Organic Maps：近期新闻和更新
May 20, 2025
We're getting back on track! May release is available in all app stores: AppStore, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, Obtainium and FDroid
Most important changes are:
OpenStreetMap data as of May 11
The referral link to view more details/book some hotels on Kayak has been removed, but maybe you need it back? Please let us know by leaving a review, by email or in our social networks.
And a few fixes for Android:
Fixed Zoom buttons on small screens
Fixed missing newlines in Bookmark's description
June release is already in progress. It has some cool features and new bugfixes, any help with beta-testing is appreciated:
iOS Beta (TestFlight)
Android Beta (Firebase)
March 2, 2025
March Organic Maps Update: iOS Search Split-Screen Mode, Individual Track Sharing and Enhanced Bicycle Routing.
Our latest update introduces several enhancements to improve your navigation experience:
✅ iOS Search Split-Screen Mode: View the map and search results list simultaneously, making it easier and faster to find places.
✅ Individual Track Sharing: Share a specific single track your big bookmarks & tracks list.
✅ Enhanced Bicycle Routing: Tuned algorithms now provide more accurate and efficient routes for cyclists.
✅ More Informative Outdoor Map: Added Mountain Rescue Stations, Minor Power Lines and Power Poles, raised visibility of Huts, Shelters, Hunting Stands, Towers, Cairns, major Power Lines and Pylons.
✅ Android Route Customization: Manually arrange intermediate route points, providing greater flexibility and control in trip planning.
✅ Android Track Recording Indicator: Added an indicator on the main screen to remind that Track Recording is active; tap it to bring up the recording menu!
✅ Improved Map Downloads on Android: Background map downloads now continue without interruption, ensuring timely access to necessary maps.
Special Acknowledgment:
We welcome Hemang Manhas to our contributor community. Hemang has made a remarkable start with 19 committed improvements across various parts of the project.
Update Organic Maps now to experience these enhancements and enjoy a great navigation experience!
More changes:
Map:
Added Hearing Aids shops, Communication Towers, Crosses, Oil/Gas Wells, Gas Flares, Lifeguards, Motorcycle Rentals, Obelisks (as monuments), separate Quarters (were merged with Neighbourhoods before)
Added captions to named Cliffs, City Walls, Embankments, Power Lines
Tuned visibility and priority of some niche shops
Android:
Alert when precise location permission is not granted
Reordered POI's details (when selected on map or added/updated via OSM editor)
Hide UI (buttons) when in a POI direction arrow screen
Better words hyphenation in POI details
Remember the last used search screen tab
Allow reverse portrait orientation
Better "Import bookmarks and tracks" button icon
Display the GPS error notification fully
Properly localized display of percentages %
Support using mouse wheel to zoom
Fixed several minor UI bugs
iOS:
Open track's info page automatically upon record finish / track save
Show "Add Stop" button for the selected track point when in the navigation mode
Added ability to edit "Self-service" and "Outdoor seating" POI attributes in the OSM editor
Better looking track elevation profiles
Made Track Recording live activity widget properly dismissable
iCloud sync bug fixes and some minor UI fixes
OSM editor:
Don't hide OSM login page when offline
Added icons to address and number of floors input fields
Fixed crash after POI deletion, thanks to Tanmay Gupta
Fixed many other bugs, thanks to contributor @map-per who did a lot of under-the-hood work!
Other:
Voice directions: announce route recalculation
Don't always default to the subway routing mode when the subway layer is active
Fixed bookmarks storing POI name in a wrong language
Fixed on-building POIs disappearing when in perspective view
Fixed empty speed limit sign displayed in foot navigation
Fixed stuck map rotation gesture when zoomed in max
January 26, 2025
January 2025.01.26 release highlights:
Updated OpenStreetMap Data – Map updates as of February 13.
Speed Limit Signs in Navigation – Stay informed while driving.
New Languages – Now supporting Serbian (Cyrillic) & Latvian.
Android Auto Improvements – Easier bookmark sorting & better location permissions.
New Tower POIs – More detailed map data for communication & observation towers.
iOS Track Recording Enhancements – Interactive elevation profiles & new widgets.
Better Map Icons & Colors - Improved POI icons & more readable terrain details.
And many more smaller changes:
Android:
Added a setting for Kayak.com Hotel Links and a first-use opt-out option (OFF by default in F-Droid version)
Recalculate route when routing options are changed
"Manage Space" button in Android's app info page opens list of downloaded maps
Link to Notes in OSM profile
Fixed truncated button labels in the Track Recording stop dialog
Added a scrollbar to category list in the Editor
Android Auto fixes: erroneous world map download prompt, route calculation map download crash
iOS:
Tap tracks to display statistics
Added a context menu to the coordinates button in POI details
Display an explanation when the OSM Editor category search returns nothing
Map:
Added specific search results icons for tourism and water POIs
Added specific icons for Hong Kong, Shenzhen metro and Berlin light rail, a separate monorail icon
Differentiate between grass and grassland/meadow colors
Less saturated/prominent residential gardens color
Fixed yellow road shields displayed as green in the night mode
Display vegetation fills earlier in the car navigation style
Desktop / mobile linux:
Added Outdoor map style button, removed defunct Traffic button
Added Night Mode preference
Other:
Show a reminder popup every time a full screen mode is entered
Display complex non-number levels for building POIs
Improve search for peaks and saddles/passes
EN as additional search language in the OSM Editor
Add padding on Wikipedia description page
Update Estonian, Finnish, German, Italian, Turkish translations
December 20, 2024
Organic Maps, the privacy-focused, open-source alternative to Google Maps, celebrates its 4th anniversary. The project came to life during Christmas week of 2020, between December 20 and December 28, as a response to the temporary clinical death of MAPS.ME 2.0 on December 20, 2020. Cheers to the journey! Long live, Organic Maps! Long live, MAPS.ME too! Let a hundred flowers blossom! Merry Christmas.
Organic Maps Today
What have we achieved so far as we approach Christmas 2024:
~3M¹ users from all countries of the world
~15k ratings and reviews on AppStore and Google Play
4.8/4.6 average rating on AppStore/Google Play
10k+ stars on GitHub
10k (almost) issues + PRs on GitHub
1k (almost) forks on GitHub
7k+ git commits made by 100+ contributors
$0 spend on marketing - pure Organic growth
¹ Approximated number based on data from the App Store, Google Play, as the app has no analytics and does not collect any user data.
The Origins
It is a good moment to reflect on how it all started.
MapsWithYou
Once upon a time, there was a great travel maps app called MapsWithMe (renamed to MAPS.ME in 2014). The app was powered by OpenStreetMap map data, kind of like Wikipedia, but for maps. Unlike OpenStreetMap, which has always been an open community effort, MapsWithMe originated as a proprietary, closed-source app developed by MapsWithMe GmbH. The app had two variants - a free limited version and a paid "Pro" version with extra features. Over 7M users have downloaded the app since its release in 2011 until Nov 2014.
MapsWithCode
As happens time and again, in Nov 2014 the original owners sold the company to a Russian Big Tech conglomerate, for around $18M +/-. As is common in such deals, the buyer likely required the original team to stay on for about a year, after which they probably moved on to their new endeavours.
The Big Tech conglomerate invested millions and millions more, hired more and more engineers, and delivered tons of cool features we all love in the Organic Maps today. In 2015, one year after the purchase, they made a bold decision to open-source the app under the Apache 2.0 license. The official statement was:
“We are happy to share our vision of open and free software available for communities around the globe. The whole team at MAPS.ME appreciates the opportunity to contribute in HOT’s humanitarian missions and help to serve in areas of disasters and political crises,” ... “Opening MAPS.ME is an important step not just for us, but for the whole free mapping community, as OSM will become even more accessible for a wider audience, which, I hope, will attract new editors to join this outstanding movement.”
CryptoWithoutMaps
Years after making no profit, in the November 2020 Big Tech made another bold decision to sell its "non-core" Maps asset for about $20M to CryptoFinTech bros reportedly connected to the famous, now-jailed, Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX, a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange.
The new FinTech owners, as reported by Guardian, had a brilliant idea how to monetize the wide user base by adding digital payments. At one point, they had up to 1 million people on the waiting list for Maps digital wallet. While the idea was smart, things didn't follow the plan.
Back to our story. On December 20, 2020, version 2.0 of the MAPS.ME app was pushed to the Apple App Store. The new update de-facto was a brand-new app, completely re-done from scratch using the MapBox SDK (which itself was pretty great). Unsurprisingly, some if not all old users were a bit disappointed.
OriginalMapsMe
One of the frustrated users drafted a post named "MAPS.ME is gone. We must bring it back" which shared a link to a Telegram group. Open-source ethusiasts started to gather together in the group to brainstorm how to bring MAPS.ME back. Dozens of open-source forks popped up during the first week by different people. Let a thousand flowers bloom!
Just to recall, the original MapsWithMe was 100% proprietary. Although Big Tech later licensed the source code under Apache 2.0 and moved developemnt to the GitHub, the development process still followed the enterprise-style approaches, relying on an internal decision-making process, internal trackers, and infrastructure. The project had never gained self-governance and was always managed by full-time employees of the corporation.
Endless brainstorming on this and other topics in the Telegram group eventually led to a lengthy voice call between Roman Tsisyk and Alexey Naumenko, that resulted in the kick-start of this project. The intention was to create a proper, community-driven open-source project, open to any parties willing to participate. This is how this project was born.
OMaps
The initial name was "OMaps", obviously elaborating on Open and Original Maps. Rebranding to the current brand happened months, months later, but it is a story for another time.
Effectively, the foundation of the current open-source project was bootstrapped during ~20 hours hackathon betweem December 27-28, 2020. What had been done by the end of the day on December 28, 2020 with further follow-ups in the next few days:
The founding GitHub issue #1, finished.
The comprehensive project plan, initially consisting of about 30 GitHub issues, lately extended to 100+ tickets:
#1,
#2,
#3,
#4,
#5,
#6,
#7,
#8,
#9,
#10,
#11,
#12,
#13,
#14,
#15,
#16,
#17,
#18,
#19,
#20,
#21,
#22,
#23,
#24,
#25,
#26,
#27,
#28,
#29,
#30,
#31,
#32,
#33,
#34,
#35.
The initial project governance document, pointing Roman Tsisyk as an "interim project manager" and a commitment to establish the governing board before the end of 2021 (done).
Initial team structure with Alexey Naumenko in charge of the community relations and recruting enthusiasts (hats off for the excellent work!).
Initial set of guidelines and policies, including the Code of Conduct.
Notable shift from using the CLA (Contributor License Agreement), which required contributors to license their changes to some owners, to using the DCO (Developer Certificate of Origin), which keeps the copyrights assigned to the contributors. It was done intentionally to prevent any possibility of closing the sources or changing the licenses in the future.
Initial infrastructure, including CI/CD and hosting for maps files.
Initial efforts focused on rebranding, removing ads, eliminating copyrighted graphics, and removing functionality dependent on proprietary backends.
Telegram Groups, Slack Workspace, Twitter and other communication channels.
Bonus: A prototype of bookmark management web UI based on uMap (never got integrated into the app, unfortunally).
Everyone was invited to join forces on the community-driven open-source project. The new MAPS.ME team was invited to the party too (Hey A G, up for a pint near Liverpool St?). The old team was invited as well. No background checks were performed (regretting). Everyone was welcomed to join and contribute. Of course, under the open-source license with no more proprietary backends, just to avoid entering into the MapsNotWithUs loop again. This open call is still valid.
Further Development
The first Android release under the "app.omaps" application identifier was finally approved by Google Play on January 3, 2021. The data was initially sourced from the old Axet's fork. The first ever bug-report from an user was received on January 5, 2021.
This is how it all got started. There was still a long road ahead, but it is a story for another time. This fork was the right one and it has survived the evolution. Now 10k+ GitHub stars and 100+ contributors. This is what the "Fork" button is all about.
Congratulations to all the users and contributors for your hard work and dedication! Thank you for being a part of this journey! Merry Christmas!
November 27, 2024
November 2024.11.27 release:
New OpenStreetMap data as of November 22
Other search improvements, translation updates & bug fixes
iOS:
Fixed bug with Bookmark's description editor
macOS: map scrolling via mouse and trackpad
Android:
Highlight matched part of the address in search results
Sort search history by last usage time
Fixed start-up crashes for some older devices with Mali-T GPUs
F-Droid version: an opt-in setting to enable Google Play Location Services
November 12, 2024
November 2024.11.12 release:
New OpenStreetMap data as of November 7
Added water slides, carousels, ferris wheels, etc
Added traffic signals (more visible in car navigation)
Updated the OSM login screen
Fixed import of some ill-formed gpx/kml tracks
Various search improvements, translation updates & bug fixes
Android:
Added a map language setting
Fixed auto night mode setting and added a navigation only option
iOS:
Improved iCloud Bookmarks and Tracks sync
New POI icons in Bookmarks view
October 23, 2024
October 2024.10.23 release:
New OpenStreetMap data as of October 17.
More detailed (50m step) altitude isolines for Iceland, India & Morocco.
Use a different icon for non-drinking water sources.
Added water towers.
Added new bookmark and search icons (tourism, information).
Fixed a crash when opening a list of bookmarks with certain icons.
Fixed Search on Map results prioritization bug.
October 7, 2024
October 2024.10.07 release:
Map Data: Updated as of October 1, now with added isolines for Egypt and improved for Adygea, Dagestan.
Edit Tracks on Android: Change name, color, list and description of tracks, or delete them.
Open in Another App on Android: Select any map point in Organic Maps and open in apps like taxi, delivery, transport, or other map apps.
KML/KMZ/GPX: Fixed issues with importing files from different apps.
Right-to-left languages on Android: Enhanced the place page, search, and about screens.
iOS 18 Dark Mode: Introduced dark and tinted app icons.
September 19, 2024
The september 2024.09.19-2 release is slowly but surely rolling out.
