CoMaps

Rising through veils of mist and crowned with drifting smoke, this active volcano commands sweeping views of terraced valleys, tropical forests, and distant temples; its steep, ash-brushed slopes and ever-changing skies make it a breathtaking fusion of geological power and serene beauty.

Highlights - Routing option to avoid steps - Improved first map download experience - Improved fields available in editor following type objects - Android: Improved visibility and UI of instructions in navigation - Map: Bus station specific icons

To calculate the “best” routes and more accurate arrival time estimates, #CoMaps assigns so-called penalties to pedestrian crossings or traffic calming features such as speed bumps.

Planning for #SOTM2026 is is well underway – Paris, France has been chosen as the host city. And CoMaps makes an appearance in the promotional video!

CoMaps empowers you to reclaim the driver’s seat of your software. Check out a great idea by reclaimcontrol.tech

September 29th marks the anniversary of the open‑source app repository we all love.

Did you know you can now add an address to OpenStreetMap directly from the CoMaps editor?

Antelope Canyon – A Natural Masterpiece

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Free/Libre & Open Source Software (FLOSS) empowers anyone to view, modify, and share the source code— no vendor lock‑in. It fuels collaboration, transparency, and innovation, letting communities build better, more secure tools together.

CoMaps is a community and lives across many platforms— as a community we help people by answering questions about CoMaps, sharing links to requests and status, and engage with people who post comments.

Attention All Creative Minds!

We're delighted to reveal that after brainstorming, lots of creative input, and voting, you have chosen the color for CoMaps! 🎨

Great ideas thrive in collaboration - when the community joins forces, powerful map experience happen

“Why I Use CoMaps to Find Hiking Areas Near Me ”

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.

Highlights:

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.

The iodéOS team, developer of a Google-free Android, chooses CoMaps as the default map navigation app!

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?

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!

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.

Highlights: – Improvements to search: added abbreviations (st, ave) for many languages and aliases for many map features – Improved layouts for right-to-left languages

CoMaps now has more than 7k subscribers across different social media platforms – today reaching 7,777. And the biggest growth is on open-source platforms:

Happy Birthday OpenStreetMap! CoMaps would not be possible without all the OSM people, the community is amazing

As a project which is completely open, not just the code, but the processes as well, how does an idea become a feature?

There are thousands of hiking trails in the world, which trail would you recommend to others?

Codeberg – the center for requests, code and feature discussions.

Share a screenshot of your favorite spot on the map, along with its coordinates! An intricate city, a hidden natural wonder, or something totally unique, tell us what makes this place special! Let's see your top picks!

One of the most exciting things about CoMaps is the amazing community behind it. Today, we want to shine a spotlight on some of the incredible people who are already contributing to the project.

Features include: a link to Panoramax street photos (where photos available), improved contour lines, color improvements for many map features, and many more.

As CoMaps doesn't track peoples’ data, we can't say for sure, however we believe that CoMaps has now exceeded 100k downloads!

Thousands of local contributors around the world help keep it accurate, up-to-date, and truly community-driven. A mountain trail, a new road, or a hidden café - chances are it was added by someone who knows the area best.

CoMaps is a community, shaped by people who believe maps can be better: more private, more accessible, and more accurate.

We're proud to reveal the logo for CoMaps — designed and chosen by the community.

After dozens of ideas and tons of iteration in the community, we’re down to the final 6 logo designs — and your vote will help decide which one becomes the official face of CoMaps.

Whether it's a quiet forest trail, a winding coastal road, or your favorite neighborhood café — we’d love to see it!

Just days since launch, and CoMaps is already making waves! Many have downloaded the new navigation app, and the reviews are rolling in!

In a world where data privacy is increasingly important, CoMaps stands out. We believe that your navigation data is yours, and only yours.

Android and IOS are now covered!

We're thrilled to announce that CoMaps Android release 2025.06.10 is now live on the F-Droid app catalogue!

Logo Voting Round 1 is Complete!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31599461

The day I was supposed to join a group of young women to map Gros Islet, an old fishing village on the Caribbean Island of St. Lucia, I got lost. Proann Francis, who was helping lead the expedition, had told me to meet everyone at Care Growell School, which Google Maps informed me was some 8,500 miles away, in Uttar Pradesh, India. “Where?” I asked. She instructed me to wait outside my hotel for a ride because it would be impossible to find the place on my own. An hour later, I found myself standing at the side of a dusty St. Lucian highway as a vintage red Toyota van pulled up. I squeezed in, between Francis and the driver. Behind us, a group of young women sat wearing matching light blue shirts that read “Women Mappers.”

Shape the face of CoMaps! People in the community have added their designs, collaborated and iterated, and now it's up to you to decide which one will represent us best.

CoMaps has just been added to Product Hunt! We're hoping to make it to the top of the page. Right now, we have 4 upvotes, and the top product has 358 upvotes. Let's see if we can get CoMaps to the top!