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Cooperative community open-source fork of Organic Maps, an offline privacy-respecting not-for-profit OpenStreetMap GPS app for your phone.

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submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 58 minutes ago) by oleg_rswll@sopuli.xyz to c/CoMaps@sopuli.xyz
 

We're thrilled to announce that CoMaps Android release 2025.06.10 is now live on the F-Droid app catalogue!

This is a big step forward in our mission to provide a privacy-respecting, community-powered navigation app to everyone.

Why F-Droid?

  • Free and Open Source: F-Droid ensures that the apps listed contain no closed / proprietary parts. All apps are built by F-Droid itself and are guaranteed to correspond to source code made available by apps' developers.

  • Community: F-Droid is a volunteer-driven project, aligning perfectly with our values and the support of the amazing people who use CoMaps.

Get CoMaps on F-Droid

  1. Install F-Droid: Download F-Droid from f-droid.org
  2. Install CoMaps: Search "CoMaps" in F-Droid, install

We're excited to bring CoMaps to the F-Droid community. Thank you for being a part of this journey with us! ❤️

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[–] oleg_rswll@sopuli.xyz 10 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

The Organic Maps project was described as community-driven, but shareholders were making a number of decisions without the community's input, and even without the community being aware that decisions are being made. While the use of donations is concerning, it wasn't the main problem. When people contribute their time and money to the project so that it can be for the entire community, but it turns out the shareholders are open to selling the contributors' work for their own profit - that becomes problematic. After Maps.me was sold, it added paid subscriptions and a crypto wallet, which destroyed the entire experience. And it appears Organic Maps risks the same problem.