Track Recorder: Record and save your routes while hiking, biking, running, or navigating.
OpenStreetMap: Switched to browser-based authentication to comply with Google Play on Android.
Open in Another App Button: Open points saved in Organic Maps in other apps like taxis, delivery, transport, or other maps.
Updated Map Data: Updated with data as of September 7, including isolines for Egypt and Algeria.
Translations: Enhanced Chinese, Hebrew, and Italian, and added translations for trail difficulty.
UTM Location: The format now includes the zone letter instead of the hemisphere letter.
August 19, 2024
The new August release was delayed by an unexpected removal of Organic Maps from the Google Play Store.
Luckily, the issue was resolved in one day. Thanks to everyone who supports us!
You can download and install Organic Maps from AppStore, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, Obtainium or FDroid.
Note two important issues to be fixed soon:
Add Place (Add Business) button is not shown when a building is selected (use a single tap instead of a long tap to select any random point on the map).
OSM Login is temporarily disabled for Google Play.
Finally, the full list of changes is here:
iOS and Android:
New OpenStreetMap data as of August 10
Improved routing in cases of bad surface and missing speed limit -- Viktor Havaka
Announce street names in pedestrian navigation -- Will Bradley
Traffic light icons are displayed in car navigation mode -- Harry Bond
Selected places with WiFi show emoji symbol 🛜 -- David Martinez
Fixed wrong selection of a bookmarked place when tapping on its title -- Sergiy Kozyr
Disabled map rotation snapping to the north angle -- Harry Bond
Updated FAQ in the app -- Sergiy Kozyr
Store 50 recent searches instead of 10
Properly export modified bookmark names in GPX
Display road shields in India -- Sireesh Kodali
See if self-service and outdoor seating are available for a selected place -- Arthur-GYT and Kiryl Kaveryn
Maps older than 3 months can not be edited -- Kiryl Kaveryn
Use NotoSans font instead of Serif for Hebrew
Fixed import of KMB files -- Sergiy Kozyr
Android Auto:
Added 3d buildings option in settings -- Andrew Shkrob
Fixed turn directions -- Andrew Shkrob
Android:
Display current speed limit in Car Navigation mode (there is a minor issue with colors, we'll fix it soon) -- Sergiy Kozyr
Prompt the user to disable the power-saving mode for navigation to get GPS updates in the background -- kavikhalique
Aligned main screen buttons in the landscape mode -- Harry Bond
Fixed edit scroll in bookmark description -- Jean-BaptisteC
New KML and GPX export icons -- euf and Harry Bond
Increase size of OSM links in the OSM profile -- Jean-BaptisteC
Use proper translation to stop navigation from the notification
Imported tracks now can be deleted -- Kavi Khalique
Save bug reports to the local storage -- krozhdestvenski
Show username on the profile button in settings -- Harry Bond
Better color for inactive lane icons -- Harry Bond
Highlight the Layers button when any layer is activated -- Harry Bond
Fixed saving to Google Drive -- krozhdestvenski
Fixed API to select a point on the map and return coordinates into the caller app -- Roman Tsisyk
iOS:
Moved the Share button from the bottom bar to the X button on the Place Information page -- Kiryl Kaveryn
Added a button to open a selected place in other installed apps -- Kiryl Kaveryn
Fixed voice directions when Organic Maps is in the background -- Fabian Wüthrich
Deleted lists of bookmarks and tracks can now be restored from the Recently Deleted folder -- Kiryl Kaveryn
Show a warning if CarPlay can't display all bookmarks -- Fabian Wüthrich
Report a bug in case of unexpected iCloud sync errors -- Kiryl Kaveryn
Various icon fixes for the Place Information page -- David Martinez
Download progress text on the map screen doesn't jump anymore -- Pavel Petrenko
Fixed a bug when Recent Track was not saved after restart
Translations:
Improved Catalan, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian translations -- Adolfo Jayme Barrientos, 南山少帅Felix, Nitai Sasson/MbTy1, Arushi Garg, FalconFist, j9d3it, Metehan Özyürek, Sergiy Kozyr
Updated Cyprus, Iraq, Spain map region names and translations -- alnzrv, Colonel-Dixie, David Martinez
Desktop (Linux and Mac):
Add transliteration enable/disable setting
The community is power 💪 . Your donations and support are vital in helping Organic Maps improve and scale. Let's make the best maps for everyone on the Planet together! 🌎 ♥️ 🤝
August 18, 2024
Good news! Organic Maps appeared again in the Google Play store last night without any notifications or explanations after yesterday's removal. We are grateful for your feedback and support!
Stay tuned for the upcoming update, which is already available for iOS.
Let's make the best maps for everyone together ❤️ 🗺 🚀
August 17, 2024
On August 17 Organic Maps was removed from the Google Play Store without any warnings or additional details due to "not meeting the requirements for the Family Program". Compared to Google Maps and other maps apps rated for 3+ age, there are no ads or in-app purchases in Organic Maps, and no user information is collected. We have asked for an appeal.
As a temporary workaround for the Google Play issue, you can install the new upcoming Google Play update from this link.
Updated on August 19, 2024:
We do not know why Organic Maps app was first removed and then restored in Google Play. One of our asssumptions is that it may be related to the password-based login to OpenStreetMap. Therefore, the login is temporarily disabled. We will try to find a solution ASAP.
July 15, 2024
Have you already installed a July release of Organic Maps? It introduces two major features funded through the NGI0 Entrust Fund:
Better address search in the USA based on Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system (TIGER) data (preprocessed by Nominatim project), implemented by Viktor Havaka. Addresses are stored, searched, and displayed as interpolations (lines along streets with a starting house number and ending house number), so don't expect to see buildings on the map (did you know that you can draw buildings and add addresses at OpenStreetMap.org yourself?).
There is a heuristic to decide when to use TIGER data and when to use existing OpenStreetMap data.
Map size for the whole USA has increased from 10Gb to 13Gb (including Wikipedia and elevation data, there are some ideas to split it to improve incremental map updates).
Proper rendering of texts in Indic (Devanagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu), Arabic (N'Ko, Syriac, Mongolian), Thai and Lao, Khmer, Myanmar, Tibetan, Hangul, Hebrew scripts, implemented by Alexander Borsuk by integrating Harfbuzz text shaping library with Organic Maps rendering engine (called "Drape").
There are other notable improvements, thanks to our beloved contributors:
OpenStreetMap data as of July 2
New Malayalam and Bengali fonts (please let us know if any other fonts need updating)
Single tap now selects any point on the map, even if the map is empty -- by Sergiy Kozyr
Changed long tap to toggle full-screen mode -- by Sergiy Kozyr
Accidentally deleted bookmark on the map now can be restored immediately (Save button changes to Restore) -- by Kiryl Kaveryn
Display major roads earlier on the world overview map -- by Konstantin Pastbin
A selected place now shows more types/categories/amenities -- by David Martinez
Clearer label for POI's building level -- by Antonin Delpeuch
Display good quality fine gravel pedestrian paths as white dashed -- by Konstantin Pastbin
Support more road/path surface types (bricks, stone, grass paver, soil) -- by Konstantin Pastbin
More clear hints when building a route
Search -- kudos to Viktor Havaka:
Mountain search also shows volcanoes
Better search results for faraway places
Search now finds places with a number in their names
Find parcel lockers using their ref numbers
Android:
Fix TTS FAQ link in the settings
Fix GPX import from WhatsApp
Save exported files to the local device storage -- by Kiryl Razhdzestvenski
iOS (many kudos to Kiryl Kaveryn):
Use the Import button in Bookmarks and Tracks dialog to load KML, KMZ, GPX files
Fix importing of bookmarks and tracks via the "Files" app on a cold start (you can tap a KML, KMZ, GPX or KMB file in any app, then "share" it using a rectangular icon with an up arrow at the bottom left, and then choose Organic Maps icon in the list of all apps)
Added a TTS voice test button in navigation settings -- by Fabian Wüthrich
Enable logs in settings to help us with bug fixing
Open social media links in installed applications
Removed a non-working traffic button from CarPlay -- by Fabian Wüthrich
Replaced circle checkboxex with a rounded rectangle in the time editor
Correct dark mode startup background color -- by Evgeny Fayvuzhinsky
Linux:
Fix a generic Wayland icon displayed instead of an Organic Maps icon on some systems -- by Ferenc Géczi
Our translators and reviewers helped us to update Belarusian, Chinese, Dutch, Euskara, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Ukrainian translations.
We have also started to update the FAQ section on our website, any help with adding new articles and their translations is appreciated!
Please report all issues using Report a Bug button in the app, by sending us an email, or (the best!) by creating/updating an issue on our GitHub.
P.S. We're now working on the track recorder feature. Any help with ideas, testing, contributions and donations is warmly appreciated ❤️
Enjoy traveling with Organic Maps! 🚕 🛤 ✈️ 🏕 👣
June 22, 2024
The major June update and a follow-up OSM data-only update (with a hotfix for the iOS app hanging) were successfully published and are available in all app stores and on our GitHub.
Thanks to Viktar Havaka, now you can search for the US zip codes and UK postcodes! The external address data is taken from the TIGER database and Ordnance Survey, and pre-processed by Nominatim project used in OpenStreetMap search.
Another major feature is street name announcements during the navigation, contributed by Will Bradley. Please enable it in OM settings, and let us know about any issues.
A long-awaited iOS iCloud synchronization is also available, thanks to Kiryl Kaveryn. Please enable it in OM settings (you will be offered to back up all your bookmarks and tracks first) and report any issues.
Bookmarks and tracks GPX export is also ready, in addition to the existing KML (KMZ) export. It will become very handy when we finish the long-awaited Track Recorder feature. Kudos to cyber-toad!
As always, thanks to everyone for your contributions, donations, support, and positive reviews. They motivate and inspire our team!
General changes and fixes:
new OpenStreetMap data as of June 13
search for US zip codes and UK (GB) postcodes -- by Viktar Havaka
street name announcements in verbal TTS turn instructions (please enable it in settings) -- by Will Bradley
export bookmarks and tracks in GPX file format -- by cyber-toad and Kiryl Kaveryn
add, edit, and display web links to menus of restaurants, bars, and food services -- by Arthur Gayot and Kiryl Kaveryn
fix missing addresses in fitness center details
add "pastry" and "cakes" search keywords
fix Wikipedia links that contain a question mark
Android:
export bookmarks and tracks to a local device
always show the next turn (in navigation mode)
add an Exit button to navigation notifications
improved OSM user profile settings page -- by Harry Bond
fix display of stop points in the ruler and transit mode for RTL languages
Android Auto:
use compass and location data from car sensors -- by Andrew Shkrob
update the UI for the main and category screens -- by Andrew Shkrob
iOS:
iCloud bookmarks and tracks synchronization (please enable it in settings) -- by Kiryl Kaveryn
use the map when CarPlay is connected -- by Oleg Montak
fix CarPlay text color in dark mode
more TTS voice options
TTS turn announcements interrupt podcasts instead of ducking them
fix some buttons that disappeared when adding a place to the map
fix place details not updated after a bookmark's edit
fix the non-business hours button in the Editor to work after midnight
Mobile Linux and Desktop versions:
improve selected place details dialog
Updated Czech, German, and Portuguese translations.
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June 21, 2024
Now you can subscribe to RSS or ATOM news feeds in English (other languages are also available in corresponding /lang/ folders, but not all news articles are translater).
Any help to update the website is appreciated!
June 6, 2024
Organic Maps now backs up and syncs all bookmarks and tracks using iCloud!
You can also use it on the Mac with the Apple Silicon processor.
Read the article in German: https://www.ifun.de/organic-maps-jetzt-mit-icloud-auch-fuer-den-mac-empfehlenswert-233696/
May 20, 2024
As we're working now on the Recent Track for Android and Track Recorder for iOS and Android, it would be great to hear your real use-cases, where and why do you need it, in more details. And how to make these features in the easiest-to-use way, so even your grandma and grandpa can use them.
The best ideas and examples from other apps are also welcome. Any feedback in our Telegram, Matrix or by email is appreciated ❤️❤️❤️
May 19, 2024
The May 2024 Organic Maps update (get it here) supports bookmarks and tracks sorting by name, paved paths are white, and unpaved ones are brown. And there are so many other changes and fixes, thanks to our contributors! Update and enjoy, and don't forget to update maps too. And donate to support the open-source, community-driven, privacy-focused maps project!
General:
upgraded to the new OpenStreetMap authentication method (OAuth 2). All previously authenticated users must re-login!
new OpenStreetMap data as of April 29
sort bookmarks and tracks in a list by name
more feature types could be added to OSM now, e.g. marketplaces, taxi stands, kiosks, wilderness huts, garden centers, historic aircraft, cannons, boundary stones, tombs, etc.
show the availability of Drive-through service for selected POIs
ability to toggle Drive through in the OSM editor
simplify handling of multiple languages feature names in the OSM editor and fix related bugs
show "Can't find a suitable category?" message hint in the OSM editor
elevator icon instead of "stairs" for displaying the level number of selected POI
fix missing local language name versions for selected POIs
better visible in dark mode $ emoji for paid map features
improve bicycle routing for some cases
Android:
import .gpx and .gpx.xml files from Google Files app
retain routing origin point upon re-opening the app
night theme fixes
fix router mode always changing to public transport if the subway layer was active
fix buttons overlap in landscape navigation mode
fix freezes on Samsung A50
fix the incorrect state of the "Keep Search History" setting if toggled two times
iOS:
fix isolines reminder being displayed on top of other dialogs
fix circular downloading progress bar layout in selected POIs
fix On/Off button icons
fix the alignment of RTL languages in the bottom menu
fix bug allowing to add the same language two times in the OSM editor
correct location of "more" menu in bookmark lists
default email client is supported for bug reports
Mobile Linux and Mac (Windows is possible too!):
add route marking buttons to place pages
add an "Exit" menu option and keyboard shortcuts for all menu entries
improve font clarity on MDPI screens
Map:
display difficult or indistinct hiking trails as brown-dotted, extreme/expert or indiscernible ones as black sparse dotted
dark blue lines for dedicated cycleways
blue lines under white/brown dashes for shared bicycle/pedestrian paths, or over white dashes for segregated ones
more consistency in displaying paved paths as white dashed lines, unpaved ones as brown dashed
roads visible under semi-transparent bridge outlines
added scree and shingle areas; better color of bare rock surfaces
stop displaying vacant/unused shops
added natural=stone (displayed as natural=rock), miniature golf
separate public transport shelters, basic huts and lean-tos from generic shelters
added icons for animal enclosures and dry cleaning; updated laundry icon
fix too small font size for smaller cities
make city labels visible at higher zooms
reduce the opacity of indigenous lands hatching fill
don't display nature reserves' hatching fill and icon/caption on very detailed zooms
Search:
category search improvements (padel, subway stations, wilderness huts, etc.)
searchable drinking water refills (participating cafes, etc.)
made private swimming pools not searchable
type ?wiki in the search to highlight Wikipedia articles on the map
tuned category search ranking
Updated Basque, German, Greek, and Slovak translations
May 11, 2024
You can check the recording of the Zoom session organized by OpenStreetMap Ghana with Ilya Zverev presenting Organic Maps!
