Garmin BaseCamp
Travel
Only for Mac
Free
Garmin® BaseCamp® provides an interface for viewing Garmin map products and managing geographic data. With BaseCamp, you can perform the following tasks:
• Transfer data to and from your Garmin device.
• Plan multi-day trips using Yelp® and your map data
• Create, view, edit, and organize waypoints, routes, and tracks.
• Find places, such as addresses, points of interest, and public land survey areas included in your detailed map data.
• View map data in 2D and 3D.
• View topographical information included in your detailed map data.
• Geotag photos with geographical location information.
• Print detailed topographical maps, PLS quads, and multi-page poster maps.
• Download and view BirdsEye™ satellite imagery and topographic raster maps.
• Import and view Garmin Custom Maps.
• Create, share and download Garmin Adventures (http://adventures.garmin.com)
more Fixed compatibility issues with macOS 11 Big Sur
4.8.11 11/02/2021
• Fixed map display issue on Zumo XT
• FourSquare and Parkopedia products will now be displayed in BaseCamp as pre-loaded maps on specific devices.
• Various stability and bug fixes
4.8.9 06/07/2020
• Fix incorrect routing for certain European maps
• Increase scale value precision when specifying a Custom Grid
• Fix errors when reading poi images from a GPI file
• Fix rendering issues with 3D maps on MacOS Catalina
4.8.8 21/02/2020
• Re-enables Yelp searching
4.8.7 18/12/2019
• Fixed label rendering with some Unicode maps
• Fixed issue where certain European Birdseye downloads would fail
• Fixed Garmin Support weblinks
• Fixed various crashes and bugs when plugging in Garmin PNDs
4.8.6 31/10/2019
Upgraded app to 64-bit.
Fix issue where certain poi files would use large amounts of memory.
Supports Mac OS X 10.10 and above.
4.8.3 06/03/2019
Updated BaseCamp to conform to GDPR privacy requirements
Improved MTP device support
Removed online components of Garmin Adventures
Removed Garmin Cloud Drive support
Removed Garmin Connect find and upload
Removed Picassa photo sharing
Improved stability
4.7.0 19/05/2018
Fixed crash when zooming into raster maps.
Fixed crash when loading a track with sporadic elevation data.
4.6.3 30/03/2016
Fixed an issue with missing data for route elevation graphs.
Fixed an issue with viewing the tracks tab in Detailed List Views.
Fixed an issue with cleaning the action journal.
Fixed an issue with getting device manuals.
4.6.2 23/02/2016
- Added support for downloading preview imagery for BirdsEye select.
- Added support for track metadata from FIT files.
- Added support for importing FIT files.
- Added support for displaying DEM shading for some cycling map products.
- Improved map rendering performance.
- Updated the Czech translation for “road”.
- Updated route avoidance settings to be more like PNDs.
- Fixed an issue with routes created in BaseCamp not displaying lane assist and junction views on Nuvi devices.
- Fixed an issue with Garmin Adventures transferred from BaseCamp being deleted after the device is disconnected.
- Fixed an issue with sending Garmin Adventures to device SD cards.
- Fixed an issue with Geocaches not showing up on Oregon devices as found.
- Fixed an issue with importing large KMZ files.
- Fixed an issue with adding duplicate photos when matching photos to track(s).
- Fixed an issue with canceling route calculations.
- Fixed an issue with failing to unlock city navigator maps.
- Fixed an issue with displaying the wrong day number in Trip Planner.
- Fixed an issue with viewing raster maps.
- Fixed out of memory crashes related to the undo buffer growing too large.
- Fixed other various bugs.
4.6.1 05/02/2016
- Added Mac OS X 10.11 support.
- Disabled map coverage for device maps.
- Fixed issue with generating map tiles during app termination.
- Fixed issues with discovering USB devices.
4.5.2 19/10/2015
- Fixed issue with geocaches disappearing from the Colorado.
- Fixed issue when sending geocaches to wearable devices.
- Fixed issues with OpenStreetMap.
