Google Maps** and **Google My Maps**.
Hide distracting restaurants, stores, hotels, gas stations, parks, schools, medical facilities, government locations, transit stops, attractions, places of worship, sports and entertainment venues, and other Google POIs while keeping the places that matter to you.
On **Google Maps**, Pin Pow Poof! preserves your Saved Places, Home, and Work while letting you control the surrounding Google POIs.
On **Google My Maps**, your own custom map markers remain visible while Google’s base-map POIs can be hidden.
Choose exactly which categories you want to show or hide using simple controls. Hide everything for a cleaner map, show everything instantly, or enable only the categories useful to you.
**Features:**
• Works with Google Maps and Google My Maps
• Hide or show individual Google POI categories
• Food, restaurants & bars
• Shopping & stores
• Hotels & lodging
• Gas & automotive
• Medical & health
• Schools & education
• Banks & financial
• Entertainment & venues
• Parks & outdoors
• Government & services
• Places of worship
• Transit
• Other POIs
• Keep Google Maps Saved Places visible
• Keep Home and Work visible
• Keep your custom Google My Maps pins visible
• Hide all or show all with one control
• Changes apply automatically after adjusting settings
• Clean, easy-to-use popup controls
• Settings are saved locally in your browser
• Website access is requested only when needed
• No analytics, tracking, advertising, or remote code
Pin Pow Poof! is designed for users who want a cleaner, less cluttered map without losing their own important places and custom markers.
**Pin Pow Poof! works on supported Google Maps and Google My Maps pages.**