CoMaps
LightNews LightNews
banner
comaps.app
CoMaps
@comaps.app
520 followers 31 following 57 posts
Free and open navigation with privacy -
Built by the community

https://opencollective.com/comaps
Posts Replies Media Videos
comaps.app
Mount Merapi — Sacred Peak of Java.

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 slopes make it a breathtaking fusion of geological power and serene beauty.

Indonesia
Photo of a volcano with clouds at the base of the mountain, with slight smoke from the peak.
October 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
comaps.app
New release 2025.10.16 is available!

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

Full List codeberg.org/comaps/comap...
On the left "New Release 2025.10.16". On the right top "Routing Option: Avoid Steps" with screenshot and right bottom "Android Navigation UI" with screenshot.
October 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
comaps.app
To calculate the "best" routes and more accurate arrival time estimates, #CoMaps assigns so-called penalties to road features like traffic lights.

For this to work, data needs to be available and correct in #OpenStreetMap. Check out how you can tag errors in data.

www.comaps.app/news/2025-10...
Photo of a freeway/arterial interchange from above. Below text "Improving routing data".
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
comaps.app
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 perfectly embodies the vibrant energy that drives OpenStreetMap forward.

peertube.openstreetmap.fr/w/kme7gzVKaq...

#StateOfTheMap #OSM
Picture of Paris with river with text 2026. Picture of CoMaps being used on a phone. Text SOTM 2026
October 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
comaps.app
CoMaps empowers to reclaim the driver's seat of your software.

reclaimcontrol.tech

Stop the Scroll
RECLAIM CONTROL

“The first day of every month, let's #stopthescroll. Log off from corporate platforms for the day. Together we can leave toxic tech and reclaim our right to a better digital future.”
A person holding a phone, with text “Stop the scroll” “Reclaim control”
October 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
comaps.app
Celebrating 15 years of the open‑source app repository we all love.

F‑Droid’s mission aligns well with CoMaps—both champion Free/Libre Open‑Source Software (FLOSS) and community‑driven innovation.

Let’s keep building a freer tech ecosystem together!

#FDroid #OpenSource #FLOSS
F-Droid logo and below text “Happy Birthday F-Droid”
September 30, 2025 at 5:49 AM
comaps.app
Did you know you can now add an address to OpenStreetMap directly from the CoMaps editor?

Every address improves navigation and discovery for millions of people worldwide.

Your small edit can make a big difference!

#OpenStreetMap #MappingCommunity #GIS #CrowdsourcedData #DigitalCartography
Screenshot of CoMaps app where address is added, and a picture of a lively city street in the background.
September 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
comaps.app
Antelope Canyon

Carved millennia ago, this Arizona slot canyon twists through towering sandstone walls etched with wave‑like patterns. Sunlight pours in, casting golden shafts that paint reds, oranges, and golds—turning the canyon into a work of art.

#AntelopeCanyon #NatureMagic #TravelDreams
Photo of the wall of the canyon.
September 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
comaps.app
(pictures in random order)

Meet the CoMaps Crew!

We’re a global family of volunteers—engineers, designers, community builders and dreamers—all with one vision: A world in which the top choice for navigation software respects users' freedom and privacy, and is developed through open collaboration.
Profile pictures of people in a 4 by 4 grid. Pictures include random shapes, real photos, or other types of pictures.
September 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
comaps.app
Free/Libre & Open Source Software (FLOSS) empowers anyone to view, modify, and share source code. It fuels community collaboration, transparency and innovation.

switching.software has ethical alternatives to well-known software - switching.software

What's your favorite?

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource
Text at top “FOSS / FLOSS Free/Libre & Open Source Software” and below a picture of a lake and hills
September 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
comaps.app
We are a community which lives across many platforms — we help people by answering questions, sharing links to requests and status, and engage with people.

Want to help run the social‑media channels?
We’d love to have you on board! Let us know.

#CommunityOps #GetInvolved #TogetherWeBuild
Photos of people having conversations and below “Community Ops”
September 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
comaps.app
Big thanks to the amazing projects that make CoMaps possible!

@openstreetmap.bsky.social

@organicmaps.bsky.social and MAPS.ME

@wikipedia.org

NASA's SRTM and Sonny's Lidar DTMs

JOSM, EveryDoor @streetcomplete.bsky.social plus more

#OpenSource #Mapping #CoMaps #OSM  #CommunityPowered
Logos of each of the projects mentioned and below “Foundation projects leading to CoMaps”
September 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
comaps.app
“Why I Use CoMaps to ...”

“The diversity of OpenStreetMap tools and ...”