May 9, 2024
Did you try Organic Maps on Linux? We use it on Mac and Linux for development 🧑💻👨💻👨💻, so it's not yet as user-friendly as it is on iOS and Android.
https://www.maketecheasier.com/best-travel-tools-linux/
P.S. Windows version is also possible with a bit of love and support. Any volunteering help is welcome!
May 5, 2024
Can you guess the places we visited with Organic Maps? Enable sound to enjoy the full experience 🎵
The full text and mp3 is here.
Thank you for inspiring and supporting us!
April 27, 2024
Please enjoy and share another song created by one of our users about Organic Maps, now in a different style 🎶
Did you like the previous one?
The anthem of community-driven privacy and freedom
The anthem of community-driven privacy and freedom
(Verse 1)
Organic Maps, no tracking in sight,
Community-driven, with privacy right.
No ads, no traps, just maps with flair,
Navigate with freedom, we're beyond compare.
(Chorus)
No tracking! No crapware! No pesticides!
Organic Maps, where freedom resides!
Navigate with privacy, feel the vibe,
Community-driven, let's take the ride.
(Verse 2)
Open-source, no data grab,
Offline maps, with trails to nab.
Cycling routes, hiking trails, all in view,
Voice guidance, privacy true.
(Chorus)
No tracking! No crapware! No pesticides!
Organic Maps, where freedom resides!
Navigate with privacy, feel the vibe,
Community-driven, let's take the ride.
(Bridge)
Blazing fast, privacy intact,
Simple to use, that's a fact.
No tracking, just maps so clear,
Navigate with Organic, have no fear.
(Outro)
Try us out, see what's in store,
Freedom's our motto, now and forevermore.
Organic Maps, leading the way,
Navigate with privacy, every day.
April 26, 2024
One of our users has generated a song about Organic Maps. How does it sound to you? 😄
Update: there is also another song in a different style, hope you enjoy it too! 🎵🎵🎵
Travel with Organic Maps song
Travel with Organic Maps
(Verse 1)
Beneath the twinkling stars, I stroll hand in hand,
With Organic Maps, exploring enchanted lands.
From Eiffel's gentle glow to Iceland's black sand shore,
Every step a melody, every sight, pure amore.
(Verse 2)
Through Rome's timeless Colosseum, echoes of history's might,
And Egypt's majestic pyramids, kissing the sun's light.
Organic Maps, a faithful guide, whispers tales of yore,
In its embrace, I find solace, forevermore.
(Chorus)
Travel with Organic Maps, a symphony of peace,
From OpenStreetMap's embrace, all worries cease.
Crafted with love, by volunteers' tender care,
Every destination, a moment rare.
(Outro)
So let's dance along, in this magical flight,
With Organic Maps, our hearts take flight.
In every corner of this earth we roam,
With Organic Maps, we'll always find home.
April 26, 2024
We're also happy that we make our users happy 🙃
April 5, 2024
Let us announce the March/April release (install here) and welcome new contributors:
Isira-Seneviratne made their first contribution in #7494
Mannivu made their first contribution in #7547
Usland123 made their first contribution in #7571
muralito made their first contribution in #7574
renderexpert made their first contribution in #7618
kavikhalique made their first contribution in #7664
abhibana made their first contribution in #5047
griffinonacid made their first contribution in #7734
alnzrv made their first contribution in #7750
Don’t like or miss something in Organic Maps? Fix it, or ask your friends to fix it 😉
Here is the full list of changes. And don’t forget to rate Organic Maps in Google Play, AppStore, Huawei AppGallery and donate to support the development of the best maps app!
Better isolines elevation data for European countries, thanks to Sonny
OpenStreetMap data as of March 26
Bookmark lists are sorted by modification time (recent at the top)
Eye icons for visible/hidden bookmark lists
Many new objects can be added to OpenStreetMap: various shops and crafts, BBQs, food courts, lang schools, cairns, money transfer points, etc.
Add "wheelchair" to the search input to limit results to wheelchair-accessible
Searchable orders pickup points (shop=outpost)
iOS:
Distance and time do not freeze anymore in CarPlay
Fixed wrong time and distance when switching planned route modes
Fixed the wrong 'saved bookmark' icon
Added a long tap back button menu
Android:
OpenStreetMap login works again!
Made the "View On Map" search results button bigger and with a caption -- by a new contributor kavikhalique!
Fixed button overlaps in landscape route building for RTL languages -- also by kavikhalique
Fixed crash when importing GPX, KML, KMZ from the Files app
Serbian TTS voice
Button to open system TTS settings in voice options
Deleted bookmark lists are properly removed
Removed ripples effect from sliding tabs in search
Android Auto 🚘:
FreeDrive screen
Navigation is automatically starting
Faster bookmarks screen
Linux desktop/mobile version:
Place information page is much more user-friendly
Map styling:
Added wind turbines and power plant icons
Reduced visibilities of many outdoors-specific POIs when in the main map style, e.g., waterfalls, mountain peaks, shelters, power towers, etc. (use the Outdoors style for those!)
More consistent font sizes and caption appearances
Translations updates:
Slovak, Italian, Spanish, Hindi
Fixed police, parking, and sights category search for simplified Chinese
♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️
April 2, 2024
🌎 Six new languages have been added to https://organicmaps.app website.
Estonian
Galician
Lithuanian
Malayalam
Telugu
Welsh
All other languages have been updated from Weblate as well.
Kudos to everybody who contributed translations via Weblate (https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/organicmaps/).
Please kindly review website in your language and submit any corrections to https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/organicmaps/.
March 28, 2024
An article about Organic Maps for Android Auto, and OM advantages compared to other maps:
https://www.gearrice.com/update/the-best-open-source-map-app-also-works-on-android-auto-and-i-see-several-advantages-over-google-maps/
March 22, 2024
Let's build the best Ad-Free, Open-Source, Privacy-First maps together!
We have added additional currencies and payment methods to our donation page to minimize transaction fees.
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Maintaining a project with more than one million users would not be possible without your support!
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March 20, 2024
Interested in seeing public transport, satellite imagery, track recording, or other features in Organic Maps? We are open for Google Summer of Code 2024 proposals from motivated contributors/students, read more here
March 18, 2024
OpenStreetMap login was fixed in Google Play. Please install the latest Organic Maps update, and enjoy updating the map! Don't forget that you can edit anything directly at the osm.org website.
March 11, 2024
Now everyone can back up or share all bookmarks and imported tracks as one KMZ file with just one click! And then import everything back from the same file.
Apple users can now edit colors of imported tracks and have a more convenient way of editing bookmarks. And don't forget to check our updated About dialog!
The March update is already available in all app stores. An apk for Android is also available on our GitHub if you want to install the latest Organic Maps version immediately when we publish the release, without any delays caused by slow reviews or publishing. This apk can be installed together with Organic Maps from other app stores! We also plan to add notifications about available GitHub apk updates, similar to what Obtainium already does.
Here is a more detailed list of changes:
OSM map data as of February 28
Share/export/backup all bookmarks as a single KMZ file readable by Organic Maps and Google Earth
Show when drinking water is available 🚰 or not 🚱 when selecting an object
Show elevation and recycling container types in search results
Included wheelchair accessibility information on place pages
Bus stops and platforms now display their number or letter
The routing options panel is no longer displayed when using the Ruler
Fixed wrong negative altitude display
Routing properly ignores roads under construction
Android only:
Our GitHub ("web") apk now can be installed in parallel to Organic Maps from other app stores
Fixed import of one or more GPX/KML/KMZ files from File Explorer, GPS Logger, and some other apps
Move Speed Cam preference into the Voice Instruction preference menu
Fixed several crashes
More app tips for the TTS test button
iOS only:
Track colors can be edited
Change a bookmark or track color by pressing the color icon in the list
Easier editing of bookmarks and tracks using the (i) button in the Bookmarks and Tracks dialog
Redesigned the About dialog
Fixed several crashes
Consistent search bars
Updated the primary app color
Renamed Night Mode to Appearance as it follows the system setting
Bottom buttons are better tappable
Style improvements:
Added Aboriginal Lands
Made road tunnels more transparent
Lighter buildings and labels in the Dark style
Fixed small fonts for islands, bus stations and ferry terminals on detailed zooms
Fixed inconsistencies in road labels
Our beloved contributors have updated French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Slovak, and Spanish translations.
Did you know we have started building a FAQ section on our website? You can help to populate and translate it!
We hope you are enjoying Organic Maps (we kindly call it OM) as we are enjoying it. Let's improve OM together! Your donations and support are warmly welcomed! They help to speed up the development, improvements and bugfixes.
March 2, 2024
📣 Call for Participation: Seeking Technical Writers for Google Season of Docs 2024
Organic Maps is applying to participate in Google Season of Docs 2024 (https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs).
Are you passionate about clear communication and simplifying complex technical concepts? As a technical writer, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the user experience of our product. Your contributions will help users navigate our platform with ease and confidence. Whether it's creating user guides, writing FAQs, or crafting help documentation, your words will make a difference. Do you have a knack for crafting user-friendly guides and documentation? If so, we invite you to join us in an exciting opportunity!
Please follow the link below to learn how to participate in Google Season of Docs 2024 program:
👉 https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/wiki/Google-Season-of-Docs-2024-Ideas
February 14, 2024
If you missed it, the February 2024 Organic Maps update is already available in Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, and AppStore.
Thanks to our contributors ❤️, there is a big list of changes!
OpenStreetMap data as of February 2
Restroom emoji for places with toilets
Display parking operator
More precise turn notifications for small distances
Fixed absent speed limit on some speed cameras
Open Location Codes (OLC, Plus Codes) search shows results relative to the current position and to the screen center
Fixed crash in search
Name editing for playgrounds
Parse coordinates from OpenStreetMap links
Allow editing of Greek names for Cyprus
Hindi support
Better and more precise search on the map, more relevant search results in the list
Removed "Continue detecting your location?" dialog, now location search can be stopped by pressing the "rotating radar" location button
Android:
Fixed Spanish and Portuguese TTS languages
Fixed KML, KMZ, GPX import crash
Fixed KMZ import from WhatsApp
Show what is copied to the clipboard on the lock screen for Android 13+
Fixed blurry buttons on Android 5
Android Auto:
Fixed indefinite loading
Fixed World map download
Show addresses on the Search Screen
iOS:
Current position is properly updated when returning back to the app
Improved the look of search bars
Auto Light/Dark theme setting is synced with the system
Properly display a longer cuisines list
Fixed location services permissions request for the first app start
Reduced the navigation screen top bar height
Map styles:
Orange color for secondary roads
Wider and brighter white tertiary roads
Nicer looking on- and off-ramp road links joins
Raised visibility of secondary and tertiary road links
Less bright farmlands color
Smaller mountain passes/saddles icons
Reduced visibilities of mountain saddles (compared to passes)
New ford icon
Made hospital and clinic icons look different
Reduced visibility of light rail stations
Added Boston and updated Taipei subway icons
Fixed Delhi subway entrance icons, Minsk & Spb subway captions on detailed zoom
Increased font size of towns and suburbs labels and decreased for neighborhoods
Fixed bookmark icon for water parks
Adjust the visibilities of many POIs
Outdoors map style:
Increased 50m & 100m contour lines visibilities
Raised visibility of campsites, survey points, toilets, and touristic information features
New power tower and flagpole/mast icons
Made bridleways to be the same brown color as paths
Increased contrast of footways on overview zooms
Car navigation map style:
Added toilets, convenience stores
Reduced visibilities of artwork features and subway station captions
Bigger roundabout exit number
Updated Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Finnish, French, Romanian, Slovak, and Ukrainian translations
Donate to support the development and scaling of the better Google Maps alternative!
February 14, 2024
A list of articles about Organic Maps we have recently found on the web. Read, enjoy, share! A bit of organic word-of-mouth marketing doesn't hurt 😉
Organic Maps, an alternative to Google Maps https://www.todoandroid.es/en/organic-maps-una-alternativa-a-google-maps/
Let Google Maps rest, this is the app that's coming to replace it, it's free and it doesn't spy on you https://www.smallcapnews.co.uk/let-google-maps-rest-this-is-the-app-thats-coming-to-replace-it-its-free-and-it-doesnt-spy-on-you-teach-me-about-science/
Esta alternativa a Google Maps es de código abierto y permite la navegación GPS sin conexión https://www.20minutos.es/tecnologia/aplicaciones/google-maps-codigo-abierto-navegacion-gps-sin-internet-5207595/
Adiós a Google Maps y Wikiloc: así es Organic Maps, la avanzada apps de mapas que no necesita conexión https://www.elespanol.com/elandroidelibre/aplicaciones/20230909/adios-google-maps-wikiloc-organic-avanzada-apps-mapas-no-necesita-conexion/792421133%5F0.html
Abandona Google Maps con esta otra app que sí cuida tu privacidad en Android y iOS https://depor.com/depor-play/tecnologia/abandona-google-maps-con-esta-otra-app-que-si-cuida-tu-privacidad-en-android-y-ios-organic-maps-google-google-maps-mexico-espana-mx-noticia/
January 27, 2024
How to run Organic Maps on Windows:
https://dimakorolev.substack.com/p/organic-maps-on-windows
January 10, 2024
Android Auto is finally available in Google Play. Many thanks to the team and beta testers!
