Link your Mac with GPS receivers & smartphone GPS apps. Whether it's a day hike, 4x4 excursion, geocaching quest, ski trip or sailing voyage — you'll always know where you've been, where you are, and where you're going.

• Flexibility: Support of open-standard format maps, aerial photos and charts, scan-your-own maps up to 32766 pixels wide, as well as our own maps and charts.
• Real-Time: Connect to NMEA from many GPS receivers. View your position and navigate to your destination on a wide variety of digital topo maps and marine charts.
• Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks: Create and edit. Use on the Mac. Transfer to and from smartphone apps, many Garmin receivers, and other software.

New features for version 10:

• Compatible with macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and 10.14 Mojave.
• Auto-Open & Find-by-Location for New South Wales TopoView maps, Western Australia 50K & 25K topos, NZ Mariner charts, & the 2015 US Forest Service topos.
• Imports PDF map files at 250 pixels per inch, including VicMap (Victoria, Australia) 30K Geospacial PDFs.
• Reads GeoPDF, PRJ & EWW files for georeferencing.
• Reads KMZ files from Google Earth.
• Trims excessive white borders from map and chart files.
• Save only selected Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks.
• Use “Open Index Map” to quickly find a desired map.

The MacGPS Pro application entered
support-only mode on February 1, 2018.
New copies are no longer being sold.

* Apple announces the upcoming end of support for 32 bit applications in macOS.

Apple has released the latest version 10.14 of macOS, nicknamed Mojave. This version fully supports Mac 32 bit applications such as MacGPS Pro.
But Apple has also made clear that Mojave will be the last version of macOS which will support 32 bit applications. The version of macOS which will be released in the fall of 2019 will not support any 32 bit applications. Only 64 bit applications will be supported.
Many 32 bit Mac applications will be updated to become 64 bit applications, normally a rather straight forward process. But MacGPS Pro at its deepest core uses map files in the PICT file format. The PICT file format was vitally important in the early days of the Mac operating system, but was largely replaced by PDF files many years ago. While PICT files remain at the core of MacGPS Pro, few other applications support PICT files today. Even Photoshop does not support them. The ability to read and write PICT format files has never been included in 64 bit versions of Mac OS X, and will not be in the future. PICT files are only accessible from 32 bit applications. Thus MacGPS Pro with its PICT format map files has been forced to remain a 32 bit application, and cannot be updated to be a 64 bit application. The MacTopos maps that we sell for use with MacGPS Pro are in PICT format, and are not readable by any 64 bit application.
To continue to use the maps you have purchased or created using MacGPS Pro beyond fall of 2019, you should plan on keeping and maintaining Mac hardware (or a Parallels Desktop virtual machine) that can run macOS 10.14 Mojave or earlier. Every Mac sold before Oct 7, 2019 can run Mojave, but new Macs introduced after October 7, 2019 will come with a later version of macOS installed. Plan carefully before upgrading the operating system software of your current Mac beyond macOS 10.14 Mojave now that the update to macOS 10.15 Catalina is available. If you do update, you will loose access to all 32 bit applications, including your MacGPS Pro software and all of your PICT format maps, until you download the Parallels Desktop application from the Mac App Store and install macOS Mojave or earlier on its virtual machine. Here is an article on how to do that.

Compatible with Smartphones and Tablets

Use iHikeGPS and iSailGPS on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Exchange Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks with MacGPS Pro on your Mac.

Compatible with many of these popular GPS receivers.

Transferring Waypoints, Routes, Tracks, and Real-Time data between your Mac and GPS receiver? It's navigation software that's as easy as navigating your computer mouse. Check the List of supported receivers

Enhance every adventure.

Use MacGPS Pro beforehand to plot your route, or use it afterward to review your progress.

Works on the go.

You can keep your Mac laptop connected to your GPS receiver for a real-time on-screen moving-map display of your current location and speed.

Map and Chart Stitching with Automatic Margin Removal.

Got a trail that spans more than one map?
MacGPS Pro stitches maps together with ease.

Maps And Listings.

View your GPS data in an Finder-like window with sortable, resizeable and movable columns.

Works with Google Earth.

If you love Google Earth, you'll love MacGPS Pro's KML and KMZ file exchange capabilities.

