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Custom Maps on Windows Pc

Developed By: Marko Teittinen

License: Free

Rating: 3,8/5 - 1.420 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.8.4
Size 6 MB
Release Date January 23, 24
Category Travel & Local Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (4)]

What's New:
- Adds capability to import all maps from a directory- Adds capability to export all maps to a directory- Fixes handling of special characters in map image... [see more]

Description from Developer:
You can convert map images to GPS maps, and you can use the created maps completely offline. Custom Maps works on phones, tablets, and on Chromebooks.

Custom Maps can use maps in... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Custom Maps and install on Windows PC. Custom Maps is free Travel & Local app, developed by Marko Teittinen. Latest version of Custom Maps is 1.8.4, was released on 2024-01-23 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Custom Maps is 3,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,420 users, 310 users had rated it 5*, 820 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Custom Maps on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Custom Maps on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Custom Maps on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Custom Maps using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Custom Maps" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Custom Maps on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Custom Maps" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.8.4 , 1.8.1 , 1.7.1 , 1.7 , 1.6.2 , 1.6 , 1.5.2 , 1.5.

Download Custom Maps 1.8.4 on Windows PC – 6 MB

Download Custom Maps 1.8.1 on Windows PC – 4.5 MB

Download Custom Maps 1.7.1 on Windows PC – 3.4 MB

Download Custom Maps 1.7 on Windows PC – 3.4 MB

Download Custom Maps 1.6.2 on Windows PC – 4 MB

Download Custom Maps 1.6 on Windows PC – 3 MB

Download Custom Maps 1.5.2 on Windows PC – 2.5 MB

Download Custom Maps 1.5 on Windows PC – 2.8 MB

You can convert map images to GPS maps, and you can use the created maps completely offline. Custom Maps works on phones, tablets, and on Chromebooks.

Custom Maps can use maps in JPG and PNG images and PDF documents.

You can find useful map images in national and state park brochures, many of which are available online. You can also take pictures of paper maps. You can create your own GPS map for the park from those before you get there, so you will know where the trails lead and where the facilities are.

Watch the short video above to get a quick tutorial on how to use the app.

For those who don't like to watch videos, here is a brief summary on how to create a map:
- Before opening Custom Maps, download a map image or PDF to your phone
- With Custom Maps, select the map file on your phone you want to turn into a GPS map
- Select two points on the map image and find the corresponding points on Google Maps
- Preview the map image overlaid on Google Maps to verify the map image is accurate
- Save the map to your phone

If you want to get creative, you could draw your own additional annotations on the jpg or png map image using some drawing app. Custom Maps does not provide image annotating features.


Privacy Policy

Custom Maps does not collect any personal information, and does not send any information from your phone or other Android device to any servers. All the functionality is performed on your phone without any data being sent to any servers.

Google Maps API is used in aligning the map images, so Google Privacy policy applies to that part. But Google Maps API is used anonymously to only display a map of the area on the map image. No personal information is sent to Google either.


More Info

You can find more information about Custom Maps at http://www.custommapsapp.com/.

You can get access to beta versions of Custom Maps by becoming a tester at https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.custommapsapp.android. The same web page allows you to leave beta testing.

Custom Maps is an open source project. Its source code can be found at https://github.com/markoteittinen/custom-maps
- Adds capability to import all maps from a directory
- Adds capability to export all maps to a directory
- Fixes handling of special characters in map image names
- Various other bug fixes
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.