P.S. Don't forget to update maps after updating the app to see all improvements and avoid unexpected issues.
January 6, 2024
A humble request to the whole community: please enter detailed information about the bugs on our GitHub. Otherwise, it may be lost and the bugs may not be fixed.
If you can help someone else, please do. We are grateful for any saved bit of time 🙏
January 4, 2024
Is building routes easier or more complex in Organic Maps compared to other apps? Can it be done even more conveniently/with less clicks? How to make it easier for new users to discover the way to build a route in OM?
Here is an article with a user's opinion.
December 23, 2023
In 2023 Organic Maps got its first million users. It would not be possible to scale without the help from our beloved community. A million thanks for your energy and time, your donations and support 🙏 ❤️ 🍃
In 2023:
New features were added, including GPX import, Ruler tool, Outdoors map style, Background voice directions, Android Auto (in Google's review now), and others (see our news for details)
15 app updates and hotfixes were released
A lot of improvements for the search and routing, map icons and styles, and general usability
4.6 average rating on Google Play from 7,372 users
4.8 rating on the AppStore from 2717 users
1992 commits from 167 contributors on Github
960 merged Pull Requests
724 closed issues (almost 2000 open issues left to fix/implement 💪)
Total 7710 stars on GitHub
More than a thousand support emails were answered
Almost 9K edits and map contributions in OpenStreetMap
It's possible to do even more in 2024 if we get enough donations to scale the infrastructure, reward our contributors, or hire a full-time working team.
One of our goals is to provide a privacy-focused map alternative to Google and Apple Maps. Another goal is to educate and engage more users in contributing to OpenStreetMap. Good map quality means happier hikers, cyclists, drivers, locals, tourists, and explorers. Happier everyone!
Check our Donations page to sneak-peak the roadmap, and subscribe to our Telegram Channel or to the matrix space for updates, or follow OM on Fosstodon, Mastodon.social, Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Reddit, LinkedIn.
And finally, install the December 2023 release! We have prepared several Christmas 🎅 and New Year presents 🎁 for you:
Android Auto is in review, you can test it by joining a beta program in Google Play after telling us your gmail 🤖 🚗 -- kudos to Andrew Shkrob
Outdoors map style for hiking, cycling, and exploring Nature (make sure you've updated maps to the latest version!) 🥾 🏕️ 🚣 🚵 -- a long-time work by Konstantin Pastbin
Search for village addresses without streets in Austria, Czechia, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and some other countries (the addr:place OSM tag, and other search improvements too) -- by Viktor Govako
Type "skiing" or "ski run" to find downhill and Nordic pistes ⛷️ 🏂 🚡
OpenStreetMap map data as of December 13
Fixed several crashes
Multiple KML files can be imported from a single KMZ file, as the first pre-requisite to backup all bookmarks and tracks -- by cyber-toad
A credit card 💳 is displayed for selected places with ATM
A dollar emoji 💲 is displayed where a fee is required -- both by David Martinez
Prettified website links in Place Page
You can open a browser to check photos, reviews, and prices for some hotels. Every booking and every donation contribute to the development of Organic Maps!
Android
We need your feedback on how to improve Android Auto! Tell us your gmail address and join the closed beta program on Google Play
Open addresses from Contacts, Calendar, and other apps -- by Roman Tsisyk
"Keep Search History" setting for better privacy -- by Bukkapatnam Sandilya
Connect your phone to TV with Samsung DeX -- by Meenbeese
Fix missing buttons when OM is restarted during navigation
Minor interface fixes and improvements -- by Jean-Baptiste and Kiryl Kaveryn
Fixed wrong voice language for the TTS Test button -- by Gonzalo Pesquero
Most iOS fixes by Kiryl Kaveryn
Fixed freezing on iOS 13, 14
"Zoom in to see isolines" message does not cover buttons
CarPlay Search button now properly shows search results -- by Fabian Wüthrich
Improved user interface for the Search on iPad
Styles -- a lot of fixes by Konstantin Pastbin
Any feedback on the Outdoors style is appreciated
Singapore metro icon -- RedAuburn
Hackerspace -- RedAuburn
Fix Porto metro icon -- Matheus Gomes
Fixed residential leisure garden area fills disappearing on some zoom levels
Display house numbers regardless of buildings' sizes
Fine-tuned priorities of many POIs in the main style
Less "gaps" in highways on the World map
Removed very short ferry lines from the World map
Translations
Improved Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Russian translations
Added Dutch, French, Polish, Romanian, and Russian translations for edition Opening Hours instructions
Fixed missing parking translations
Linux
Show Wikipedia articles in a separate dialog
Touchscreen pinch-zoom support -- by Ferenc-
We wish you Organic Christmas and Organic New Year!
December 19, 2023
Thanks for the support! Someone got it right. Together with the OpenStreetMap community and you, our beloved users, we will create fast and easy-to-use, privacy-focused maps for everyone. 🚀
December 18, 2023
Does anyone use OpenCollective? Is it worth collecting donations there? Please share your experience!
In addition to other donation methods, you can support Organic Maps development there too: https://opencollective.com/organicmaps
December 14, 2023
A hotfix update of Organic Maps for iOS is available, it fixes freezes when any object is selected on the map on iOS 12, 13 and 14.
Do you like that beautiful place on the OpenStreetMap?
December 5, 2023
On this International Volunteer Day, we are sharing our gratitude to everyone who helps us to develop and maintain Organic Maps, the community-built project. Together, we can make the best OpenStreetMap-based maps for anyone on the Planet 🙏
November 22, 2023
This release was delayed due to OpenStreetMap vandalism, and due to a longer testing of many fixes and changes prepared by our contributors.
Highlights
New OpenStreetMap data as of November 13, 2023
It is possible to zoom in deeper now and see more POIs in dense areas
Outdoors map style preview (please read on to know how to activate it)
Added an experimental referral link "Details on Kayak" for some hotels that are already present in OpenStreetMap. Booking a hotel using this link will give a few dollars to Organic Maps as a donation toward the project development. This is not expected to bring in much, but every dollar counts. Remember, that Organic Maps doesn’t collect or share any information about you or your device. Please be aware that Kayak may have tracking on their website like most other websites, including Facebook and Twitter.
"Inertial" kinetic scroll improvements
Removed max limit to search bookmarks
Brands are displayed on the Place Page
Android
Fixed import of bookmarks in KMB format from Maps.Me -- kudos to strump
Fixed missing system location indicator at the right top of the Android screen -- rtsisyk
Disabled the screen wake lock by default to improve power-saving -- rtsisyk
Corrected the location search indication when the map is moved or zoomed -- rtsisyk
Smoother corners for the place page -- Vinod Patil
Landscape layout for About screen and other theme color fixes -- Jean-Baptiste
iOS -- most changes are done by Kiryl Kaveryn
Removed the bottom tab bar to show more map on the screen
Removed the unnecessary "route" button on the map (tap or long-tap a place on the map or select a search result to build a route using the "Route To" button instead)
Highlighted the Route To button and hinted the FAQ for new users
Fixed CarPlay dark/light mode colors
Fixed keyboard input on iPadOS 15+ -- Keith Conger
Routing -- vng
Don't route through access=emergency, military, agricultural, forestry
Tuned ferry crossing estimations
Improved cross-country and cross-region routing
Improved residential routes
Search -- vng
Process platz-pl like strasse-str
Improved address matching
Improved search of brands
Map Styling -- kudos to RedAuburn, pastk, map-per, dvdmrtnz, vng, RicoElectrico
Added flowerbeds, rental shops, bicycle rentals, motorcycle repairs, petting zoo, prison areas, compressed air
Added nature reserves and military zones rendering to the car navigation mode
Added Docklands Light Railway, Porto metro
Display names of ski pistes
Tuned/updated icons of fitness center, yoga, theatre, artwork, statue, theme park, bbq, lighthouse, windmill, heliport & helipad, hunting stand, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, paid & private versions of parking and parking entrances, convenience, deli, farm, grocery, health food, tobacco shops
Better farmyard & garage landuse area fills
Increased scrubs, alpine huts visibility
Updated sanitary dump station icons and adjusted their priority
Reduced visibility of cave entrances and improved the icon
Increased visibility of standalone house numbers
Reduced Tokyo subway visibility -- kudos to charlie2clarke
Removed minor road markers/shields cluttering the map in Estonia
Fix colors of Estonia and Germany road markers/shields
Increased visibilities of road markers/shields on tertiary and residential roads
Fixed "gaps" in some densely mapped lines
Fixed "gaps" in the outlines of bridges and other compound lines
Outdoors map style preview
Tailored for out-of-the-city outdoor activities like hiking, backcountry cycling/MTB, 4x4, etc.
Emphasizes paths/tracks, cliffs, railways, powerlines, rivers and streams, water sources, peaks, mountain saddles and passes, waterfalls, lighthouses, caves, viewpoints, campsites, huts, shelters, picnic sites, gates, stiles, fords, etc.
Make sure to update your downloaded maps!
Enable by typing ?olight in the search field and return to the map; type ?light to switch back to the main style
Use ?odark and ?dark for a dark style
Android and iOS developers wanted to help with adding a nice UI for style switching!
Translations
Improved "avoid …" routing options wording
Improved Arabic, Basque, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Marathi, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Sweden, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese translations
November 10, 2023
Checking in at SOTM EU 2023 in Antwerp. Organic Maps (OM) would not be possible without the OpenStreetMap (OSM) community. Thanks to everyone who volunteers and improves the Map!
We aim to create easy-to-use maps for everyone on the Planet while respecting privacy and keeping the code open. It is hard to do alone, so we are looking for motivated community members who can lead the development of the complex features (better OSM editor, Public Transport, traffic info, user-generated content, and many more), help with scaling app support, and promote OpenStreetMap and Organic Maps. The more users know about OM, the more users know about OSM. More OSM contributors mean better quality map data for everyone. That's a win-win!
P.S. The app update is coming soon, please stay tuned!
October 19, 2023
Organic Maps shares the 5th and 6th place on the list of most popular OSM editors together with Rapid!
September 30, 2023
A short announcement before the details about the September Organic Maps release.
We are looking for volunteers to help us in different areas. A lot of interesting and challenging work (did you already check 1800+ issues on Github? 💪) awaits on the open-source, community-built road to the best, fastest 🚀, easy-to-use 👴 👵 🧒, and privacy-focused maps. Want to help us with the app and website development, marketing, PR, financing, user support, or in any other way? Say [email protected].
If we get enough money, we can significantly speed up the development by hiring a full-time team and rewarding the most active contributors. If we get more users, we get more donations. Donate and spread the word 💸! Let's call it Organic Crowdfunding 💰
Several new features are available in the September update. You can easily measure distance and build straight-line routes in the same way as you are building other routes, and even simpler, with a single tap! We called it Helicopter Routing but then decided to rename into the Ruler to avoid confusion.
Another new Android feature is background voice directions. Now Organic Maps can talk with you from your pocket 🙂
New OSM maps data as of September 20
Added new route type "Ruler" (aka Helicopter Routing) to measure straight distances quickly, many thanks to Sergiy @strump for bringing it to life!
Set decimal and grouping separators depending on the system locale, thanks to Gonzalo @gpesquero
Removed annoying zoom in route planning mode
Parking entrances are searchable now
Improved street matching and results relevance (thanks to Viktar @vng for all search improvements!)
Search for grocery and houseware
Caves can be added in the Editor
Improved Arabic, Polish, and Spanish translations
Android
Background voice and directions, thanks to Roman @rtsisyk
Fixed "Wait..." dialog on startup on Android 13 with many downloaded maps on SD card (thanks to Viktar again!)
Fixed distance on the route preview panel (thanks to Sergiy again!)
Fixed the blue arrow icon on the location button on Android 5 and 6 devices, thanks to Michał @RicoElectrico
Voice test in the settings menu (again, thanks to Gonzalo!)
Fixed backurl API parameter
Do not pause music when the screen is rotated (credits to Roman again!)
Fixed bug with the invisible color of imported GPX tracks
iOS
Fixed Open/Closed shown sometimes in gray color
Ferenc @Ferenc- made Linux improvements:
Add positioning support via GeoClue2
Use OpenGL ES 3.0 instead of desktop OpenGL
Map styling was done mostly by Konstantin @pastk, David @dvdmrtnz, Harry @RedAuburn, and @map-per:
New or updated icons for factory, winery, bookcase, library, brothel, bicycle repair station, bicycle rental, bicycle parking, sauna, lottery, bookmaker, massage, sewing, books, underground parking, disabled parking space, gate, excrement bags vending, wholesale shop, outdoor seating, handicraft, grinding mill, caterer, HVAC, key cutter and locksmith. That's a long list, huh?
Added vehicle inspection, public bath, strip club, gambling, cycle barrier, waterways (drain, ditch, moat, wastewater), aquarium, assembly point, adult gaming center, amusement arcade, Mormon churches, visitor center, industrial mine, historical objects (cannon, anchor, stone, aircraft, tank, mine, wreck, locomotive). Even longer list!
