While they work well on your GPS receiver, for an unparalleled level of detail on your Mac you should use our MacTopos maps. You can see the difference in these un-retouched screen captures of the same location on a Garmin Topo U.S. 100K map and a MacTopos USA map. WebUpdater for Mac software version 2.2.1. As of September 29, 2020. Download (13.07 MB) View installation instructions. Notes: WebUpdater guides you through the process of updating the software in your GPS. WebUpdater finds the most appropriate update for your GPS from the Garmin web site and performs the update.
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- 1 Convert the maps:
Download the latest version of GPX Editor for Mac - Edit GPS eXchange (GPX) files. Read 2 user reviews of GPX Editor on MacUpdate. Mac OS X Universal Binary Driver v2.0.0 (PKG file format) For Mac OS High Sierra (version 10.15) - see NOTE below. For Mac OS High Sierra (version 10.14) For Mac OS High Sierra (version 10.13) For Mac OS X Sierra (version 10.12) For Mac OS X El Capitan (version 10.11) For Mac OS X Yosemite (version 10.10) For Mac OS X Mavericks (version 10.9). Almost certainly. GPSBabel runs on Microsoft Windows Windows 7-10 as well as POSIX OSes such as Mac OS/X and Linux. This is amazing! What does it cost? GPSBabel is free software. It is free to download and use, and it's free to modify for your use, as it's distributed under the GNU Public License. Supporting the project.
Donate to Openmtbmap - and download readily converted maps
If you don't want to convert the maps, I converted the most popular openmtbmaps / velomaps ready to be used with Basecamp or Roadtrip in gmap format for Mac OSx. Simply look at the bottom of the download page for them (only available to donators)
Don't convert but use Qlandkarte GT
just accept that Garmin programs for Mac OSx are lousy - (well the whole OS is as lousy as Windows, but with fewer people using it, I wont give a damn for it - best treat your Mac hardware with a good OS like Ubuntu Linux instead of junk with nice eye candy).
However Qlandkarte GT is working splendidly with the openmtbmaps, and is easy to learn. Only drawback is, that there is no autorouting support for garmin maps (yet). You only need to extract the maps to a folder of your choice then use Qlandkarte GT.
Don't convert but use gmapsupp.img import by Basecamp
The irony of Basecamp for MacOSx not reading in the standard .img format, is topped up, by the fact that it reads the nearly identically structured gmapsupp.img files.
So use Windows Basecamp/Mapsource or gmaptool or mkgmap or sendmap to create a gmapsupp.img - put it on a external harddisk or flash memory (you could also put it onto your GPS, but than it's slower) and import it into Basecamp. This way you also don't have to actually convert the maps.
Convert the maps:
See several possibilities on how to do it below:
Convert the maps with gmapibuilder
To unzip you can use: http://unarchiver.c3.cx/unarchiver
Convert the maps yourself under Windows with tools provided by Garmin:
Unfortunately you need an Windows installation for converting the maps. Principally you have to:
1. Install the maps with install.bat under Windows (You have to have Mapsource installed)
2. Downlaod, install and run Garmin Map Converter for Windows
3. Downlaod and install the Mapstall/MapManager package to your Mac to complete the migration Garmin provides detailed instructions how to do this http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3897 See also http://www8.garmin.com/macosx/index.jsp
Alternatively you can use Sendmap to transfer the maps to your GPS (see Tutorial (still to be written))
You could also install Qlandkarte GT - you will have to compile it first though. Builds are only available for Windows (plus easy installation on Ubuntu - but probably added into repos soon anyhow).
BTW: As all my maps are published under CCBYSA 2.0 / The new Openstreetmap Licence - you may share your mac map files freely - as long as you contribute openstreetmap.org and openmtbmap.org and stick to the same license. Unfortunately you need an windows installation for converting the maps to 'Mapsource for Mac' aka Roadtrip.
Principally you have to:
1. Install the maps with install.bat under Windows (You have to have Mapsource installed)
2. Downlaod, install and run Garmin Map Converter for Windows
3. Downlaod and install the Mapstall/MapManager package to your Mac to complete the migration Garmin provides detailed instructions how to do this http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3897 See also http://www8.garmin.com/macosx/index.jsp
Alternatively you can use Sendmap to transfer the maps to your GPS (see Tutorial (still to be written))
You could also install Qlandkarte GT - you will have to compile it first though. Builds are only available for Windows (plus easy installation on Ubuntu - but probabley added into repos soon anyhow).
BTW: As all my maps are published under CCBYSA 2.0 / The new Openstreetmap Licence - you may share your mac map files freely - as long as you contribute openstreetmap.org and openmtbmap.org and stick to the same license.
Convert and Install the maps yourself using Mac OSX only (description provided by Tom):
Required software:
Steps:
The irony of Basecamp for MacOSx not reading in the standard .img format, is topped up, by the fact that it reads the nearly identically structured gmapsupp.img files.
So use Windows Basecamp/Mapsource or gmaptool or mkgmap or sendmap to create a gmapsupp.img - put it on a external harddisk or flash memory (you could also put it onto your GPS, but than it's slower) and import it into Basecamp. This way you also don't have to actually convert the maps.
Convert the maps:
See several possibilities on how to do it below:
Convert the maps with gmapibuilder
To unzip you can use: http://unarchiver.c3.cx/unarchiver
Convert the maps yourself under Windows with tools provided by Garmin:
Unfortunately you need an Windows installation for converting the maps. Principally you have to:
1. Install the maps with install.bat under Windows (You have to have Mapsource installed)
2. Downlaod, install and run Garmin Map Converter for Windows
3. Downlaod and install the Mapstall/MapManager package to your Mac to complete the migration Garmin provides detailed instructions how to do this http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3897 See also http://www8.garmin.com/macosx/index.jsp
Alternatively you can use Sendmap to transfer the maps to your GPS (see Tutorial (still to be written))
You could also install Qlandkarte GT - you will have to compile it first though. Builds are only available for Windows (plus easy installation on Ubuntu - but probably added into repos soon anyhow).
BTW: As all my maps are published under CCBYSA 2.0 / The new Openstreetmap Licence - you may share your mac map files freely - as long as you contribute openstreetmap.org and openmtbmap.org and stick to the same license. Unfortunately you need an windows installation for converting the maps to 'Mapsource for Mac' aka Roadtrip.
Principally you have to:
1. Install the maps with install.bat under Windows (You have to have Mapsource installed)
2. Downlaod, install and run Garmin Map Converter for Windows
3. Downlaod and install the Mapstall/MapManager package to your Mac to complete the migration Garmin provides detailed instructions how to do this http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3897 See also http://www8.garmin.com/macosx/index.jsp
Alternatively you can use Sendmap to transfer the maps to your GPS (see Tutorial (still to be written))
You could also install Qlandkarte GT - you will have to compile it first though. Builds are only available for Windows (plus easy installation on Ubuntu - but probabley added into repos soon anyhow).
BTW: As all my maps are published under CCBYSA 2.0 / The new Openstreetmap Licence - you may share your mac map files freely - as long as you contribute openstreetmap.org and openmtbmap.org and stick to the same license.
Convert and Install the maps yourself using Mac OSX only (description provided by Tom):
Required software:
Steps: