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Download maps

Downloading maps is a necessary action for further use of maps and offline navigation. You can download maps by viewing the list of regions in the main menu or by clicking on the desired area on the map.

The application can not function normally without offline maps, which are not distributed within the application. Although the application supports Vector maps and Raster maps, it is highly recommended that you start working with Offline Vector Maps so that all functions such as Search, Navigation, Context menu work properlly.

First Screen​

When you first launch the app, it suggests downloading a map based on your Internet location. In the case of VPN usage, the app can propose a different (not your geolocation) map region.
You can skip this step and restore your data from OsmAnd Cloud.

Download map Android

Note

World overview map. Versions of OsmAnd prior to 3.8 suggest downloading World map so you can browse the map on the planet-level zoom. In new OsmAnd versions small Mini world overview map is packaged inside the app. However afterward, you can download a larger World Overview map which contains more detailed information about the world.

You can download new maps and manage already downloaded maps through the Main Menu:

Android Menu → Download maps

This screen has certain features

Top screen buttons:

  • Refresh button ⟳ - checks for available map updates on OsmAnd servers.
  • Search button 🔍 - search the region by names or large cities inside it.

Memory info and map counter:

Map search:

  • 🔍 - search the region by names or large cities inside it.

Screens:

  • All downloads / Worldwide - browse and download maps split by continents / countries / regions / types.
  • Local / Installed - manage already downloaded maps.
  • Updates - check and download monthly map updates.
    • OsmAnd Live - configure hourly map updates for certain regions.

Download maps regions

Map Context menu​

One of the option to download map is via World map and Map Context menu. You can open Context menu by clicking on the Label, for example city name, or by long tap on the map, or by searching City via Search. Context menu will have a suggestion of the smallest region to download.

Tap on the map download region

Manage - World Map​

One way to download the map is to zoom out the World map and by short tap select the region to download. This area will be highlighted in yellow and on the bottom will appear a panel with the name of the region and an offer to download it or choose other maps.

Short tap on the World map allows to download region map

Note: At low zoom level map selected to download will be highlighted in yellow and maps that already downloaded will be highlighted in green, deactivated maps will be highlighted in orange. 'Deactivated' maps allow to speed up program in case you have many downloaded maps.

It is possible to find and to download a map from the search function.

Just write a country or region name, and you see a map file on the finding list. Click on a country name to start downloading.

Search function to download map Android Search function to download map Android

Own map (Advanced)​

There is a possibility to download created by yourself (in OsmAnd Map Creator) map. Read more

Type of maps​

You can download several types of maps: Standard, Roads-only (lightweight maps without details i.e. buildings), Contour lines, Hillshade, Slope, Wikipedia, Travel guides (Wikivoyage), Nautical maps, Voice packages, Map fonts, Altitude correction.

Read more about types of maps.

Download map menu Android Regionwide maps Android

Local - Downloaded Maps​

Local tab (Menu → Download maps → Local) contains all the information about storage usage, split by data type into 3 large sections:

Local tab Android 1 Local tab Android 2

note

The sections are arranged as the amount of memory they take decreases.

NOTE. Deactivated maps