Free GPX file viewer
Open a GPX file and see every track, route and waypoint on a map. Check how long each track is and how high it went, then save it as KML, GeoJSON, CSV or a shapefile. No signup and nothing to install.
Drop a GPX file here
or choose one from your computer or phone
KML · KMZ · GPX · GeoJSON. A copy is sent to us to improve the viewer and is deleted after one day.
How to open a GPX file
1. Drop the file on the box above
Or choose it from your computer or phone. A file ending in .gpx opens in a second or two.
2. Find your way around
Waypoints, tracks and routes are listed in their own groups next to the map. Click a name to zoom to it and see its length, its lowest and highest point and any notes saved with it.
3. Pick your units
Choose US for feet and miles or Metric for meters and kilometers. The switch is above the map.
4. Save it as another type if you need to
The download menu saves the same data as KML for Google Earth, GeoJSON for web maps, CSV for a spreadsheet or a shapefile for GIS programs.
What is a GPX file?
GPX stands for GPS Exchange Format. A GPX file is a plain text file that stores positions recorded or planned with a GPS. Its file name ends in .gpx.
Each position has a latitude and a longitude, and usually an elevation in meters and the time it was recorded. The format was created by TopoGrafix and is free for anyone to use, so GPS units, sports watches and hiking, cycling and running apps all save and open it.
Tracks, routes and waypoints
A GPX file can hold three kinds of data. Waypoints are single named points, such as a parking spot, a summit or a takeoff point. A track is the path that was actually traveled, recorded as a long list of points. A route is a planned path from point to point that a GPS unit follows, usually with far fewer points than a track.
The viewer shows all three and keeps them in separate groups, so a file that holds both the planned route and the recorded track shows you both, one on top of the other.
What the viewer shows for a GPX file
Everything comes from the file itself. Nothing is added from anywhere else.
The length of every track and route
Measured from point to point along the ground, in feet and miles or meters and kilometers, with the total for the whole file above the map.
Lowest and highest point
Worked out from the elevations saved in the file, for each track, route and waypoint that has them.
Names, notes and details
The name and description of each item, plus the other details the file stores, such as the type of activity.
Files with many tracks
A file with a whole season of rides or flights lists every track by name. When the list gets long, search it by name.
Other ways to open a GPX file
Google Earth Pro
The free desktop version of Google Earth opens GPX files from File, then Open. Choose the GPS file type in the open box if the file does not show up.
Google My Maps
Google Maps itself cannot open a GPX file. Create a map in Google My Maps and import the file as a layer instead.
QGIS
The free QGIS program opens a GPX file as separate layers for waypoints, tracks and routes, which helps when you need to edit the points.
A text editor
GPX is plain text, so any text editor shows the positions, names and times inside. A long track runs to thousands of lines, so it is only good for a quick look.
What happens to your file
The viewer opens the file inside your browser, so it shows up right away. A copy is also sent to us, so we can find and fix files the viewer gets wrong. It is scheduled to be deleted automatically after one day, and until then our team may look at it to improve the viewer. Nothing is added to an account.
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