Added bridges and tunnels rendering for cycleways, footways, paths, tracks, bridleways, steps
Render barrier=ditch differently from waterway=ditch
Reduced priorities of river names (and of other lower-importance lines) in navigation mode
Tuned road names and road shield priorities
Fixed icons display for parking buildings
Reduced visibility of minor and private parking icons, removed area fill for underground parking
Reduced fire hydrants visibility
Display house numbers above icons and main POI captions, and don’t display house numbers for buildings that are too small for the current zoom level
Don't display star icons for squares
Fine-tune house numbers font and drawing priority
Added highway-pedestrian, bridleway, and cycleway lines for detailed zooms (z18-) in navigation mode
Pedestrian tunnels are not visible in navigation mode
We are infinitely grateful to everyone who helps us and donates. Organic Maps would not be possible without our users and our contributors ♥️ 🙏 🤟
September 28, 2023
Nuestra piscina española :)
September 21, 2023
Please vote for us again on HackerNews!
The referenced article provides an interesting perspective on Organic Maps from a user in the US.
The OSM data issue mentioned in the article should be fixed in the upcoming Organic Maps update. Stay tuned!
September 15, 2023
We are looking for someone (or for a team) experienced with zola (or hugo) static website generators to improve our current website for mobiles and desktops. There are many tasks there from redesign to adding new sections, languages and translations. Please let us know if you are interested at [email protected]
The source code of the current website is available on Github.
Planned improvements are also there in the issues list, we will update it with more details soon.
August 21, 2023
While many are enjoying their holidays, our community and contributors are creating better maps! Thanks ♥️ to everyone who helps and supports us, it motivates us more and more 🚀
August Organic Maps update is available in Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, AppStore, and soon should be available in FDroid too.
New OpenStreetMap maps data as of August 14. We're grateful to the OSM for their work and congratulate the community on their 19th OSM birthday!
Updated more than a year old Wikipedia articles, thanks to Evan Lloyd New-Schmidt, who replaced an old, rate-limited online Wikipedia parser with a new blazing-fast, offline wiki dump processing, written in Rust. Maybe someday we'll rewrite our core algorithms in Rust too 😂
Added missing isolines for some regions of Argentina, Chile, Kazakhstan, Tibet, USA, and Russia (that obviously increased map sizes in these regions), made isolines denser in many other areas and reduced many other map sizes too. How? It's code magic 🪄 by Konstantin Pastbin
Import comments from GPX cmt tag and treat GPX track segments as part of the singular track they belong to (all GPX joy comes from @cyber-toad contribution 🙏)
Fixed a bug when editing social contacts, thanks to Sergiy Kozyr
Dog Park can now be added in the Editor, thanks to our beloved and talented QA volunteer Jean-Baptiste!
Updated Persian voice directions
Android
Fixed blank screen bug on Nexus 5X
Fixed “…more” buttons in bookmark lists
Replaced the Twitter logo
iOS
Fixed Wiki text in the dark mode, it's Artem Trukhanoff's first contribution!
Routing would not improve without our cofounder and algorithms guru Viktar Havaka!
Updated road surface factors for car routing profile
Better pedestrian routing in Turkey and Georgia
Fixed cross-region routing when "avoid …" options are enabled
Search… guess what? It's also Viktar's work!
Fixed search for addresses in Czech and Slovakia
Improved street matching
Do not filter duplicated search results except for very close bus stops
Better ranking when searching by category
Fixed search by a house name
Faster search on the map screen
RedAuburn, our contributor 🙏, has removed Tourist Information, Place of Worship, Park, Information Board, and Tourist Map from the Sightseeings category to avoid map cluttering
Styles have been greatly refactored by Konstantin on our way to separate styles for outdoor, cycling, driving, city tourism, and other activities:
Added ferry routes to the World map
RedAuburn removed the square background from parking icons and did many other parking improvements. It took a lot of time, but we did it together 👍
Added separate icons for paid and private parking
Made the bicycle parking icon differ more from the motorcycle one
Updated parking entrance icon
Street-side and lane parkings use a smaller icon and appear later when zooming in
Added motorcycle parking and parking entrance icons to the navigation mode
Fixed motorway=trunk links visibility in navigation mode
Improved motorway=trunk colors
Removed too small isolines at overview zoom levels
Added Tehran metro icon
Revamped priorities system, especially for POIs
Many other fixes and enhancements
Follow our news at https://organicmaps.app/news/ , donate, and support us to build the fastest, most detailed, easiest-to-use maps together!
July 23, 2023
Read about 1700km, 5 months, 4 major South African rivers, solo canoe trip with Organic Maps!
https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/issues/4871
July 18, 2023
Meet the July release of Organic Maps! Note that this release crashes on Nexus 5X (and maybe on some other older devices), but we're working on a fix.
Get Organic Maps from App Store, Google Play, F-Droid, Huawei AppGallery.
Here is the full changelog:
Fresh OpenStreetMap data as of July 10, 2023
Fixed crash when rendering large OSM area objects
GPX files with uppercase extension are properly imported
Faster loading of bookmarks and tracks
Support altitude, OsmAnd and Garmin colors in imported GPX tracks
Fixed pedestrian ETA for big slopes
Prefer tertiary roads to service roads in car routing
Better Devanagari (Marathi) font
Android
GPX files are open from some mail clients and file browsers
Share button has been moved to the Place Page
Fixed crash on bookmark when Place Page is closing
iOS
Bookmark lists descriptions are now displayed and saved properly
Show coordinates in Open Location Code (OLC), UTM, MRGS, and OpenStreetMap.org formats on click and copy coordinates on a long tap
Search
Improved search results ranking
Fixed shop categories search
Fixed airport search results with empty names
Styles
Improve visibility and findability of highway services and rest areas
Added second-hand category, auction, collectors shops, turnstile & exit
Fixed underwater tunnels not being visible
Fixed areal water tunnels being drawn over other areas
Introduced more detailed railway-rail-* types
Fixed railway-abandoned/preserved bridges
Added a bridge structure outline man_made-bridge
Added community center, conference center, exhibition center, events venue
Increased shop icons priority
Added boundary=protected_area
Translations:
Updated Catalan, Czech, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish translations
Mac and Linux:
Use Qt6 instead of Qt5, please report any errors or issues
Added preference for larger map font size
Feature's layer is displayed in the Place Page
Donate and spread the word if you like Organic Maps!
July 17, 2023
… OpenStreetMap is well known by the geospatial community, but does the average person use it? To help answer this question this week Ed welcomes Roman Tsisyk to the podcast. Roman, a co-founder of Organic Maps, the most widely used consumer-facing, OSM-based mapping service. In their discussion, Ed and Roman explain the differences users experience with Google Maps vs OSM and discuss how the two can work together. Organic Maps is a privacy-focused, open-source fork of Maps.me app. The offline feature makes it particularly convenient for travellers, hikers, and cyclists. Listen as Roman explains how he and his team use the power of community to keep evolving their maps, and why having "regular people" contribute to mapping is so important.
https://thegeomob.com/podcast/episode-190
June 7, 2023
GPX import is now supported in Organic Maps! You don't need to convert your GPX tracks into KML anymore.
Many thanks to @cyber-toad, who patiently fixed all our review comments, polished and finished the code started by dvdmrtnz.
And, of course, kudos ❤️ to all our users, community, and contributors who support us in many different ways. We can build the best maps together!
Get Organic Maps in the App Store, Google Play, and Huawei AppGallery.
The F-Droid build, as usual, fails, but we hope it will be fixed soon.
Other notable changes in this release:
New OpenStreetMap data as of June 2, 2023
GPX import support
Fixed disappearing bookmark lists when wrong characters were saved in a bookmark name or description
Improved car and bicycle routing
Android:
Fixed bug that prevented upload of OSM edits when on battery power
MRGS and UTM coordinates support (tap on coordinates to change)
Now compass works on devices without a gyroscope
Prevent clicks through the navigation mode header and routing menu
Fixed missing Wikipedia descriptions
Decreased TTS (Text-To-Speech) voice speed
Fixed non-working KML, KMZ, and GPX import notifications
iOS:
Fixed non-working Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish (Mexico) voice directions languages
Fixed crashes for KML, KMZ, and GPX imports
Fixed repeated imports of the same file
Styles:
Fixed funicular icon
Changed desert color in the dark mode
Added Fish Pass
New Icon for Parcel Locker
Fixed icon for northernmost Munich underground station
Translations:
Translations for opening hours picker
Corrected Basque, Belarusian, British, English, and Ukrainian translations
Desktop
Fixed bookmarks dialog color in the dark mode
June 1, 2023
Roman, co-founder of Organic Maps, speaks about FOSS (Free and Open-Source Software), our project, and other interesting things. Donate and spread the word to support the development of privacy-focused offline maps!
https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/734
May 12, 2023
It was a busy time for our team and our beloved contributors. We prepared a new app and map data update for you.
Also, this year, Organic Maps got 4 slots in the Google Summer of Code 2023 program, for the following features:
Android Auto.
Better user interface for mobile and desktop Linux, Mac, and Windows (Windows still require some. porting to build and run OM)
Wikipedia parser to get fresh Wikipedia articles (now we use outdated dump as of spring 2022).
Better map styling system to support Outdoor, Cycling, Driving, Tourism, and other custom layers.
We hope that our students will manage to finish their tasks this year and make Organic Maps better.
As always, please let us know about bugs and issues in the app, and fix all map-related issues at OpenStreetMap.org
New OpenStreetMap data as of May 3
Implemented search for interpolated odd/even house numbers
Faster rendering of subway layer
Fixed wrong postcodes in Paris
Fixed Wikipedia links missing for some objects
Fixed car routing via roundabouts
Improved English, German, and Portuguese (Brazil) translations
Android
Enabled TTS for Portuguese (Brazil) and Español (México)
Fixed location detection over a network on some devices
Fixed cut text in some dialogs
Fixed some crashes
Fixed the non-working "hide zoom buttons" settings option
iOS
Enabled TTS for Basque, Marathi, and Norwegian (Bokmål). Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish (Mexico) TTS will be fixed in the next update.
Styles
Changed gate icon
Changed the Lyon subway icon
Fixed road shields for some interstate roads in the US
Fixed priority of water areas overlapping other features
Added camera shop, interior_decoration, antiques, art, cheese shop
Linux:
Fixed OpenGL issues on some devices. Organic Maps should now work on Wayland devices.
Install Organic Maps from here: https://omaps.app/get
April 6, 2023
You can easily find the nearest cannabis 🌿 store with the latest Organic Maps update! Android users can test the experimental lanes suggestion while driving (don’t forget to add lanes in your city if they are not added yet in OpenStreetMap.org). Navigation directions should now display correctly on iPads. This update introduces new shops, such as pet grooming, motorcycle repair, and locksmithing among others. Together with our beloved contributors, we’re constantly improving Organic Maps to make it The Best Maps App! Please check out the full list of improvements:
New OpenStreetMaps data as of March 29
Localized links for the OSM wiki page
Correctly import KML bookmarks with track data
Allow adding music and musical_instruments in the Editor
Sewing shops and haberdasheries are searchable
Distinguish supermarkets and convenience stores
iOS
Navigation directions are now correctly displayed on iPad
Replaced uphill and downhill icons with more clear arrows
Disable 3D buildings preference if power saving is enabled
Android
Experimental lane assistant
Fixed wrong location arrow position during navigation
Fixed Bookmark's color picker in RTL mode
Properly display speed and distance in navigation mode
Fixed Crosshair API
Replaced uphill and downhill icons with more clear arrows
Disable 3D buildings preference if power saving is enabled
Zoom buttons can be hidden from the settings
Enable Hebrew and Indonesian app localizations for Android 13+
Improved error handling for advanced opening time editor
Enabled displaying of bookmark list description
Rotation doesn't break the World Map download for FDroid
Fix crash in OsmLoginFragment
Use dark theme for the Alert dialog
Do not close the bottom sheet when opening bookmarks
Styles
New shop types: agrarian, appliance, bed, outpost, gas, key cutter, locksmith, carpet, motorcycle repair, pet grooming, hi-fi, bathroom furnishing, curtain, fashion accessories, cannabis, herbalist
Added money transfer, bicycle charging stations, power plant
Made captions mandatory for capitals with a star icon
Made park, forest, and scrub colors different
Added metal construction icons
Improved aerial ways, cable cars, power lines, fences
Reduced Barcelona subway visibility
Fixed isolines that are drawn over buildings, roads, etc.
Fixed some POI captions displayed earlier than their icons
Translations:
Improved German, Turkish, Belarusian, Hungarian translations
Improved Arabic TTS instructions
Desktop
Changed displayed name to Organic Maps
OM version is selectable in About
Install Organic Maps from the AppStore, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, FDroid or Flathub!
March 9, 2023
Finally, iPad users can use their keyboards without Organic Maps freezing, and Android users can enjoy reading Wiki articles for bookmarked places 😉 We've also improved the search function, particularly for users who search by categories. Specifically, we've separated vegan and vegetarian cuisine searches 🌱and added some new POI types, such as psychotherapist, speech therapist, audiologist, and blood donation center, which were previously grouped under one 'healthcare' tag.
Here's a complete list of what's new in this version, which is available in the AppStore, Google Play, FDroid, Huawei AppGallery:
🗺️
New OpenStreetMap data as of February 27
Fixed and improved search
Split vegan and vegetarian cuisines in search
Fixed styles for airports, land uses, waterways, and hatching fill areas
Some smaller areas are not obscured by large ones anymore
Added healthcare specialists: alternative, audiologist, blood_donation, optometrist, podiatrist, psychotherapist, sample_collection, speech_therapist
Added communication towers, loading docks, solar, wind, gas, and hydropower generators
Fixed the Bilbao metro icon
Historic ruins can now be added in the Editor
Improved Arabic, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Turkish translations
iOS
Fixed freeze on iPad when a keyboard is connected
Fixed unnecessary double click on the route button
Removed duplicated floors and zip/postal code cells
Enabled OpenStreetMap editor notes for all selected places
Android
Wiki articles are now clickable and visible for bookmarks
Fixed opening email from the Place Information Page (PP)
Fixed several crashes
Removed the "Description" label and "More" button when a POI is selected on the map
Redesigned the Help dialog
Fixed some not displayed complex opening hours
Correctly display multiline names in the Download Maps dialog
Fixed missing Traditional Chinese localization
We are grateful 🙏 to everyone who contributes the code, translations, or supports us with good reviews and donations!
