What is the CoMaps history?
CoMaps is a fork/spin-off of Organic Maps, which itself was a fork of Maps.me.
Background
In 2011, MapsWithMe (later renamed to Maps.me) was founded. In September 2015, the app's code was opened to the public (open-sourced). In 2021, the Organic Maps app was built using Maps.me open-source code as a starting point.
In spring 2025, governance and decision-making issues with Organic Maps were raised by the community contributors in an Open Letter, and were not addressed by the company shareholders.
As a result of the issues not being resolved, in April 2025, the community of former Organic Maps contributors created the CoMaps project, based on the Organic Maps open-source code.
CoMaps Timeline
April 19 - CoMaps code repository is publicly visible
May 12 - Announcement of CoMaps on social media
May 23 - Project name was chosen by a community vote
June 1 - First Android preview release
July 3 - CoMaps is available on major app stores: Google Play, Apple AppStore, F-Droid