Geocachers rejoice!

A treasure hunt with MacGPS Pro is as simple as 1…2…3, because the software imports caches in GPX and LOC file formats from websites like geocaching.com. It also exports GPX files to share with your friends.

Prints Maps and Charts.

Print a map to carry with you on your travels.

Other must-have features that make MacGPS Pro navigation software one-of-a-kind.

• Works with many types of maps—even those you scan in yourself—in the most popular file formats, including GeoTIFF, JPEG, GeoPDF, ECW and BSB. Full List
  
  
  For optimum resolution and seamless map stitching, we recommend our MacTopos Maps series. MacGPS Pro is also an excellent viewer for USGS & US Forest Service Digital Raster Graphic topo maps, BSB versions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 marine charts, FAA flight sectionals, and many other digital maps.
  Digital maps come in two different types. Raster maps are a scanned or photographed image of a paper map. This is the type of map that MacGPS Pro uses. Vector map files contain a mathematical description of the lines and areas that make up the map. MacGPS Pro does not support maps in vector format. Garmin '*.IMG' files are vector maps.
  Maps and charts in raster-image formats such as TIF, PNG, JPG, PDF, ECW, BSB (“.kap” and “.cap”), NOS/GEO, PICT, GIF, BMP, and PSD can be opened or imported into MacGPS Pro. These images will be automatically georeferenced if they are in one of the following formats: GeoTIFF, ECW, GeoPDF, or BSB. They will also be automatically georeferenced if they are accompanied by a “world” file (“.TFW”, “.JGW”, “.GFW”, “.PGW”, or “.EWW”) with a “.PRJ” or a “.FGD” file, a '*.IMP' file (a CompeGPS calibration file), a '*.JPR' file (a Fugawi calibration format) or a '*.MAP' file (an OziExplorer calibration file). OziExplorer OZF2 image files are not supported.
  Maps may be purchased, obtained by downloading them from the Internet, or by scanning them yourself. Maps can be calibrated and used on your Macintosh screen with or without a GPS receiver connected. USGS and US Forest Service topo maps, aerial photos from the National Map, and many other maps from diverse sources are automatically calibrated. Maps that do not contain calibration information can be manually calibrated with ease by clicking on a few known points. Check our Digital Map Library to help find maps for your area.
  Please note that MacGPS Pro does not upload maps to any GPS receiver; the maps are used on the Macintosh screen. For raster maps on a handheld device, see our iHikeGPS, iHikeGPS NZ, and iSailGPS apps for the iPhone and iPad.
  
• Seamlessly stitches maps and charts together for USA, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand (including the Offshore Islands) topo maps, ECW maps, and world-wide BSB-format marine charts. How It Works
  
  
  If you have a map file already open in MacGPS Pro and open another map file with the same map projection and standard coordinates, then both maps will appear in the Map Window. Under the View menu, check “Remove Map Margins” so the margin of one map does not cover part of the adjacent map. With the margins removed, the two adjacent maps will automatically appear stitched together.
  
• Calculates your speed and travel direction based on track log locations and times.
• Capable of handling up to 65,000 waypoints, 250,000 track points, and 50 routes with 300 waypoints on each route.
• Graphically edit waypoints, routes and tracks. Split or join track log segments.
• Generate Waypoints from your favorite geotagged photos.
• Link photos, websites or any other files to GPS waypoints.
• Hide individual Waypoints, Routes & Tracks.
• Optional large real-time position display makes for easy viewing at a distance or a quick glance.
• Save GPS data as editable, tab-delimited text files for exchange with spreadsheets such as Excel, database software like Filemaker, and text-editing applications like BBEdit.
• Elevation feature allows you to plot the altitude profile for track logs and routes.
• Almost anything can be used as a map. Just scan it, save it as a TIFF or JPEG file, and georeference it with a few known points. Full Instructions
  
  
  Follow these instructions for importing your own scanned maps:

  
  
  1. Scan in any paper map.
  2. Save the scanned image as a TIFF, PNG or JPEG file.
  3. From the File menu, choose “Import…” and select your file.
  4. The software prompts you to enter map data, including projection and datum. (This is typically found in the outer margins of a printed map.)
  5. The scanned image is then displayed in the map window.
  6. Click on a known point and enter its latitude and longitude. (Refer to the MacGPS Pro Help menu).
     
