Documentation | GPX Viewer

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Getting started
What GPX Viewer is, which edition to choose and how to open your first file.
Installing GPX Viewer
Install the macOS packages or the Windows installer, confirm the first launch and verify checksums.
Using GPX Viewer Web Lite
The browser viewer on this website: what it does, what it does not do, and how it handles your files.

Understanding the graphs The main graph, combined and stacked layouts, distance and time axes, overlay switches and graph interaction.
Map sources and attribution Who owns the maps GPX Viewer shows, which need your own key, and the rules GPX Viewer follows.
Understanding track metrics How distance, speed, moving time, elevation gain and gradient are calculated, and why values can differ between applications.
Historical weather Estimated weather for the time and place of a recording: how to retrieve it, what each value means, its accuracy, the timeline and graphs, caching, offline use and privacy.
Troubleshooting Installation warnings, maps that do not load, files that do not open, and Web Lite problems.
Platform compatibility Supported systems for each edition, what has been tested, and known limitations.

Installing GPX Viewer and the browser viewer.

Files, the map, measurements, graphs and weather.

GPX support, map sources, editions and problems.

Releases, privacy and licences.