- Fixed issue with BirdsEye imagery read failures while navigating map.
- Fixed issue with Portuguese(Portugal) being the preferred language.
- Various bug fixes.
4.5.1 25/08/2015
- Added support to delete and update waypoints on select FIT wearable devices, specifically Fenix3.
- Updated Garmin Express instructions.
- Made it easier to see and access BirdsEye help.
- Added user preference to configure mouse hover tool tips.
- Added map selection and searching to the Create Route dialog.
- Consolidated route toolbar items.
- Added hotkey (Ctrl) to draw direct segments while routing.
- Added postal code searches for applicable map products.
- Added icons for VIRB and wearables.
- Improved address searching for German HERE map products.
- Fixed restoring backups issue.
- Fixed import fit data crash.
- Fixed retina related out of memory crashes.
- Fixed video playback on welcome page.
- Fixed Trip Planner export crash.
- Fixed default Adventure photo issue.
- Fixed various Trip Planner issues.
- Improved reading of VIRB FIT files.
- Fixed duplicate waypoint issue when transferring routes to devices.
- Fixed issue with importing and exporting KML.
- Fixed issue where route information was not showing in tool tips.
4.5.0 30/07/2015
- Fixed hidden Trip Planner to/from quick search text fields issue.
- Fixed create adventure issue with continue button being greyed out.
- Fixed POI information window crash.
- Fixed double-click adventure crash.
- Fixed phantom Trip Planner add-POI quick search issue.
- Fixed Trip Planner print itinerary issue.
4.4.8 15/06/2015
• Fixed various issues.
4.4.7 29/04/2015
- Fixed drag and drop issue with routes and tracks.
- Fixed an issue with not unlocking a device SD card when sending BirdsEye to it.
4.4.6 17/12/2014
- Fixed issue with searching the City Navigator Europe NTU maps
- Fixed auto-routing issue where straight line segments were inserted after each waypoint.
- Improved track to route behavior. Now supports preserving the shape of track sections that aren't near a road.
- Fixed certain instances of route direction text where the text was "turn left/right" instead of "bear left/right".
- Fixed various stability issues with routing.
- Fixed issues with application initialization.
- Fixed issue with attaching a device that is running in BaseStation mode.
- Fixed issue with geotagging photos for waypoints.
- Fixed various issues sending data to memory cards.
- Changed to automatically unlock BirdsEye for a device when sending the BirdsEye to a card in that device.
- Fixed various issues with Adventure search.
- Updated to support Mac OS X 10.10
4.4.5 09/12/2014
- Fixed issue with searching the City Navigator Europe NTU maps
- Fixed autorouting issue where straight line segments were inserted after each waypoint.
- Improved track to route behavior. Now supports preserving the shape of track sections that aren't near a road.
- Fixed certain instances of route direction text where the text was "turn left/right" instead of "bear left/right".
- Fixed various stability issues with routing.
- Fixed issues with application initialization.
- Fixed issue with attaching a device that is running in BaseStation mode.
- Fixed issue with geotagging photos for waypoints.
- Fixed various issues sending data to memory cards.
- Changed to automatically unlock BirdsEye for a device when sending the BirdsEye to a card in that device.
- Fixed various issues with Adventure search.
- Updated to support Mac OS 10.10
4.4.4 21/11/2014
Fixed issue with route calculation not completing on newer Unicode maps (such as City Navigator Europe)
Fixed issue with trip planner sometimes failing to create a trip on newer Unicode maps (such as City Navigator Europe)
4.4.3 07/10/2014
• Improved BirdsEye™ user experience.
• Added ability to activate BirdsEye subscriptions.
• Added user configurable avoidance areas that can be set for each activity.
• Added waypoint category option to Smart List criteria.
• Added additional information to find results for Public Land Survey data.
• Added some additional waypoint symbols to be more consistent with newer nuvi and zumo devices.
• Added 'Show in Finder' button to the custom waypoint symbol manager.
• Added waypoint categories column to detailed data list.
• Fixed a bug with Trip Planner itinerary distance calculations.