February 28, 2023
OpenStreetMap and Organic Maps helped Dr. Bilgehan Çevik, a Turkish doctor, to get to the damaged areas in the first hours after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. His message to the mappers: “Thank you all, you are doing really great work”.
February 17, 2023
How was your adventure with Organic Maps? Please share your stories, they motivate us and our contributors to improve Organic Maps! Here is one:
https://github.com/orgs/organicmaps/discussions/4514
February 14, 2023
此版本包括更新的土耳其和叙利亚地图数据，包括人道主义 OpenStreetMap 团队在地震后做出的贡献。准确的地图对于灾难后的应急响应至关重要，因为它们可以更好地为当地的救援人员提供路线指引。我们感谢所有为 OpenStreetMap 做出过贡献的人。若您也想参与贡献，可点击此处。
Organic Maps在版本中做出的更改列表：
截止2月10日的OpenStreetMap数据
在列表和地图上过滤不正确的搜索结果
改进了小距离的下一转弯通知
主楼和陪楼更好的入口图标
修复了波兰语和德语的翻译，改进了波斯语显示。
Android
修复了启动时崩溃的问题
修复了编辑器中不可见的错误消息
iOS
修复了打开 om:// 和 https://omaps.app/ 链接时的崩溃问题
在 om:// 和 https://omaps.app/ 链接中显示共享 POI 的名称
查看更多适用于 Android 和 iOS 的 API 和 URL 模式示例，请访问 https://omaps.app/api
January 27, 2023
We are excited to announce our first update of 2023. We’ve included a comprehensive list of improvements, as always, thanks to the support and input from our dedicated Organic Maps community. Great work by all of us. 🙏
New OpenStreetMap data as of January 21, 2023
Fixed import of some KML tracks
Automatic search for the current position in 30 hours of inactivity instead of 8 hours
Improved search categories results
Proper spelling of Australia in search results
leisure=track is now searchable
iOS 🍏
Fixed invisible text hints in Settings in the dark theme
Android 🤖
Enabled Basque, Belarussian, Croatian, Norwegian, Marathi, Swahili languages in TTS
Routing 🚗
Proper handling of elevation for hiking and cycling
Fixed inter-region routing
Fixed routing via some bridges
Busways are supported
Added Croatia to Schengen area
Styles 🎨
Fixed Buenos Aires metro icons
Added Bowling Alley
Fixed historic=fountain and tourism=information-office icon
Equal icon sizes for springs & hot springs
Editor 🗺️
Allowed editing names with /\°[] symbols
Added amenity=public_bookcase
Increased the maximum editable building floors from 25 to 50
Translations 🌐
Fixed Brazil, Czech, French, Hungarian, Spanish (Mexican), Turkish
Fixed TTS translations for Finnish and Portuguese
Linux 🖥️
Import upper-case KML and KMZ files on case-sensitive Linux file systems
Use Organic Maps server to check if a connection is alive
January 24, 2023
We are looking for volunteers who can help us to prepare and translate Whats New for upcoming releases for all app stores and for our website on a more or less regular basis. Or for any other ways to help us speed up the translation process not only for Whats New, but also for other texts. Any ideas and help are appreciated! Want to peek at the full list of changes?
The full list of languages is available here for Android and here for iOS. We can add all languages to our website (its other pages are translated now using Weblate).
Drop us an email if you are interested at [email protected]
January 20, 2023
Congratulations to the OpenStreetMap.org with 10M registered users! Organic Maps would not be possible without OSM. https://osmstats.neis-one.org/?item=members&date=19-1-2023
January 15, 2023
Is there anyone speaking Hindi, who can help with proof-reading the translations?
January 1, 2023
How are you planning your trips? Which tools, apps, or web services are you using? Please share it with us, and let's brainstorm how Organic Maps can be improved.
December 23, 2022
We wish you a Merry Christmas 🎅 and a Happy New Year 🎄! The best gift for us is to know that we are doing The Right Thing and that our time and efforts are helping someone on the Planet 🌎. Meet our small gift 🎁 to you: a New Year's release of Organic Maps is available in AppStore, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, and FDroid!
We have to fix a lot of issues and implement many features (1200+ on our GitHub at the moment). Many of them are about improving the app. Some features are more complex and can be done as separate, independent open projects. For example, places photos and reviews, road traffic database, public transport service, cloud sync and backup, online maps, web editor for trip planning, map styles editor, travel guides, API/SDK for other apps, etc. Here you can help by donating, participating, or even leading such a project!
The main goal of the Organic Maps project is to create an open and privacy-friendly alternative to existing proprietary maps. With your donations, help, and support, we can reach this goal sooner while providing all services for free to everyone. Also, please let us know if you are aware of any grants that may help with the development of Organic Maps. For example, this grant can be used by contributors in Germany.
And, finally, here is the list of all changes in the New Year update:
Highlights:
New OpenStreetMap data as of December 16, 2022
Improved routing algorithm (there are still some issues to fix, please let us know!)
No more routing over highway=construction 🙂
Support multiple track geometry in KML files
Fixed KML 2.3 track import from OpenTracks
Faster parsing and rendering of complex KML tracks
Allow adding some shops, galleries, music schools in the Map Editor
Improved city borders in search results
Android:
Fixed "Enable Location" system dialog in some cases
Fixed crash in split mode & on portrait/landscape rotation
More reliable compass arrow in Place Page
Improved texts display in Help dialog
New Mastodon icon
iOS:
Settings & routing options headers are visible now in the Night Mode
Fixed crash when displaying the menu
Map Styles:
Improved, less bright icons in Night mode
Fixed subway icons in some cities
Properly draw barriers for areas and relations
Fixed duplicated names on the world map
Updated cave, mountain pass, peak, volcano, emergency phone, historic ship, ice cream, nightclub, music shop, stadium, video games icons
Fixed wrong priorities of leisure=pitch, historic, post office
More consistent filled/round icons (round means some kind of business/service)
Translations:
TTS (Text-To-Speech) for Brazil, Mexican Spanish and Norwegian
Fixed German and Hungarian search strings
Updated Czech, Spanish translations
Many thanks to our community for your invaluable help, and many thanks to our users for choosing Organic Maps! 🙏 🙏 🙏
🎇 🎈 🎉 🎊 🎄 🎆
December 2, 2022
It's inspiring to know that what we do helps people. Organic Maps is great for many outdoor activities, including hiking. If you are considering the Alps 🏔 for mountain hiking, you can turn to the experts on this subject: The Hiking Club. They have a successful history of preparing and planning for long mountain trips.
The Hiking Club recommends Organic Maps to all their clients, so they can easily import a thoroughly prepared KML file with all significant features and descriptions. And that's great, because the most important thing in the mountains is not to get lost, and to save your device's battery. And here we are (in our humble opinion 😉) the best!
It is easy to import/open bookmarks and tracks/trails in Organic Maps. Select KML or KMZ file (zipped KML), then "Open with..." and select Organic Maps app. Or, for Android, you can select "Import Bookmarks" from Bookmarks dialog, and then choose a drive or a folder with your KML/KMZ. By the way, GPX support is also planned.
In the future, we want to make route and trip planning even more convenient. Stay tuned for our news and updates. And many thanks to everyone who supports our free app and our small team of enthusiasts with words, deeds, and donations!
November 30, 2022
Meet the second November update of Organic Maps! Enjoy your travels and share your experience with us. Let's make the best privacy-focused, fastest and easiest to use offline maps together!
What was done in this release:
New OpenStreetMaps data as of November 19
Added Organic Maps Mastodon account to follow in Help dialog
Fixed bug in a wrong bicycle's speed used for routing algorithm
iOS
Secondary title in the local language is now displayed on the Place Page
Fixed Organic Maps Matrix room link in Help dialog
Fixed opening URLs with # and ? symbols
Update About menu item
Removed gray line from the menu
Place Page properly displays 1 hour left before the place closes
Android 🤖
The blue arrow is properly centered inside the position icon
Links to our website in Help dialog are localized (en, ru, it, tr are supported at the moment, please help us with site translations)
Fixed navigation menu visible under navbar in some cases
The distance to search results in the list is now properly displayed
Styles 🗺️
Added healthcare=physiotherapist
Fixed some wrong icons displayed on top of each other
Added highway=busway type
place=island and place=archipelago are now visible on the World map
Fixed leisure area style
Properly render waterway=dam as a background area
Fixed water incorrectly drawn over the pier
Translations 🌐
Added Estonian translations, thanks to Aulo Aasmaa @auloaasmaa!
Updated Czech, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Turkish translations
Fixed missing RV category translations for search
Fixed non-working Catalan categories search
Use Metro instead of Subway for en-GB
Desktop 🖥️ (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows)
Fixed build errors on GCC-12
Fixed map dragging using the mouse
"+" key zooms in the map
Use high-resolution icons on high-DPI displays on Macs
Improve documentation about running WSL and desktop app (native Windows version is still in progress, please let us know if you are interested in it)
November 21, 2022
Now, in addition to Telegram, [matrix], Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, you can follow us on Mastodon. Well, actually on Fosstodon 😉
November 9, 2022
After a one-week review delay, Organic Maps October/November update is finally available in Google Play. See the detailed list of changes and improvements on our web site. Your feedback and support are appreciated 🙏
November 7, 2022
October/November update of Organic Maps with many fixes and improvements is avaliable in FDroid. See the full list of changes on our web site or in Telegram. Many thanks to all our users and contributors. Your donations and support are motivating and helping us to improve the fastest maps app in the world 😉
November 7, 2022
For those impatient, here is the Google Play APK, the same as was uploaded several days ago in Google Play for review. It should install on top of your existing Google Play version without conflicts. And it should be 100% compatible with the upcoming Google Play release (if it is approved by Google, of course).
OrganicMaps-22110202-Google.apk
November 3, 2022
Finally, after fixing some critical issues, the November Organic Maps update is available in the Apple Store, Huawei AppGallery, and on our Github. Google Play and FDroid are coming soon too.
Here is the full list of improvements, kudos to our contributors and our small team:
New OSM data as of October 29
Minor performance improvements
Dump corrupted KMLs to the log on startup
Do not strip non-ASCII characters from exported bookmark files
Simplify/smooth road altitudes chart
Routing and Navigation:
Show "Roads to avoid" options and warnings on the route also for walking, cycling, and metro routes
Fixed some routing issues, including wrong routing via highway exits/links
Enable Catalan TTS
Show speed camera on tap
Search:
Show all found results on the map screen
Improved villages search
Show only matched categories if they were selected from the list, not names
Fixed street synonyms for nordic languages
Styles:
Use regional metro/subway icons for entrances and stations
Added brewery, plumber, tailor, carpenter, sawmill, beekeeper, blacksmith, electrician, painter, and other craft icons
Added natural=shrubbery, natural=desert, leisure=dance, amenity=charging_station-motorcar, and more barrier types
Draw international airport icon on z7-9
Draw metro for major cities starting from z12
Do not draw railway station icon for building=train_station
Updated icons for garden, park, forest, national park, nature reserve, power, chimney
Add historic battlefield, gallows, pillory, memorial cross, stolperstein and war_memorial
Fixed historic=* priority
Support sauna=yes tags
Better colors for natural=scrub
Draw entrance icon instead of a dot
Android
Improved detecting current position
Crossed out target icon means that you need to press it to detect current position
Suggest turning on networking location service if it is disabled
Hide system bars in full-screen mode
On Android 13+ you can change OM language
Use non-bold font in the Place Page title
Properly handle notch on Android 8.1+
Keep transparent status bar only on the map screen
Fix crash on exit split screen
Fix crash on login to OSM
Fix crash in the "Location is disabled" dialog
Crosshair API now supports "cll=lat,lon" argument to center the map
Remove unused BATTERY_STATS system permission
Use numbers for transit intermediate points
Add missing icons in the editor
Improve Wikipedia description in the Place Page
iOS Place Page:
Use system 12/24h time format
Show Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons links
Mac & Linux Desktop version:
Fixed search indicator in Viewport mode
Fixed search table update, now old results are always replaced by new ones
Translations:
Use larger, more geographically significant names for Oregon maps in Downloader
Updated Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Turkish translations
October 10, 2022
Finally, the September update was approved by Google and is available in the Google Play Store. Please see the full changelog here.
It was a long delay, but we didn’t wait and worked hard together with our community on many issues. Please stay tuned for the upcoming October update 😉
October 7, 2022
Organic Maps is participating in Hacktoberfest. You are welcome to contribute to the development of free, privacy-friendly, open-source maps that work offline anywhere and have so many map details thanks to OpenStreetMap. Choose any issue in our 1K+ issues list, and contribute! There are also other ways to support the project, including donations. We are very grateful for all your feedback and support.
September 22, 2022
As some of you have already discovered, a new September update of Organic Maps is already available in AppStore, AppGallery, and F-Droid.
Google Play update is delayed because we hot-fixed a few interface-related issues. Hopefully, it will also be available in the upcoming days!
The coolest change is a fresh new look for Android (kudos to Arnaud Vergnet and all other contributors!), but let's check the full list of changes (and don’t forget to support us in many ways, including donations):
New OSM maps data as of September 12
Fixed wrong elevation data between -1,-1 and 1,1 latitudes and longitudes
Fixed crash on startup after editing some OSM objects
Bookmark lists are now sorted by recently modified time (sorting by name is planned!)
Improved displaying of the next street name directions
Search:
Show features in the viewport at the top of search results
Significantly speedup some search scenarios
Improved category ranking & address search.
Fixed highlighted hotel search results icon on the map
Improved German category search
Android:
Replaced bottom toolbar with buttons for better UX and map visibility (now you see more map than before!)