  7. Repeat with at least one other known point (four points is ideal).
  8. Click 'Done'.
     
  9. Your map is now georeferenced and ready to use.

  
  
• Coordinate conversions to-and-from 123 user-selectable datums and 25 map projections plus user-defined datums and grids to support maps for a broad range of countries. Full List
  
  
  Supported Datums:
  

  Adindan	Corrego Alegre	Israeli	NAD27 Greenland	Qornoq
  Afgooye	Croatia	ISTS 073 Astro '69	NAD27 Mexico	Reunion
  AIN EL ABD 1970	Djakarta (Batavia)	Johnston Island	NAD27 San Salvador	Rome 1940
  Anna 1 Astro 1965	Dos 1968	Kandawala	NAD83	RT 90
  ARC 1950	Dutch	Kerguelan Island	Nahrwn Masirah Ilnd	Santo (Dos)
  ARC 1960	Easter Island 1967	Kertau 1948	Nahrwn Saudi Arabia	Sao Braz
  Ascension Island '58	European 1950	L.C. 5 Astro	Nahrwn United Arab	Sapper Hill 1943
  Astro B4 Sorol Atoll	European 1950 France	Liberia 1964	Naparima BWI	Schwarzeck
  Astro Beacon 'E'	Europn 1950 Spain & Portugal	LUREF	None, GRS80	Sierra Leone 1960
  Astro Dos 71/4	European 1979	Luzon Mindanao	North Sahara 1959	South American '69
  Astronomic Stn '52	Finland Hayford	Luzon Philippines	NTF France	South Asia
  Australian Geod '66	Gandajika Base	Mahe 1971	NZGD2000	Southeast Base
  Australian Geod '84	GDA94	Marco Astro	Observatorio 1966	Southwest Base
  Austria	Geodetic Datum '49	Massawa	Old Egyptian	SWREF 99
  Bellevue (IGN)	GGRS87	Merchich	Old Hawaiian	Taiwan
  Bermuda 1957	Guam 1963	Midway Astro 1961	Oman	Timbalai 1948
  Bogota Obsrvatry	Gux 1 Astro	Minna	Ord Srvy Grt Britn	Tokyo
  Campo Inchauspe	HD-72	NAD27 Alaska	Pico De Las Nieves	Tristan Astro '68
  Canton Astro 1966	Hjorsey 1955	NAD27 Bahamas	Potsdam	Viti Levu 1916
  Cape	Hong Kong 1963	NAD27 Canada	Pitcairn Astro 1967	Wake-Eniwetok '60
  Cape Canaveral	Hu-Tzu-Shan	NAD27 Canal Zone	Prov So Amricn 1956	WGS 72
  Carthage	Indian Bangladesh	NAD27 Caribbean	Prov So Chilean '63	WGS 84
  CH-1903	Indian Thailand	NAD27 Central	Puerto Rico	Zanderij
  Chatham 1971	Indonesia 74	NAD27 CONUS	Pulklovo 1942 Russia
  Chua Astro	Ireland 1965	NAD27 Cuba	Qatar National	User-Defined

  
  Supported Map Projections:

  Map Projections used Worldwide	National Grids
  Albers Equal-Area Conic	British Grid
  Azimuthal Equidistant	Dutch Grid
  Equidistant Conic	German Grid
  Equidistant Cylindrical	Greek Grid
  Lambert Conformal Conic	Irish Grid
  MGRS	Irish TM Grid
  Mercator	Italian Grid Zone 1
  Oblique Orthographic	Italian Grid Zone 2
  Polyconic	Luxembourg LUREF Grid
  Sinusoidal	New Zealand Grid
  Stereographic	New Zealand TM 2000 Grid
  Transverse Mercator	Swedish Grid
  Swedish SWEREF 99 Grid
  Swiss Grid
  User-Defined	Taiwan Grid

  
  
• Sky chart shows current and projected Global Positioning System satellite overhead positions at any specific location and time.
• Includes Maptech® World Marine chart and NASA Blue Marble World Topo Map.
• For those new to GPS, MacGPS Pro includes its own easy-to-follow, comprehensive illustrated tutorial in its Help menu.