• Fixed a crash in Trip Planner when adding/deleting days from trip.
• Fixed crash when sending trip to a Garmin device.
• Fixed crash with auto naming routes.
• Fixed crash when renaming via points in the Trip Planner.
• Fixed crash when recalculating routes from a context menu.
• Fixed rendering issues with some City Navigator maps.
• Fixed problem with reading marine charts off of devices.
4.4.2 30/09/2014
• Fixed issue where list data was misread during upgrade from 4.2
• Fixed an issue in 4.3.1 with downloaded BirdsEye images not being valid when sent to the device. This only affected the subscription plan images, e.g satellite imagery, USGS Topo not the pay per area images.
• Added new task launcher
• Added waypoint categories
• Improved device information
• Improved creating route from track
• Added preview how the tracks will be joined
• Added ability to edit multiple tracks and routes
• Added split route capability
• Added per device transfer preferences
• Added ability to remove "shaping" points in route sent to device. This will help get around the 50 via limit as well as announcing of the point.
• Added customizable activity profiles
• Added ability to move, delete, split, select and insert into the context menu
• Added ability to plot multiple route/track attributes in same chart
• Added timeouts for gCloud synchronization
• Added option to preserve original tracks during track join
• Added progress indication for exports
• Added support for curvy roads in routing options
• Fixed bug when drawing grasslands
• Added warning message when user modifies read-only device data
• Added grade to elevation profile
• Added preference setting for grade display format
• Added the ability to automatically copy lodging to the next "travel day" in trip planner.
• Fixed issue where lodging wasn't always copied to all hub days in trip planner.
• Fixed travel method bug when adding points to mixed mode routes
• Fixed issue with printing itinerary that had empty days
• Improved issue where we were duplicating waypoints on the device
• Changed import to match Windows BaseCamp behavior. If My Collection or a folder is selected, the import creates a list. If a list is selected, the data is imported into that list.
• Improved lodging propagation in both travel and hub days
• Improved duplicate list to be able to duplicate list contents as well
• Increased limit for custom grid meters
• Increased range of speed adjustment
• Fixed list database corruption during first time installs.
• Fixed crash when toggling Autoname checkbox on route properties window.
Fixed crash when sending trips contained in subfolders to device.
• Fixed crash when renaming a day's segment in the Trip Planner.
Fixed arrival time bug after inserting new points into Trip Planner.
• Fixed crash when reading SD cards containing multiple maps with same map family.
4.3.4 26/06/2014
••••• There is an issue with BirdsEye downloads in 4.3.1. Please don't download 4.3.1 if you want to use BirdsEye imagery.
• Added new task launcher
• Added waypoint categories
• Improved device information
• Improved creating route from track
• Added preview how the tracks will be joined
• Added ability to edit multiple tracks and routes
• Added split route capability
• Added per device transfer preferences
• Added ability to remove "shaping" points in route sent to device. This will help get around the 50 via limit as well as announcing of the point.
• Added customizable activity profiles
• Added ability to move, delete, split, select and insert into the context menu
• Added ability to plot multiple route/track attributes in same chart
• Added timeouts for gCloud synchronization
• Added option to preserve original tracks during track join
• Added progress indication for exports
• Added support for curvy roads in routing options
• Fixed bug when drawing grasslands
• Added warning message when user modifies read-only device data
• Added grade to elevation profile
• Added preference setting for grade display format
• Added the ability to automatically copy lodging to the next "travel day" in trip planner.
• Fixed issue where lodging wasn't always copied to all hub days in trip planner.
• Fixed travel method bug when adding points to mixed mode routes
• Fixed issue with printing itinerary that had empty days
• Improved issue where we were duplicating waypoints on the device
• Changed import to match Windows BaseCamp behavior. If My Collection or a folder is selected, the import creates a list. If a list is selected, the data is imported into that list.
