macOS User Guide
Browse chapters or search for a feature or question. If this is your first time using Aki Map, start with Getting Started.
QUICK START
Start with Quick Start
Set up Aki Map for Mac
Learn the window layout, connect your data, and open your first map.
CONTENTS
Guide chapters
- 01 Getting StartedAkiMap Desktop is the Mac companion to Aki Map. Use it to organize tracks and photos on a big screen, edit points, make replay videos, and export trip briefs and print maps. Navigation and recording in the field stay on the iPhone; both apps share the same iCloud folder. 6 topics
- 02 TracksTracks is where you look at the map: your list of tracks on the left, the map and statistics on the right. It is for browsing and tidying; to change points, use Point Editor. 4 topics
- 03 Trip SharesWhen you share a live trip with family or friends from the iPhone, a summary of each share is kept here for later reference. This page is read-only. 1 topics
- 04 File ManagerManage tracks and routes, photos and voice memos in one place: import files from other apps, export to common formats, and tidy or delete in bulk. 3 topics
- 05 Summit LogRecord the date, notes, track and photos for each Major and Minor 100 Peak you climb, and export a summit report or CSV. Records are shared with the iPhone. 4 topics
- 06 Point EditorEdit the points of a track or route directly on the map: move, insert, delete, trim and split, with full undo and redo. 4 topics
- 07 Replay Editor and Video ExportTurn a track into a fly-along replay video: adjust speed and camera, decide when photos appear, add title and end cards, then export an MP4. 2 topics
- 08 Photo MatchPlace photos from a camera or phone onto a track by capture time or by the GPS inside the photo. If the camera clock was off, it can be corrected automatically or by hand. 3 topics
- 09 GPS CleanupAutomatically find jumpy GPS fixes, smooth the elevation, and preview the before and after before you save. 1 topics
- 10 SearchFind peaks, huts, trailheads, water sources, parking, rescue points and landmarks in your installed map packs, with coordinates and elevation. 1 topics
- 11 WeatherCheck forecasts for peaks and townships, live observations from nearby weather and rain stations, the radar chart and typhoons. All data comes from Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA). 6 topics
- 12 Trip BriefCreate a printable PDF for a route to take on the trail: overview, map, segment schedule, sunrise and sunset, risks and bail-outs, gear list and emergency contacts. 2 topics
- 13 Print MapPrint a route as a paper map at a chosen scale, automatically split into sheets, with an index page and a TWD97 grid. 1 topics
- 14 Map PacksA map pack is offline map data containing a vector map and, for some packs, hillshade. With a pack installed, Tracks, Point Editor, Print Map and Trip Brief can show the offline basemap, contours and hillshade. 1 topics
- 15 TrashTracks, routes, photos, voice memos and summit records deleted on the Mac or iPhone go to the Trash first and are kept for 30 days. 1 topics
- 16 SettingsOpen it from “Settings…” in the sidebar or with ⌘,. Settings slide down from the top of the main window: drag the bar along the bottom edge to resize them, and close them with the ✕ at the top right or Esc. There are five tabs. 1 topics
- 17 FAQLook here first when something does not work. 2 topics
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