Improved toolbars, buttons and their positioning in different modes (please report any misalignment, we’ll fix it!)
Fixed "gray location arrow" when device's time is incorrect (it’s better to sync your device’s time with network servers)
Splash screen respects the dark mode
Themed icon for Android 13
Fixed displaying hotel rating in search results
Fixed Search dialog appearance animation
Note to OSM editors is not covered by a keyboard anymore
Increased the font size of the exit number
Improved OSM login page UX and OSM profile
iOS:
Partially fixed annoying "Continue detecting location" dialog when returning to OM
Use the same system font everywhere
Use the default mail app on iOS 14 to report a bug
Enabled Catalan translations
Localizations:
Added missing translations for craft=* and residential gardens
Added/fixed Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, Catalan, Turkish, Belarusian translations
Enabled Catalan TTS (Text-To-Speech)
Localized some Telegram and Instagram links
Styles and icons:
Added driving_school, music_school, language_school, archaeological_site, craft-painter
Removed backgrounds from historic cemetery icons
Added different castle types: castrum, fortified_church, fortress, hillfort, kremlin, manor, palace & shiro
Increased visibility of education & some sports
Separated furniture & kitchen types
Better looking leisure=track
Fixed vending=fuel icon
September 17, 2022
We have updated donation methods, now it’s even easier to support the development of Organic Maps! https://organicmaps.app/donate/
August 31, 2022
🤖Finally, Organic Maps August update is also available in Google Play, Fdroid, Huawei AppGallery, and Flathub (iOS version passed review earlier).
Thanks to all our contributors, supporters, and users, the app goes better and better with each update 😉
Highlights:
New data as of August 16
Longer routes are calculated faster
Search should work way better and faster now
Reduced size of mwm files
Restored WunderLINQ support (yes, we have an API! Check omaps.app/api)
Disabled Vulkan for Mali-G71 to fix path rendering
Support wikimedia_commons tag
Fixed crash when selecting some objects on the map
User Interface:
Unified Place Page and Editor UI layout
Replaced altitude difference to ascent and descent
Show POI level in Place Page
Show "Map data from OpenStreetMap" in the splash screen. Yes, many users don't get it.
Fixed advanced timetable editor layout
Navigation:
Fixed roundabout number
Increased visibility of next street
Fixed font in navigation progress bar
Search improvements:
Fixed issue when some found objects were not highlighted on the map
Removed common street search synonyms like parkway, path, line, walk, trail, etc.
Fixed coordinates search if the query contains a newline
Ignore non-relevant search results for coordinates
Better search for capitals
Treat 'emergency' as a last-choice feature type
Added Catalan street search synonyms
Properly filter equal streets in search results
Map styles:
Improved visibility of military areas and boundaries
Show disabled parking spaces
Do not draw icon for residential gardens
Render farm yard
Add parking_entrance
Add playground and internet cafe icon
Add second_hand and charity
Add table_tennis, volleyball, beachvolleyball, skateboard, chess, padel, handball, futsal, hockey, badminton, pelota
Removed background circles from non-business icons
Translations:
Updated Arabic translations and TTS texts
Added missing translations for place=*
Belarusian translations of countries
Added missing Turkish translations
August 24, 2022
🍏 Meet many improvements in the Organic Maps update for iOS!
Highlights:
New data as of August 16
Longer routes are calculated faster
Search should work way better and faster now
Reduced size of mwm files
Restored WunderLINQ support (yes, we have the API!)
User Interface:
Unified Place Page and Editor UI layout
Replaced altitude difference to ascent and descent
Show POI level in Place Page
Social media contacts are displayed on Place Page and Editor
Show "Opens in"/"Closes in" in Place Page
Fixed animation for side buttons
Navigation:
Improved speed limit displaying for CarPlay (red for overspeed)
Fixed roundabout number
Increased visibility of next street
Search improvements:
Fixed issue when some found objects were not highlighted on the map
Removed common street search synonyms like parkway, path, line, walk, trail, etc.
Fixed coordinates search if a query contains a newline
Ignore non-relevant search results for coordinates
Better search for capitals
Treat 'emergency' as a last-choice feature type
Added Catalan street search synonyms
Properly filter equal streets in search results
Map styles:
Improved visibility of military areas and boundaries
Show disabled parking spaces
Do not draw icons for residential gardens
Render farm yard
Add parking_entrance
Add playground and internet cafe icon
Add second_hand and charity
Add table_tennis, volleyball, beachvolleyball, skateboard, chess, padel, handball, futsal, hockey, badminton, pelota
Removed background circles from icons
Translations:
Updated Arabic translations and TTS texts
Added missing translations for place=*
Belarusian translations of countries
Added missing Turkish translations
August 3, 2022
Finally, Organic Maps 2022.07.27 is also available on Google Play. Release notes are here.
August 1, 2022
Organic Maps 2022.07.27 is available on FDroid! Release notes are here.
July 28, 2022
New update 2022.07.27 is already available in AppStore and Huawei AppGallery but is still reviewed in other stores. The detailed changelog for all platforms:
New OSM data as of July 18, 2022
Added missing shop types from OpenStreetMap tags: antiques, art, baby_goods, bag, boutique, charity, cheese, craft, dairy, deli, electrical, farm, fishing, grocery, health_food, houseware, interior_decoration, kitchen, lottery, medical_supply, nutrition_supplements, paint, pastry, perfumery, second_hand, sewing, storage_rental, tobacco, trade, watches, wholesale
Properly select max speed in some routing cases
sport=* tags have higher priority than leisure=pitch
Fill transit mark place page with feature info
Show text info about the next turn's street longer
Use building:min_level for 3D buildings
Allow removing cuisines from selection in the Editor
Fix Belarusian, German, Russian, and Ukrainian translations
Add missing translations for OSM natural=* and amenity=events_venue types
Android:
Fixed and updated API support. Now you can select a point on the map and return it back to your app. See https://omaps.app/api for more details, check our API examples for Android, or let us know if you are interested in integrating Organic Maps with your app.
Fixed invisible paths and trails on Mali-G72 Huawei devices
Fix Facebook URLs validation
Limited bottom sheet menu title to max 3 lines
Show only one back arrow in bookmark search
Fixed padding of bookmark categories
iOS:
Show "Open"/"Opens in"/"Closes in" in search results
Show speed limit near the current speed in navigation mode
Linux:
Fix assertion failure in ES3 scenario on Linux, now OM should work on mobile Linux too
July 12, 2022
FDroid update 2022.07.01-6-FDroid with a crash fix for Public Transport is finally available. We also got several reports from users that paths/tracks are not drawn in some map areas in the most recent version. Please let us know if you encounter it.
July 4, 2022
Google Play and FDroid updates are also available. Please note that FDroid build is not the latest one, it crashes with public transport routes. The fix should be available in upcoming days. The changelog is here.
July 2, 2022
New app update 2022.07.01 is available on AppStore and AppGalery.
Changelog for all platforms:
Prettify pattern lines drawing (also fixes crash on some older devices)
Icons for information=board/map
Fixed categories search with stop words
Made all existing sports searchable
amenity=parking can be added on the map via Editor
Fixed place=square visibility at 16+ zoom level
Made streams & rivers visible on the beach
Made hedges and power lines less contrast
Improved Portuguese (Brasil), Spanish, Italian, French, and Euskara translations
Enabled Marathi translation
Also for Android:
Updated Place Page style
Show "Opens in"/"Closes in" in search results
June 29, 2022
Fdroid and Google Play updates are finally available. Please let us know about any issues. And even better, please, contribute and donate! Organic Maps is Open Source, and there are many ways to support the development.
Have a safe traveling! 🗺️
June 28, 2022
The June release is available only in the AppStore and Huawei AppGallery, the FDroid update is delayed for technical reasons and the Google Play update is still in review for more than one week. Maybe it’s not so bad, as we expect potential crashes on some older Android devices in that release and forgot to activate Marathi translations. No worries, these and other issues have already been fixed and soon will be available in another update 😉
Here is the changelog for the June update:
New OSM data as of June 13, 2022
Improved routing and fixed many cross-region issues when the route failed with the error
Nicer fences, city walls, paths/tracks, waterfalls, fountains & drinking_water
Added icons for guidepost, plaque, bicycle rental
Typing category like "food" in the search also matches features' names
Added cliffs, embankments, bicycle repair stations, graves, water tunnels, craft=*
Townhalls and some crafts can be added in the Editor
Road shields for Cyprus
Better displaying of the next turn street
[iOS] Layers of area styles are rendered properly
[Android] Logs fallback to internal storage
June 20, 2022
Please send us some examples of KMZ and GPZ files with embedded icons, it will help to properly implement custom icons feature:
https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/issues/2785
June 5, 2022
A hotfix Android release (May 31) is available in stores:
Fixed disappearing of downloaded maps files bug introduced in the last release.
If you were affected, please open "Save maps to" in OM settings and switch to "Internal private storage" (with a /data/data/... path). Then tap OK to move maps, and all your disappeared maps will be back shortly! After that, you can switch to a storage option of your choice.
Fixed crash for some routes.
Do not draw place=region on the World map.
Please see previous release notes for more details.
May 24, 2022
Meet the May Organic Maps update!
Here is the changelog:
All platforms:
New OSM data as of May 15, 2022
Improved car and pedestrian directions
Improved cross-region routing
Fixed some pedestrian/bike/car routing issues
Some performance optimizations
Fixed some translations
Added Marathi language
Added Devanagari font
Android:
Allow using emulated storage for downloads
Fixed GPS search on start
Fixed accidental position jumps near WiFi
iOS:
Fixed low memory crash for car routing
Fixed opening non-ASCII URLs and URLs without http(s)
Note that the FDroid version is still not published, we're working on it.
May 2, 2022
A new April update of Organic Maps is live in all stores!
Here is the changelog:
Updated OSM maps data as of April 15, 2022
Experimental Wikipedia articles everywhere
Improved car route directions
Some speed and battery optimizations
Many routing improvements
Fixed subway routing in some cities
Added Euskara (Basque) translations
Improved Italian and DE translations
More often oneway arrows
Removed town halls and gardens from sightseeing
Get phone from "mobile" OSM tag
Add more vending_machine types
Added landuse=education
Fixed school and kindergarten area priorities and fills
Fixed Recycling category search
Fixed Internet access displaying
Fixed descriptions serialization in the edits.xml
Fixed text heights rendering
Follow our news in "?"
Android
Show SD card even if there is not enough space on it
Fixed check for free space when updating maps
Fixed annoying "location disabled" dialog
FDroid users now can update World files
Fixed button to view search results on a map on Android 8 and lower
Fixed menu colors and the refreshed navigation menu
editor.config can be overridden (if you have root)
Added matrix, email, OSM links
Don't mirror the next turn sign in the LTR layout
Fixed RTL zoom buttons covered by Search and Bookmarks in Routing mode
Desktop (yes, Organic Maps can run on Mac and Linux, Windows is almost ready too)
Improved Routing settings dialog
Flathub, AppStream, Repology support
Improved selection toolbar layout
Use XDG path for settings
April 18, 2022
GSoC 2022 reminder:
Tomorrow, April 19, is the last day to send your proposals.
April 11, 2022
Some guidelines for Google Summer of Code 2022 (GSoC) participants who want to become open-source contributors to Organic Maps:
Check the list of our ideas for GSoC and the long list of issues and feature requests from our users. Select what you like or propose your own idea. Discuss it with us if you have any questions.
Start by reading Organic Maps project documentation.
Set up the development environment. Try to build the project and run unit tests or run it on your device/simulator.
Optionally, try to fix or debug an existing issue.
If you are ready to proceed, please register as a contributor on the GSoC website and create a formal proposal to participate. Some guidelines are available here.
The last day to submit a proposal is April 19.
March 25, 2022
A new Organic Maps update is available in all stores.
AppStore | Google Play | Huawei AppGallery | FDroid
New OSM data as of March 14, 2022
Wikipedia articles for well-known places
Search for organic shops, cafes and restaurants!
Improved search suggestions
Brighter roads in night mode
Darker farmlands and parkings
Properly display parkings and parks over hospital grounds
Synced visibility for steps and footways
Fixed visibility of community_centre
Display parkings, parks, etc. over hospital grounds
Added bubble_tea and water_well
Removed transparent circles from some icons
Fixed museum icons
Fixed some routing issues
Improved and fixed Arabic, Romanian, Spanish translations
Android 🤖
Use Material3 style for bottom sheet menus
GPS waits for a few seconds for accurate locations on device unlock
Fixed layers button overlapping the compass in RTL layout
Improved show on map behavior in search and bookmarks
iOS
Fixed appearance of date pickers when editing opening hours
Fixed rare crashes after downloading maps
Select a proper light/dark CarPlay theme on the startup
Automatically switch CarPlay dark/light mode based on the system notification
Add date and time to My Position bookmarks
Fixed crash on the menu click after hiding the interface
Known issues:
Recycling search doesn't work properly. We'll fix it in the next update.
March 16, 2022
From the AppStore review.
March 11, 2022
Organic Maps is participating in the Google Summer of Code 2022 program. It motivates university students (and anyone else) to contribute to open-source software.
We started to make a list of features you can work on as a student. You can also add your ideas! We have many other feature requests on our GitHub.
Android Auto
Track Recorder
GPX Format
Alternative Routes
Public Transport
Please read more details about GSoC and let us know if you are interested.
February 22, 2022
🤖 February update of Organic Maps is finally also available in Huawei AppGallery and FDroid! The changelog is the same as for the Google Play version.
February 21, 2022
Finally, meet the updated Organic Maps in Google Play!
