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Great ideas thrive in collaboration - when the community joins forces, powerful map experience happen
OpenStreetMap – the global crowdsourced map of the world, the foundation of CoMaps
OrganicMaps and MAPS.ME – predecessors of the CoMaps project – the code, algorithms and design foundation
Wikipedia – rich descriptions for Points-of-Interests
NASA's SRTM and Sonny's Lidar DTMs - open altitude data for contour lines and elevation profiles
JOSM, Every Door, Street Complete and other Free & Open Source community tools that power map data editing and help keep it fresh and accurate
... and more open datasets and great open-source libraries used in the CoMaps project!
“Why I Use CoMaps to Find Hiking Areas Near Me ”
“The diversity of OpenStreetMap tools and how they help create a commons”
Dive into real‑world stories and discover creative ways the community is using CoMaps and mapping together: https://www.comaps.app/category/blog/
Have your own CoMaps‑related blog post and want it featured on the News page, or thinking of writing a fresh piece? We’d love to showcase your voice!
To get started, create an Issue and let’s get your story in front of the community: https://codeberg.org/comaps/website/issues
IzzyOnDroid – an Android store for Free & Open Source Software. The apps are free (as in „free beer“ and as in „free speech“) and Open Source.
Builds for IzzyOnDroid are directly from developers and signed by developers. This enables very fast publishing of new releases (whereas F-Droid re-builds all apps from the source).
There are several ways to install and update CoMaps via IzzyOnDroid, see here:
Highlights:
· Improved routing accounting time for turns, traffic lights & stop signs etc, and conditional restrictions
· Improved dark map style, and added colored labels
· Building entrances easier to see on the map (displayed earlier)
· Standalone addresses can be added in the Editor
· Display when place's existence and opening hours were last checked
· Added animal shelters, wicket gates, ladder lines and generic non-specified barrier lines
· OpenStreetMap data as of August 22nd
· Android: New speed indicator, display track info
· iOS: CarPlay is available!
Full list:https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.08.31-15
CoMaps is available in 44 languages, and more on the way, thanks to the incredible community of translators! Your devotion makes the app truly accessible to people all around the world.
Want to join the effort? 🌐 Help us keep expanding the language list and reach even more people. Visit our translation page and start contributing today:
https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/comaps/
Together, we’re building a more inclusive map for everyone.
The iodéOS team, developer of a Google-free Android, chooses CoMaps as the default map navigation app!
Iodé’s core value is prioritizing open source apps, and a poll let the community decide. It’s wonderful to see the community coming together to shape the future.
Many apps have code that is closed and not visible publicly. Other apps like CoMaps, have code that anyone can see and use. What makes open-source apps great?
Transparency: You or any developer can peek under the hood, see exactly what happens and how your data is handled.
Community Power: Developers worldwide collaborate, spot bugs faster, and add cool features you’d never get from closed-source code project.
Innovation: Because anyone can improve or fork the project, ideas evolve quickly— crowdsourced creativity.
Freedom: No lock‑in, no hidden fees, and you keep control of your digital life.
“Users” can be co‑creators, making software safer, smarter, and more adaptable for everyone.
The average review rating in Google Play is 4.5 and App Store is 4.7. Reviews have a significant impact on the app, both in a positive and negative direction. If you are enjoying the app and would like to leave a 5-star review, that will help other people discover the app and help the project!
There are variations in ratings by country, if you would like to help, you can have an impact!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.comaps.google
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In July, 1307 people contributed to OpenStreetMap using CoMaps — building maps one detail, one POI, one community at a time.
We’re thrilled that 179 amazing people have donated to support CoMaps! This is helping bring this project to life and make real impact.
As a community-driven project which is about transparency, including financial, we prefer to use systems which are about communities and openness - this is why we use Open Collective and LiberaPay.
As donations grow, we’ll be able to hire engineers and accelerate the development of new features. This means faster progress, and a better experience.
Every donation, big or small, creates impact. Thank you for being part of this journey! Together, we can make CoMaps a powerful tool for everyone.
https://opencollective.com/comaps https://liberapay.com/CoMaps
Thank you to everyone who added ratings and reviews!