OSM Maps
OSM Maps is a macOS map app for viewing OpenStreetMap data, organizing place notes, and working with photos, videos, and GPX tracks.
What is OSM Maps?
OSM Maps is a native map app for macOS built around OpenStreetMap data. It helps users browse maps from selectable sources, save places, attach notes, and manage location-based media such as photos and videos. The desktop app also supports GPX tracks, so it fits travel planning, outdoor route reference, and organizing map-linked records on a Mac. Users can review saved items in list views, edit attached content, and sync data with companion versions through iCloud or backup files. Elbe5 publishes OSM Maps for Apple platforms, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, making it useful for people who want a lightweight OpenStreetMap-focused workflow across devices.
Key features
- View OpenStreetMap-based maps from selectable sources
- Add and edit notes linked to map locations
- Attach and organize photos and videos on the map
- Import, create, and edit tracks in GPX format
- Browse saved places, media, and tracks in list views
- Sync map data and attached items with iCloud or backup files
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
OSM Maps is a legitimate mapping app for Apple devices. Access to location, photos, or iCloud can be normal if you use features such as placing media on the map, syncing data, or working with tracks. The main effect of removing it is losing quick access to its saved map items and any app-specific local data that has not been exported or synced yet. If you store trips, notes, or media in the app, make sure those items are backed up before uninstalling.
Recommendation: Keep OSM Maps if you use OpenStreetMap on your Mac for trip planning, track handling, or location-based notes and media. If you no longer use it, you can remove it after confirming any tracks, notes, photos, or backups you want to keep are exported or synced.
Common paths
/Applications/OSM Maps.app
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