• Mapton is free software licensed under the Apache Licence, Version 2.0.
  • Mapton depends on Java 17+,
    a Java Runtime is included in every download, except where noted.
  • Just unzip the download and run the file in the bin directory.

Please report any issues by mail or github.

Latest release

Downloads, checksums and source code are available on the release page.

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Release history

Version 3.1.0  (2023-06-10)

This is a minor update.

  • NEW: NetBeans Platform 18
  • … and some other improvements

Release page.

Version 3.0.0  (2022-11-28)

This is a major update.

  • NEW: NetBeans Platform 16
  • … and some other improvements

Release page.

Version 2.2.1  (2021-06-25)

This is a minor update.

  • NEW: NetBeans Platform 12.4
  • NEW: Geographic filters
  • NEW: Reading of external files
  • … and some other improvements

Release page.

Version 2.2.0  (2021-04-02)

This is a major update.

  • NEW: Java 16
  • NEW: Java FX 16
  • NEW: NetBeans Platform 12.3
  • … and some other improvements

Release page.

Version 2.1.1  (2020-10-24)

This is a minor update.

  • FIX: Wikipedia plugin improved
  • FIX: Reinstated coordinate search
  • … and some other improvements

Release page.

Version 2.1.0  (2020-10-11)

This is a major update.

  • NEW: Java 15 replaces Java 11
  • OPT: Rewrite of the UI

Release page.

Version 2.0.1  (2020-04-12)

This is a minor update.

  • Fix: Update JOGL (OpenGL) dependencies
  • Fix: Fullscreen mode
  • Fix: OpenStreetMap loading

Release page.

Version 2.0.0  (2020-04-04)

This is a major update.

  • NEW: Java 11 replaces Java 8
  • OPT: Rewrite of the UI

Release page.

Version 1.1.3  (2019-08-07)

This is a minor update in order to improve the building of Mapton artifacts.

  • OPT: Re-enable Bing imagery

Version 1.1.2  (2019-07-25)

  • FIX: Don’t crash the About dialog when on MacOS.
  • NEW: ‘AnalyticGrid’ – Creates analytic surfaces with ease from lat/lons with values, access with aggregate functions like min, max, sum, count, avg and median for each grid cell.
  • NEW: ‘GeoNames Visualizer’  – A simple demo of the AnalyticGrid.
  • NEW: ‘Update manager’ – used for plugin data updates.
  • OPT: Remove bundled GeoNames data, use update manager instead.
  • OPT: Separate each WMS source to a separate plugin.
  • OPT: Colorized icons possible from the options dialog.
  • OPT: Use tree based layer view along with a toolbar.
  • OPT: Reduced file size.
  • OPT: Improve the dark theme.

Version 1.1.1  (2019-07-06)

  • NEW: Dark theme, which is default.
  • NEW: HiDPI support. Use the –fontsize argument to control it.

Version 1.1.0  (2019-06-23)

  • NEW: Time awareness. Display map objects at a specific point in time or in an interval.
  • NEW: Photos. Display geo tagged photos on the map.
  • NEW: Chart support. Display charts when clicking on a map object or similar.
  • OPT: Reduced file size.

Version 1.0.0  (2019-05-22)

  • NEW: Initial release.