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Google Maps Extended Routes Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: okeampldbdmpachkggljgpngbooaclal

A browser extension that enables users to create complex routes with more than 10 stops on Google Maps. It provides advanced tools for route editing, GPX/KML exporting, and bookmarking for long-distance travel planning.

Developer:cardinalby
Version:1.9.0
Size:1000KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

7K+

Rating

★ 5.0

27 reviews

Languages

13 locales

Includes Deutsch, English, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe...

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Low review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The product is positioned as a power-user extension for Google Maps that removes the 10-stop waypoint limitation. It emphasizes efficiency through route optimization and seamless integration with mobile navigation and other mapping services.

Inferred product pattern

Platform-gap filler that adds advanced functionality to a dominant web service.

Review-backed pain points

Users have reported recent technical regressions where drag-and-drop reordering no longer works and script conflicts cause the destination save button to freeze.

Observed feature gaps

No feature gaps requested, but stability issues have appeared in recent updates regarding route management.

Tags
Route PlanningGoogle Maps UtilityTravel PlanningGPX ExportTrip Optimizer
Target users

- Cyclists

- Motorbikers

- Long-distance travelers

- Professional delivery drivers

Primary use cases

- Planning multi-stop road trips

- Optimizing routes for fuel and time efficiency

- Exporting custom routes to mobile apps

- Managing a library of planned routes

Positive themes

- Removal of the 10-stop waypoint limit

- Successful workaround for mobile waypoint loss

- High quality of implementation

- Utility for professional and work-life organization

Negative themes

- Regressions in drag-and-drop reordering functionality

- UI freezing issues affecting the save button

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- No pricing friction observed; no payment mentions found in listing or reviews.

Evidence boundary: Analyzed store listing and 10 high-signal reviews. Review sample size is small compared to the total user base.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No direct support complaints, though users have used reviews to request bug fixes.

Reliability

Recent reports of UI instability and broken interaction patterns (drag-and-drop).

Privacy

No privacy or security complaints observed.

Access & pricing

- No clear monetization signal

- No account requirement observed

- No clear pricing signal

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 5

- Videos: 1

- Languages: 13

Trust signals

- Developer contact

Store metadata

- Version: 1.9.0

- Size: 1000KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

google maps more than 10 stopsextended google maps routesgoogle maps route optimizer

Comparison

google maps route planner vs alternativesbest route planning extension

Problem

google maps 10 stop limitdisappearing waypoints google mapsexport google maps to GPX

Alternative

google maps route planner alternativeadvanced google maps waypoints

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Screenshots

Google Maps Extended Routes screenshot
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Google Maps Extended Routes screenshot

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