Navigating from 'home' on Apple Maps

In Maps on MacOS Sequoia I've set my Home location and it shows up in the Library on the left. I can search for a location and press the blue Directions button to get directions to that place. But, the From part is blank and I see options to fill in places from the Recents but not the Library so I can't fill in my home location. If I type in "Home" I get a search of places called home, e.g. Home Depot and so on.


Am I missing something?


Mac mini (M4)

Posted on Sep 5, 2025 11:16 PM

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Posted on Sep 13, 2025 4:08 AM

peterhull90 wrote: "...in the Library a location is marked as "my Home"

Here's what I see and do:


  1. In the 'Library' section on the left, a location is marked by a blue icon marked as 'Home' with my city name below.
  2. At upper right, I click on the 'Show directions' icon and a panel appears.
  3. If the cursor is not already blinking in the 'From' field, I click in that field to select it and the cursor blinks there.
  4. I click on the blue Home icon in the Library.
  5. A second panel pops up and I click on 'Plan Route from here'.
  6. 👉 My home address appears in the 'From' field of the 'Show directions' panel. 👈
  7. The cursor blinks in the 'To' field.


...Is that the same for you and what you want?


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Sep 13, 2025 4:08 AM in response to peterhull90

peterhull90 wrote: "...in the Library a location is marked as "my Home"

Here's what I see and do:


  1. In the 'Library' section on the left, a location is marked by a blue icon marked as 'Home' with my city name below.
  2. At upper right, I click on the 'Show directions' icon and a panel appears.
  3. If the cursor is not already blinking in the 'From' field, I click in that field to select it and the cursor blinks there.
  4. I click on the blue Home icon in the Library.
  5. A second panel pops up and I click on 'Plan Route from here'.
  6. 👉 My home address appears in the 'From' field of the 'Show directions' panel. 👈
  7. The cursor blinks in the 'To' field.


...Is that the same for you and what you want?


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Sep 13, 2025 6:29 AM in response to Alancito

That's the same for me. I think steps 1-3 are not needed though, if I click on Home in the library and then plan route from here that's enough.


However it's not quite what I want - often I have found a place by searching or clicking on a link in a mail message (when it autodetects an address and puts the Show in Maps button up). Now I've got "show directions" with the correct destination but if do your steps 4-6 then Home is set as the start but it deletes the destination!


What I have discovered though from messing about with your instructions is that it's possible to drag and drop from the library, so what I can do is:

  1. Locate a destination on the map (by whatever means)
  2. Click the blue Directions button
  3. Drag Home from the library to the From field in the Show Directions panel


For subsequent attempts it seems that the From field stays set which is even better.


Thanks for your help, I wouldn't have found it without.



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