• Improved lodging propagation in both travel and hub days
• Improved duplicate list to be able to duplicate list contents as well
• Increased limit for custom grid meters
• Increased range of speed adjustment
4.3.1 16/05/2014
• Fixed crash that occurred when connection certain devices
• Fixed crash that occurred when doing a find on user data
• Fixed error when deleting the last track point in a track
• Fixed "Arrive Continue" guidance issue on zumo 660
• Fixed address search issue when running in languages other than English
• Fixed user data from FIT files not being read from the Edge 800
• Fixed error when removing user data from a list or list folder
• Fixed error when selecting a track to create an Adventure from
• Fixed an animation issue in find that occurs in 10.9
• Added export of waypoints, routes, and tracks to KML
• Added reading of fitness courses from Edge devices as tracks
• Improved quick search responsiveness, speed of searches, and usability
• Fixed issue where setting a custom activity profiles for a route didn't work
• Fixed issue with junction view information in routes not being calculated correctly
• Change so that list folders aren't required to have unique names in the same parent folder
• Fixed various issues with Trip Planner
• Fixed issue with reading some map files from newer PND devices
• Fixed issue with dragging of a found Adventure into Trip Planner
• Fixed issue with fitness data not being preserved when sharing data with Garmin cloud storage
• Fixed issue with per route leg transportation mode not being round-tripped
• Changed so that the top level folder reflects the library name instead of 'My Collection' if not using default library.
• Made numerous performance improvements especially related to device communications.
• Fixed issue where waypoints used in Trip Planner didn't reflect which folders they were in on the waypoint dialog.
• Fixed hand tool hotkey (ctrl-H)
4.2.4 04/11/2013
• Fixed startup crash that occurred when there was a device connected.
• Fixed issue that where dragging a find result into the user data pane caused a crash
• Fixed start-up issue when opening some map installations
• Fixed start-up issue with opening Trip Planner
• Fixed activity based routing
• Fixed issue that preventing Shortest Distance to be set in the routing preferences
• Fixed various issues with upgrading legacy databases
• Fixed issue with editing routes received from a device
• Fixed issue that caused GarMap Sub-Saharan Africa Streetmaps to not display
• Fixed issue where creating a waypoint in Trip Planner could cause a crash
4.2.2 29/07/2013
• Added Trip Planner
• - Adds an easy way to plan multi-day trips
• - Adds ability to print a trip itinerary
• - Can add destinations along a route
• - Supports traveling between different time zones
• - Can add Adventures that you'd like to take as part of your trip
• Routing Improvements
• - Added support for different route profiles for different legs of a route
• - Added RV and Truck routing profiles with special route options
• Find Improvements
• - Added support for Yelp search
• - Added support for POI category search (you can type "Hotels, Las Vegas, NV")
• - Added support for UK postal code search
• - Added support for US postal code search ("fuel 85044")
• - Added quick search (hover over the map to invoke it)
• - Fixed various find issues
• Basestation Improvements
• - Added support for displaying BirdsEye while in Basestation mode
• - Added support for displaying and saving the track of the Basestation itself
• - Added support for displaying the most recent update time for Basestation contacts
• Added support for changing the location of BaseCamp's library
• Added ability to pick from choose different libraries
• Added support to have different folders and lists with the same name (as long as they have a different parent in the folder hierarchy)
• Added support for Retina Display graphics
• Added ability to vary the route speed preference from the default speed
• Added Irish Transverse Mercator grid
• Fixed an issue where mounted some Time Machine volumes would hang BaseCamp
• Fixed an issue where BaseCamp would erroneously send user data to an Edge 500
• Fixed an issue where some roads were showing up twice, one from the detailed map and one from the base map.
• Fixed an issue where BaseCamp was not displaying properly localized map labels
• Fixed issue with Garmap Southern Africa Topo & Rec 2012.3 NT not being displayed in BaseCamp
• Fixed an issue with certain file names for Adventures and Garmin Cloud
• Fixed an issue where doing ejecting the device could cause a crash
4.2.1 28/06/2013
Fixed compatibility issues with macOS 11 Big Sur
more Version 4.8.11 11/02/2021
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