Avenue
Avenue is a macOS GPX viewer by Vincent Neo for opening GPS track files and inspecting routes, points, and map data in a simple desktop app.
What is Avenue?
Avenue is a macOS app published by Vincent Neo for viewing GPX 1.1 GPS track files on a Mac. The developer lists Avenue among macOS apps on the official Vincent Neo website, and the project source is published as Avenue-GPX-Viewer. Its purpose is to let users open GPX files and inspect recorded routes, waypoints, and track points without using a full GIS tool. The app displays GPX content on Apple Maps and supports additional map sources including OpenStreetMap, Carto DB, OpenTopoMap, and Wikimedia-based tiles. Documented features also include total track distance display, a minimap for navigating large traces, dark mode support, and restoration of previous viewing settings. Mac users may encounter Avenue when reviewing hiking, cycling, travel, testing, or mapping traces exported from GPS devices, fitness tools, or development workflows.
Key features
- Open and view GPX 1.1 files on macOS.
- Display waypoints and track points on Apple Maps.
- Show total distance for loaded tracks.
- Use a minimap to navigate large or complex traces.
- Support dark mode for map viewing.
- Restore previous viewing settings when the app is reopened.
- Switch between multiple map sources, including OpenStreetMap and OpenTopoMap.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Avenue is a legitimate GPX viewing app associated with Vincent Neo and a public source repository. It is not known as malware from the verified product context here. As with any document viewer, GPX files can contain location history, so the main privacy consideration is the sensitivity of the route data you open and store.
Recommendation: Keep Avenue if you open GPX route files, inspect GPS traces, or test location data on your Mac. If you do not use GPX files, it is optional and can be removed like other user-installed apps.
Common paths
/Applications/Avenue.app~/Applications/Avenue.app
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.vincent-neo.Avenue.plist
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