Places

Show HN: Places - Google Docs for maps with auto-import from articles and videos

Operating in show hn launch, Places operates.

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When I go on travels with friends I like to look up articles and videos with recommendations and put together a doc with all the places we want to go. While the doc is nice, it sucks to have to manually look them up on a map to figure out what is close to each other to see how to group them together for each day. When I used Google My Maps I found that it sucks for real-time collaboration. Other platforms were either too slow or didn't support proper real-time collab.So I worked with/told Claude Code to make me a website that has a) a map with real-time sync between multiple users, b) parses articles/text and watches videos for me to add multiple places at once, and c) adds a small customiza

Places is positioned in show hn launch, a segment that rewards a clear, focused offering.

The company is listed at the Show HN launch stage of development.

Website: www.places.is