CoMaps

Version 2026.04.07 is already out on Codeberg, F-Droid, iOS and Flatpak -and soon on Google Play too!

The update includes #OpenStreetMap data from April 5, brings a refreshed outdoor map style, displays if organic options are available in stores/restaurants/…, and localized road shields for more countries.

All changes are here: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2026.04.07-8

Is there an option to use alternative routes - no motorways in the app?

If so, how can I use it?

At the minute I'm watching for motorways and then veer away from the directions comaps is guiding me, and then inevitably have to listen to the rerouting message for a minute or two.. "Recalculating the route"

Telling me to go back..

Release 2026.03.23 is now out in all channels. In addition to OpenStreetMap data from March 21, it includes support for more sports types, four more Wikipedia languages and more. Full details here: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2026.03.23-5

Tried importing my .json list of saved places from google takeout but can’t select the file to complete the import. On iOS. Wondering if this is possible? Maybe only works on android so far or something. Or maybe someone has a workaround

To allow all of our users to download offline maps reliably and quickly, we need servers in many different locations. Some of these servers are rented, thanks to the donations we get.

But some of them are also hardware donations, where we are allowed to use otherwise underused hardware! A big thanks go to Mathias Klein as well as the French OpenStreetMap chapter, who provide us with server capacities in Germany and France respectively!

Did you know, if you are using @cartes_app@amicale.net as a web-based map on your phone, you can now also move your route planning from there right into CoMaps:

https://amicale.net/@cartes_app/116138981582214264

And, if you're not francophone: the team has started to improve its support for more languages recently!

Release 2026.03.09 is out. It brings many improvements, including displaying the amounts charged for using facilities, displaying populations of cities and towns, and on Android support for Type 1 Combo EV chargers. See the full list of changes here: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2026.03.09-18

Together, Javi – a FOSS advocate and Linux hacker – and his partner Rebecca are bikepacking (and hacking) around the world. On our blog they talk about their adventure and how they use CoMaps to always find their way even in remote places, thanks to #openstreetmap-based offline maps!

https://www.comaps.app/news/2026-02-26/couple-traveling-the-world-with-comaps/

On International Women's Day, we celebrate the women who contribute to CoMaps and OpenStreetMap, and also the women in our community who use CoMaps!

It's our goal to make CoMaps representative of the world that it serves. Do you have ideas for how we can improve our gender equality? Let us know!

Power saving mode sounds good. Of course I want to conserve battery.

But what does power saving mode actually do? What features is it slowing or disabling in order to save power?

Since the #39c3 in December, every first Sunday of the month has been a "Digital Independence Day" for trying out alternatives to dominant/big tech platforms.

If you're looking to explore alternatives to Google or Apple Maps, why not give CoMaps – or any of the other open source map-applications that are based on data from #OpenStreetMap – a try!

You can learn more about the #DIDay here: https://edri.org/our-work/didit-edri-members-spark-movement-for-alternatives-to-big-tech/

#DIDit

• Added Croatian, Italian, Dutch and Polish Wikipedia articles
• Enabled searching for letters äö
• Added tree rows and youth centres
• Android: Display an indicator and a notice about rerouting in navigation panel
• Android: Display opening hours in shifts instead of non-business hours
• iOS: Show multi-line titles in favorites lists screen

For more changes read the full release notes here: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2026.02.23-9

When using the Android app and trying to find a transit route between two places, I can only see the first letter of each train line service, and can't see other commuting options. I can't expand the bar at the bottom either.

Is this expected behaviour? Am I doing something wrong?

Since 1999, February 21 is UNESCO's International Mother Language Day, promoting multilingualism! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mother_Language_Day

As a global community, and thanks to the efforts of more than 200 translators, CoMaps is already available in more than 50 languages. Why not celebrate Mother Language Day by adding some translations and grow that number? https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/comaps/

For context I switched to Magic Earth a while back as it was the best Google Maps alternative to me, however with the recent switch to a Freemium model that also introduced a ton of bugs, I'm looking for other alternatives.

One thing I noticed immediately about comaps is its misssing a LOT of addresses and places here in the US that were available on Magic Earth. Can I somehow manually import better address/maps data? It's to the point it's really not usable for me but I'm struggling to find anything else that works nearly as good as Magic Earth.

In OSM we put everything under amenity=cafe but in my country cafe are viewed as something different from teahouse or (tea stalls) which are mapped as amenity=cafe+cuisine=tea. And I cannot find a way to exclusively search for the POIs of the latter type

It says

A proprietary service that combines GPS, Wi-Fi, cellular networks etc. to determine your location more accurately. It may connect to Google servers.

But I don't have Google Play Services, I use microG and microG don't use Google's services for location they use beacondb.net. Can we change this?

Beyond fresh #OpenstreetMap data, you can now search for æøå, disable the display of speed limits on Android, and when navigating in Apple Car Play or Android Auto, 3D buildings are disabled to improve legibility of the map. For more changes read the full release notes here: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2026.02.09-4

For our social media posts, release notes etc. we often need CoMaps map screenshots. And to reflect our global community a bit better, we'd love to showcase locations that YOU think would make a great release/social media feature image.

Send us a link (either to the place on https://osm.org/ or via the CoMaps share function), and we'll try to feature those places in upcoming release notes, social media pages, etc!

So I had to go to a notary office recently and wanted to find some near me on CoMaps... but it was very ineffective because it only found those that had "notary" in the name. There was no such category to be found.

And yet, OSMand has "notary office" category, and many more that don't show up in CoMaps (and I'm talking searching for categories, not just the list). Does CoMaps only feature some categories, but not all?

I tried also looking at Archeological site as another example and while there were PoIs categorized as such but can't select the category to see all PoIs from this category on map.

Am I missing something?

If you're looking for a map & navigation app on your Linux Desktop: You can now also find CoMaps on Flathub! https://flathub.org/apps/app.comaps.comaps

Last week, the good folks at @geomob@mapstodon.space released an interview with CoMaps contributor Anton.

Listen to it here to learn about CoMaps, it's history, how it connects to #OpenStreetMap and more:

Today, Data Privacy Day is celebrated in many countries. It's a great opportunity to take action and get back control over your personal data!

If you're looking to get off Google Maps, exporting your bookmarks/favorites from Google Maps can make a good start. Thanks to @rudo@fosstodon.org and his converter, you can easily convert your saved locations from there into a file format that you can import to CoMaps!

https://rudokemper.com/google-maps-places-to-comaps/

Release 2026.01.24 is now out on all distribution channels! Beyond fresh OpenStreetMap data, it includes adding road outlines for better readability, renaming of the "Bookmarks & Tracks" to the clearer "Favorites" and many more updates: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2026.01.24-5