CoMaps
CoMaps
@comaps.app
Free and open navigation with privacy - Built by the community https://opencollective.com/comaps
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The State of the Map Latin America conference happens Oct 27-29 in Mexico City. If you want to help participants to find their way around town, do your OSM contributions before the 25th! We will give a talk and distribute some of our stickers. Want to meet? Reach out! www.comaps.app/community/
Since a few days we got our first CDN node in Latin America, by the amazing Undernet community in Uruguay. Thanks to them, users in the region will benefit from faster map downloads. If you are interested to help your local area in a similar way, get in touch! More about Undernet: undernet.uy
If you are interested in how we get the offline Wikipedia articles into our maps: The folks of Wikimedia Enterprise talked to some of our contributors about the process of downloading, extracting and linking the articles. enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/comaps-...
With "This Month in CoMaps", we are trying out a new, monthly format to keep folks updated about what's going on with CoMaps. You can read the September 2026 edition here: www.comaps.app/news/2026-09...
Some of us attended the lovely State of the Map conference in Paris at the end of last month. In this blog post we share how it went and what learned! www.comaps.app/news/2026-09... #sotm2026 #OpenStreetMap
Our Release 2026.08.31 is already out on iOS, F-Droid and as APK on Codeberg. Unfortunately, the Google Play version is still in review, 2 weeks since submission & 2 support tickets later. New features include the display of reviews & a new transport modes UI on iOS. www.comaps.app/news/2026-08...
If you have tried Trek, a self-hosting tool for organizing your trips, you can now directly open CoMaps from it! github.com/liketrek/TRE...
New maps with data from August 30 are now out. They will also be used in the next release version of CoMaps. Speaking off new release: the 2026.08.31 version is already available for Android on Codeberg – and submitted for review with Google Play and iOS. codeberg.org/comaps/comap...
Two CoMaps contributors with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team about how CoMaps was used during the earthquake response in Venezuela: hotosm.org/en/news/coma... Also available in Spanish (hotosm.org/es/noticias/...) and French (hotosm.org/fr/actualite...).
Are you attending State of the Map in Paris at the end of August? Some of us will be there as well and we'd love to organize a small meet-up with folks! It could be over a beverage/meal. Join our 'cafe' chat room so we can plan codeberg.org/comaps#keep-... #sotm2026 #openstreetMap
CoMaps has been featured in the "Open Source Spotlight" newsletter of the German c't magazine. In addition to exploring the app, they spoke with our contributor @gedankenstuecke.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy about the project. You can read it online here: infoservice.heise.de/ct-opensourc...
After Google Play took it's time, release 2026.07.16 is finally out on all platforms. Among other things, it includes lane guidance on iOS/CarPlay, a route preview screen and many more. See codeberg.org/comaps/comap... for the full list of changes!
Merci to the folks at Framasfot for making Framastart, which lists ethical and accessible digital tools. And we made it on their list of suggested smartphone apps! 🗺️ You can explore more alternatives on their website: framastart.org
Venezuela was hit by devastating earthquakes. Our local contributor Anton is not just safe but supports rescue efforts. If you want to financially help: www.gofundme.com/f/emergencia... If you're an experienced #OpenStreetMap editor there's disaster response mapping: tasks.hotosm.org/projects/53994
We wish everyone a happy pride month! To celebrate, one of our contributors designed this pride CoMaps logo. If you want to get some CoMaps merch with it, you can get it here: comaps-merch.redbubble.com (or make your own codeberg.org/comaps/commu...) Note: We don't take any commission on redbubble🙂
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Today we are celebrating our first birthday! 🍰🎈 As it's been a very busy year – full of new community members, new features, and more – we've written up a summary of all the things that have happened. www.comaps.app/news/2026-05... #OpenStreetMap #opensource #freeSoftware
Today we are celebrating our first birthday! 🍰🎈 As it's been a very busy year – full of new community members, new features, and more – we've written up a summary of all the things that have happened. www.comaps.app/news/2026-05... #OpenStreetMap #opensource #freeSoftware
And if you want to join our birthday celebration community call, it'll happen today at 19:00 UTC, more details here: codeberg.org/comaps/comap...
Release 2026.05.06 is out on Codeberg, F-Droid, iOS, and soon on Google Play and brings a big new feature: From this version onward, you updating the map files of CoMaps is not tied to updating the app any longer, it means we can bring you fresh maps more often. More: www.comaps.app/news/2026-05...
Making an app like CoMaps does not just mean developing new features. It also requires ongoing work to make sure we don't accumulate technical debt and stay future proof. On our blog, contributor Jean-Baptiste outlines what work we've already done! Read it here: www.comaps.app/news/comaps-...
On May 12, CoMaps is turning one year old and, to celebrate with our community, we'll hold a little virtual birthday party to which everyone is invited that day at 19:00 UTC! Find all the details here: codeberg.org/comaps/comap...
To make sure the iOS version of CoMaps does not fall too much behind the Android version, we need more iOS contributors. Which is why we'd love to onboard more iOS devs! If you're interested in contributing on that front we're always eager to help people get started: codeberg.org/comaps/comap...
Release 2026.04.23 is now out on all channels. Beyond fresh maps from #OpenStreetMap data, the Android version now allows changing the app interface language & toggling between the next stop and final destination of your turn-by-turn navigation! Full release notes here: codeberg.org/comaps/comap...
Did you know that you can use CoMaps to explore the world or plan your next trip on a bigger screen if you have a device with Samsung DeX? Allows you to turn your phone into a desktop: browse maps, discover interesting places, & plan future road trips with a full-screen setup & split-screen support.
We have recently received a trust score by 9.6 out of 10 from "European & Open Source Alternatives", a website that wants to help people find trustworthy alternatives to Big Tech. Check out how that score was calculated and how we compare here: european-alternatives.cloud/en/browse?ca...