Here is the list of most important changes:
New OSM data as of February 4, 2022
Fixed an old and annoying issue with a broken place information page on Android 11
Fixed invalid routes for car & bike
Respect "Avoid" setting for bike & walking routes
No unlock is needed when OM is active (you can disable it from settings)
Search for Water, RV Facilities, and Recycling categories
Added some new types: parcel pickup, excrement bags, quay, marina, caravan, dump station, mast, flag pole, funeral directors
Fixed not rendered HTML in some bookmark's description
Store date and time for My Position bookmarks
Refresh AGPS data once per day for faster GPS positioning
Fixed some capitals incorrectly marked as cities on a World map
Improved German, Italian, and Turkish translations
Added FAQ in Turkish 🇹🇷
Draw fewer house numbers in navigation mode
Fixed towns and cities visibility/priorities on 10-11 zoom levels
Prioritized parking over other areas like forests
Improved rendering of piers, dams, cutlines
Improved train stations and highways visibility
Made national parks & military fills less obtrusive
…and many other changes and improvements from our contributors!
February 14, 2022
Meet new Organic Maps update 2022.02.11 for iOS!
Android update is delayed by Google reviewers, we hope it becomes available soon too.
Here is the changelog:
New OSM maps data as of February 4, 2022
New Help/About dialog on the main screen
Hide bottom toolbar on tap at the empty map
Transparent bottom toolbar background
Routing:
Fixed routing bugs with unnecessary exits from the highway
Fixed some cyclist routing bugs
Respect "Avoid roads" setting for bicycle and pedestrian routes
Fixed bug with invalid cross-region routing
Map:
Added search categories for Water, RV Facilities and Recycling
Added parcel pickup, excrement bags, quay, marina, caravan, dump station, mast, flag pole, funeral directors
Better displaying of house numbers in navigation
Select linear objects instead of area ones on long tap
Towns and cities are properly prioritized on 10-11 zoom levels
Prioritize parking over other areas like forests
Improved rendering of piers, dams, cutlines
Improved train stations visibility
Made national parks & military fills less obtrusive
Adjusted highways visibility
Fixed some capitals incorrectly marked as cities on a World map.
Corrected some icons
Translations:
Fixed German, Italian and Turkish translations
FAQ in Turkish
February 12, 2022
There are many ways to help us and other users of Organic Maps: https://organicmaps.app/support-us/
Spread the word and share your ideas with us, let's make this World 🌎 a bit more Organic 😉
February 2, 2022
We have created a Telegram group for Turkish users, moderated by @MetehanOzyurek
Join @OrganicMapsTR or use this link.
January 23, 2022
The latest data update also includes an updated subway/metro map. Please check issues in your cities and fix them in OpenStreetMap for the next data update: https://cdn.organicmaps.app/subway/
January 18, 2022
Finally, FDroid update is available too: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.organicmaps/
January 15, 2022
There is a regression with KML import on Android. No worries, the fix is already in review.
Update: it’s already available as of January 16.
January 14, 2022
Meet new January Organic Maps app update, with many improvements from our beloved contributors 🙏!
New OSM maps data as of January 3, 2022
Improved search results ranking
Fixed hundreds of "capitals" on the World map
Fixed some invalid inter-region routes (more fixes in the next update!)
Search recognizes rd/st/ct=road/street/court synonyms
Consistent naming for Bookmark Lists
Updated German, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish translations
Added incomplete Hebrew and Swahili translations
Also for Android:
Duck played music when announcing directions
Copy most of the POI info using a long tap
Fix non-working FAQ on Android 5 and 6
Added Bulgarian translation
Also for iOS:
Added Belarusian and Persian translations
Slightly changed Find map in Download Maps dialog
December 3, 2021
Meet Organic Maps app update 21.12.01
🤖 + 🍏
New OSM maps data as of November 22
Fixed routing between map regions, please test and report to us any issues!
Type "water" or "drinking water" in search to find it around yourself
Updated Russian, Finnish, German, French, Spanish, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Chinese translations
🤖 Android:
Long tap on a POI/bookmark name/address to copy them into clipboard
Reworked opening hours UI
Restored "maps update is available" indicator
Added LINE contacts to the place page
Reduced APK size
Updated Vulkan driver libraries
iOS:
Fixed opening of https://omaps.app/ and om:// links on the cold start
November 21, 2021
Here is the link to hourly updated OSM data validator related to Public Transport in Organic Maps (subways and light rails). Please, help us to fix red cities in OpenStreetMap and include their subways into the next maps update: https://cdn.organicmaps.app/subway/
November 21, 2021
November 21, 2021
Tell your stories to us and other users. They ignite and inspire us!
November 9, 2021
Meet November 4 Organic Maps update!
New OSM maps data as of October 22
Added mountain saddle, mountain pass, silo, storage tank, chain barrier, swing gate map types
Fixed some icons and translations
🤖 Android-only:
Moved❓Help dialog on the main toolbar for a better new user experience, and to avoid negative feedback from non-geeks. We'll add news there too!
APK now has x86_64 arch for Chromebooks and some old Intel Atom devices
November 1, 2021
Please help with translating Organic Maps into $your_language 🗺️
Read more details in our GitHub Discussions.
October 21, 2021
In 21.10.15 Google Play update we:
Fixed crash for Public Routing in some cities
Added workaround for the nasty Android 11 layout bug when the bottom toolbar was screwed up
Fixed some translations
barrier=swing_gate is now visible on the map
Fdroid is not ready yet, stay tuned.
October 14, 2021
A new app update is available!
New OSM maps data as of 02.10.2021
Added healthcare=laboratory type
Fixed some map icons and their visibility
Fixed rare routing crash
Fixed junction, building=hotel, power=substation, railway=subway, tourism=artwork types
Fixed missing addresses for some buildings
Minor localization fixes
Also for Android:
Editable Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and VK links for places
Copy OSM and Open Location Code coordinates links
Fixed black screen on PowerVR Rogue G6110 chips
October 9, 2021
Sorry, the latest 21.10.07 release for Android has a bug: if you clicked before on coordinates in the place info (to switch coordinates format), then you'll have a crash on startup. Only reinstall can help (but you'll loose your bookmarks!). If you have root access, then close the app and delete /data/data/app.organicmaps.app/files/settings.ini file.
If you didn't click on coordinates before, then it should work.
Good news: the fix is already on it's way into app stores! After updating to the latest 21.10.09 version everything will work back again.
Here is the fixed Google Play apk which can be installed manually (the same as is waiting for review now): https://t.me/organicmaps/8486
September 26, 2021
Here is the list of OpenStreetMap metro/subways validation results:
https://cdn.organicmaps.app/subway/ (hourly)
or
https://maps.mail.ru/osm/tools/subways/latest/
or
https://alexey-zakharenkov.github.io/subways/rapid/
You can help us by fixing red metro lines directly in OpenStreetMap. Then every @OrganicMaps user will have an updated Public Transport map (subways and S-Bahn at the moment).
Some general instructions are here:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Metro%5FMapping
And here is info how to validate a separate city:
https://github.com/alexey-zakharenkov/subways/
September 15, 2021
21.09.14 app update is available in Google Play. We:
Fixed missing buttons on the toolbar after the search on Android 11, very annoying bug 🐞!
Updated some translations, thanks to our contributors ❤️
Fixed incorrectly toggled WiFi when editing a phone number
September 5, 2021
ℹ️ The latest 21.09.01 update is available in Google Play, App Store and AppGallery with updated OSM maps 🗺️ data snapshot, made on 25th of August.
FDroid version is not available yet, because there are some build issues. But with the help of the community they should be resolved soon 🤞
August 30, 2021
With the help of our community ❤️, in the 21.08.26 update we:
Increased maximum number of intermediate stops from 3 to... try to guess 🙂
Fixed rare crash when downloading maps
Made farmlands more visible on the map
Updated 🇧🇷 Brazil and 🇵🇹 Portuguese translations
On Android, in addition:
Finally, maps download should work for everyone! You don't need to enable Internet access for Download Manager anymore!
Bookmark button ⭐ shows "Save" and "Delete" instead of just "Bookmark"
Get it here: https://omaps.app/get
August 27, 2021
You can read some highlights about Organic Maps in the French article.
August 23, 2021
A new experimental Android beta version with improved map downloader is available for testing.
This version should fix 0% download issue once and for all! Please let us know if you still have any issues with maps downloading, or any other issues. We will fix them ASAP!
August 21, 2021
A minor update is available in Google Play https://omaps.app/gp
Fixed download progress stuck at 0% and made it fractional
Fixed metro/subway entry icons in some cities
Added "Report a bug" button in the main menu
Fixed invisible button in the navigation panel on Android 6+
Please let us know if you still have any issues with maps downloading, or any other issues. We will fix them ASAP!
August 16, 2021
Organic Maps is back on Google Play after a temporary problem 🎉
August 15, 2021
We have a temporary issue with Google Play app availability. Hopefully it will be fixed soon 🤞
August 13, 2021
News for anyone who wants to support the development of free, open-source, offline, privacy-focused maps for travelers, hikers, motorists, and cyclists. We're accepting 💰donations for servers and new features for your favorite app.
Read more here: https://organicmaps.app/donate/
August 7, 2021
Meet a new app update with:
🗺️ Updated OpenStreetMap data
Added 🇧🇬Bulgarian and 🇧🇷Brazil translations (thanks to our contributors!)
🍖Picnic tables are on the map!
Wrong regions are not offered anymore for cross-region routing
Improved ETA for remote tracks and roads
Fixed FAQ
🍏 iOS:
You can now edit/move/delete tracks and bookmarks
CarPlay map is properly aligned
Failed downloads are now resumed
Aligned bottom bar buttons
🤖 Android:
Fixed layout bugs, including RTL languages
Fixed some non-working search queries
Fixed wrong encoding in bookmark description
Fixed import of KML/KMZ files
Silence media volume while announcing navigation directions
Display and edit multiple phone numbers
Reduced apk size
As always, we're counting on your feedback about bugs and issues.
Have a happy weekend!
July 10, 2021
Updated OM 🧘 version 2021.07.08 is here!
Both platforms:
Finally, meet the updated OSM map data!
Fixed failing OSM login due to OSM backend changes
Resized car repair, charging station, museum icons
Updated hostel, kindergarten, clothes, dentist icons with a white filling
Reduced timeouts for map downloads
Fixed crash in the search on regions boundaries
Fixed routing crash when point doesn't belong to any map file (in a gap between)
Fixed texts in the FAQ
Android:
Removed annoying top panel when selecting a place on the map
Fixed issue when new bookmark set is not assigned to the bookmark after creation
Enabled DownloadManager notifications
Replaced icons for adding and removing bookmarks
Fixed "Mobile Internet" settings
iOS:
Disabled backup for map files
Removed non-working traffic button in Navigation mode
Added gradient to the app icon
June 28, 2021
A new 2021-06-24 update is available on Google Play 📦
In this update we:
Improved maps downloading speed for certain regions
Fixed uploading of map edits to OpenStreetMap
Fixed bookmark sharing from Bookmarks (Categories) screen
🍃 🗺
June 24, 2021
A list of maps data mirrors (supported by community enthusiasts) for those in need is available here: https://cdn.organicmaps.app/
June 23, 2021
🚗 iOS update with a (finally!) working CarPlay is live. Happy driving!
Please don't forget, as there are 0 (zero, none) analytics and statistics libraries in Organic Maps, we rely entirely on your detailed feedback about issues you encounter.
June 20, 2021
There are already many requests from users to add public transport support.
It would be great to start using that existing OpenStreetMap data and add/update transport schedules directly from the app.
For anyone interested to volunteer, there is also a good starting point here.
June 20, 2021
To import bookmarks from MapsMe and other apps which support KML/KMZ on Android, open Bookmarks menu from the bottom toolbar and press Import button.
Automated import from iOS is not technically possible, so here is a small guide
June 20, 2021
Android 5 support, OSM login, bookmarks export, and some other fixes are already in review, as the CarPlay for iOS. Please be patient, or install the latest betas.
June 17, 2021
🍃 Organic Maps is live!
iOS:
Apple AppStore
Beta version
Android:
Google Play
Huawei AppGallery
F-Droid
Beta
Please give us ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ on AppStore and Google Play to help this project survive! 🔥
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Organic Maps is an open-source Android & iOS offline maps app
for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists based on top of crowd-sourced
OpenStreetMap data and curated with love by MAPS.ME founders.
Organic Maps is pure and organic, and free from trackers and other bad stuff:
✅ No ads
✅ No tracking
✅ No data collection
✅ No phoning home
✅ No annoying registration
✅ No mandatory tutorials
✅ No noisy email spam
✅ No push notifications
✅ No crapware
✅ No pesticides 😇
🔗 Telegram Channel for Updates
🔗 Telegram discussions
🔗 Telegram для русскоговорящих
🔗 Our website
🔗 Our GitHub
June 6, 2021
New GitHub page 🗺
https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps#readme
Organic Maps is pure and organic, made with love:
☘ Respects your privacy
🌱 Saves your battery
🍃 No unexpected mobile data charges
Organic Map is free from trackers and other bad stuff:
✅ No ads
✅ No tracking
✅ No data collection
✅ No phoning home
✅ No annoying registration
✅ No mandatory tutorials
✅ No noisy email spam
✅ No push notifications
✅ No crapware
✅ No pesticides 😇
👉 Reject surveillance - spread the word about Organic Maps!
May 25, 2021
Organic Maps app is now available on F-Droid!
May 24, 2021
A new beta version 2021-05-21 is out.
The version contains bug fixes and stability improvements.
Please use updated links:
Android:
Google Play
Huawei AppGallery
GitHub APK
Firebase APK
iOS:
Apple TestFlight
May 9, 2021
A new version 2021-05-08 is availiable for iOS and Android.
This update fixes several bugs and includes the latest May data.
iOS:
Fixed crash in bookmarks
Install from TestFlight
Android:
Fixed crash in Settings
Fixed random crashes in the background
Get it on Google Play
Download APK from GitHub
May 6, 2021
No more trackers according to the latest Exodus Privacy Report!
Install Organic Maps from:
Google Play
App Store
FDroid
Huawei AppGallery