About Us
Free and open navigation with privacy -
Built by the community
Mission
Unlock the freedom to easily navigate offline, with privacy-focused maps for drivers, hikers, and cyclists, powered by the community.
Vision
Create a world where navigating with maps is free, and privacy by default is the top choice on the planet.
Free and open navigation with privacy, built by the community
CoMaps is a community-focused privacy navigation app for travelers - drivers, hikers, and cyclists. It offers navigation with privacy - no identifying people and no data collection. CoMaps features can operate without an active internet connection for offline navigation at urban or distant locations, where cellular service is not available. CoMaps is an open-source project, and prioritizes community development.
Powered by open data commons
CoMaps is made possible thanks to the labor of communities who help create and maintain the open data that powers our app: Our maps use OpenStreetMap data, made and maintained by thousands of contributors from all over the world. In order to link to, and provide offline details about cities, attractions and many other points-of-interest, we rely on the articles and photos of the global Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons communities.
History
MapsWithMe navigation app created (later renamed to Maps.me).
Maps.me opened the source code under Apache 2.0 license.
The Organic Maps project & company were founded, based on the Maps.Me source code.
Governance issues and community concerns not addressed by company shareholders stalled the development of Organic Maps for months.
The CoMaps community & non-profit project was founded by former Organic Maps contributors, based on the Organic Maps source code.
Media Highlights
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