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Also known as MapsWithMe

Maps.me is a mobile app for Android, iOS and BlackBerry that provides offline maps using OpenStreetMap data. It was formerly known as MapsWithMe. In November 2014, it was acquired by Mail.Ru Group and became part of its My.com brand. In September 2015, the app was open sourced and a free and open-source software version was additionally made available on F-droid until the application was sold to the payment processor Daegu Limited, part of Parity.com, which changed the application user interface and content, leading original MapsWithMe founders Alexander Borsuk and Viktor Govako to release an

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Software.name
Maps.me
Software.logo
MAPS.ME Logo.svg
Software.screenshot
Maps.me android screenshot 2023-09.jpg
Software.author
Yury Melnichek, Alexander Borsuk, Viktor Govako, Siarhei Rachytski
Software.developer
MapsWithMe GmbH, My.com
Software.released
2011
Software.latest release version
12.0.1
Software.programming language
C++, Objective-C, Java
Software.operating system
Android, iOS, BlackBerry
Software.size
232 MB Android / 302.5 MB iOS
Software.license
Proprietary

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Source code

MAPS.ME is an open source cross-platform offline maps application, built on top of crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data. It was publicly released for iOS and Android. This repository contains submodules. Clone it with git clone --recursive . If you forgot, run git submodule update --init --recursive . To compile the project, you would need to initialize private key files. Run configure.sh and press Enter to create empty files, good enough to build desktop and Android debug packages. To create one or many map files, first build the project, then use python module maps generator. MAPS.ME uses its own binary format for map styles, drules proto.bin , which is compiled from MapCSS using modified Kothic library. Feature set in MWM files depends on a compiled style, so make sure to rebuild maps after releasing a style. For development, use MAPS.ME Designer app along with its generator tool: these allow for quick rebuilding of a style and symbols, and for producing a zoom-independent feature set in MWM files. See STYLES.md for the format description, instructions on building a style and some links. You would need Qt 5 for development, most other libraries are included into the repository: see 3party directory. The team uses mostly XCode and Qt Creator, though these are not mandatory. We have an established c++ coding style and Objective-C coding style. You can turn on experimental public transport support. For details please read simple instruction. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the repository initialization process, the description of all the directories of this repository and other development-related information. All contributors must sign a Contributor Agreement, so both our and their rights are protected.

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Wikidata facts

Official website
maps.me
Image
Maps.me android screenshot 2023-09.jpg
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software version identifier
12.0.1
inception
2011-00-00
publication date
2010-00-00
source code repository URL
github.com/mapsme/omim
Commons category
Maps.me
social media followers
28529
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Contents
  • History
  • MapsWithMe GmbH
  • Mail.ru Group
  • Daegu Ltd and partners
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Maps.me is a mobile app for Android, iOS and BlackBerry that provides offline maps using OpenStreetMap data. It was formerly known as MapsWithMe. In November 2014, it was acquired by Mail.Ru Group and became part of its My.com brand. In September 2015, the app was open sourced and a free and open-source software version was additionally made available on F-droid until the application was sold to the payment processor Daegu Limited, part of Parity.com, which changed the application user interface and content, leading original MapsWithMe founders Alexander Borsuk and Viktor Govako to release an open source ad- and tracker-free fork called 'Organic Maps' in response.

== History == Maps.me was founded by Yury Melnichek, Alexander Borsuk, Viktor Govako and Siarhei Rachytski. Under the leadership of Alexander, MapsWithMe onboarded 2.5M users worldwide.

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