Dive into real‑world stories:
www.comaps.app/category/blog/

Have a CoMaps‑related blog post or thinking of writing a piece? We’d love to showcase your voice!

Get started:
codeberg.org/comaps/websi...

#CoMaps #ShareYourBlog
Photo of phone being held, a person at a laptop and compass being held. Below “News Page”
September 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
comaps.app
CoMaps is now on IzzyOnDroid!

IzzyOnDroid – an Android store for Free & Open Source Software.

Builds for IzzyOnDroid are directly from developers enabling fast publishing.

apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index...

#IzzyOnDroid #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSSCommunity #LibreApps
At the top “IzzyOnDroid” in blue, and below the CoMaps logo in olive green.
September 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
comaps.app
A new release is available!
· Improved routing accounting time for road features and conditional restrictions
· iOS: CarPlay is available!

Full list:https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.08.31-15

#apps #opensource
On the left, text “New Release 2025.08.31. On the right: “CarPlay is Available” with a screenshot of a CarPlay screen. And below “Improved Routing” and a screenshot of a route.
September 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
comaps.app
CoMaps is available in 44 languages, and more on the way, thanks to the incredible community of translators!

Want to join the effort? 🌐
Visit our translation page and start contributing today:

translate.codeberg.org/projects/com...

#Localization #OpenSource #CommunityPower #world
A word cloud of the word “Welcome” in various languages, and below text “Thank you Translators”
August 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM
comaps.app
The iodéOS team, developer of a Google-free Android, chooses CoMaps as the default map navigation app!

iode.tech/iodeos/

Iodé’s core value is prioritizing open source apps, and a poll let the community decide. It’s wonderful to see community together.

#iodéOS #OpenSource #TechCommunity #Privacy
At the top the iodéOS logo, and at the bottom in olive green the CoMaps logo
August 28, 2025 at 4:08 AM
comaps.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?

- Transparency
- Community Power
- Innovation
- Freedom

“Users” can be co‑creators

#OpenSource #TechFreedom #CommunityPower #Innovation
A screen with code on it, and text at the top “Open-source code”
August 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
comaps.app
Ratings and 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 rating, that will help other people discover the app and help the project!

#navigation #community #app
At the top text “App Rating”, but a photo of ocean beach with Google Play logo - 4.5 Stars - 370 reviews, App Store logo 4.7 out of 5 - 186 reviews
August 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
comaps.app
Cartographers!

In July, 1307 people contributed to OpenStreetMap using CoMaps — building maps one detail, one POI, one community at a time.

#OpenStreetMap #OSM #mapping #maps #mappingcommunity #cartography
Line chart labeled “Monthly Contributors to OSM”, showing Organic Maps, OsmAnd, CoMaps, Maps.Me, and gnome-maps, with CoMaps at zero in May, and line increasing to 1307 in July.
August 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM
comaps.app
We’re thrilled that 179 amazing people have donated to support CoMaps! This is helping bring this project to life.

As donations grow, we’ll be able to hire engineers and accelerate the development of new features.

Every donation creates impact.

opencollective.com/comaps
liberapay.com/CoMaps
At the top, people jumping up together, and logos for Open Collective and LiberaPay. Below, text “X people donated!”
August 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
comaps.app
A new release is available!

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

Full list of features:
codeberg.org/comaps/comap...

#navigation #maps #apps #opensource
Left side - “New Release 2025.08.13”. Right side - “Search Improvements: abbreviations (st, ave) and aliases” with screenshot of “2nd ave” being searched. “Improved layouts for right-to-left languages” with screenshot showing text aligned to the right.
August 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
comaps.app
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:

Mastodon
Matrix
Lemmy
Bluesky
Pixelfed
SimpleX

If you have not tried these, check them out!
#opensource #socialmedia #community
On the left the CoMaps logo, and on the right logos of Mastodon, Matrix, Lemmy, Bluesky, Pixelfed, SimpleX.
August 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
comaps.app
OpenStreetMap turns 21! Happy Birthday! CoMaps would not be possible without all the OSM people, the community is amazing!

wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenStr...

#OpenStreetMap #OSM #mapping #community
Left side text “Happy Birthday OSM!” and on the right side “August 9, 2025 OpenStreetMap 21st Birthday 12 hour global mapathon” and 3 photos of people mapping outdoors.
August 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
comaps.app
How does an idea become a feature?

Anyone can submit a request (Issue). Anyone can develop it. There are great requests waiting for the right developer to create positive impact.

Since April:

Issues created: ~1300
App developers who contributed: 29

#community #navigation #opensource #volunteers
At the top a photo of a desk with a laptop, phone and headphones. At the bottom text “Idea → Feature”
August 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM