GPX Viewer
GPX Viewer is a macOS app for opening GPX files, viewing routes and waypoints on maps, and inspecting track details from GPS data.
What is GPX Viewer?
GPX Viewer is a native Mac app for working with GPX files from GPS devices and other mapping or route-planning apps. It helps users open and inspect routes, tracks, waypoints, and related file information on a map without needing a full GIS workflow. The app supports viewing GPX data with map providers such as Apple Maps, Google, and OpenStreetMap, and it can display track charts for details like elevation, distance, and speed. Users can work with multiple GPX files, copy data between files, and adjust how pins, routes, and tracks are shown. For hikers, cyclists, travelers, and anyone handling exported GPS tracks on macOS, GPX Viewer is focused on reading and exploring location data in a desktop-friendly format. It is published by Modesittsoftware.
Key features
- Open and inspect multiple GPX files on a Mac
- View routes, tracks, and waypoints on map backgrounds
- Review elevation, distance, and speed charts for tracks
- Show or hide waypoints and track points while exploring a file
- Copy GPX elements and file information to the clipboard
- Reposition waypoints and track points directly on the map
- Adjust display options such as pin, route, and track colors
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
This is a legitimate GPX mapping utility for macOS. Access to files you choose to open is normal for its purpose, and any location or internet-based features are tied to map display and related GPX data tools. Keep GPX files that contain sensitive route history private, and remove the app only if you no longer use it for viewing or managing GPX content.
Recommendation: Keep GPX Viewer if you open GPX route files on your Mac or need a simple way to inspect tracks and waypoints. If you no longer work with GPS exports, you can remove it without affecting macOS, though you may lose its file associations and any app-specific viewing preferences.
Common paths
/Applications/GPX Viewer.app
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.modesittsoftware.GPX-Viewer.plist
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