Supported Formats

RouteConverter reads and writes 92 file and URL formats natively.

Format Extension(s) Reference
Alan Map 500 Waypoints and Routes *.wpr
Alan Map 500 Tracks *.trl
ape@map .trk link
Auto Onroute / Promotor Onroute *.bcr
Canon NMEA *.log link
Columbus CSV Type 1 Standard and Professional *.csv link
Columbus CSV Type 2 A and B *.csv link
Columbus GPS Binary *.gps link
CompeGPS Data .trk link
CoPilot 6 to 8 *.trp link
CSV (comma- or semicolon-separated) *.csv link
EasyGPS *.loc link
FAI/IGC Flight Recorder Data .igc link
Falk Navigator *.tour link
Flightradar 24 *.csv link
Garmin FIT 1 and 2 *.fit link
Garmin Flight Plan *.fpl link
Garmin MapSource 5.x *.mps link
Garmin MapSource 6.x *.gdb link
Garmin PCX5 *.wpt link
Garmin POI *.gpi link
Garmin POI Database *.xcsv link
Geocaching.com *.loc link
GeoGrid Viewer *.ovl
GeoJSON *.json link
Glopus *.tk
Google Earth 3, 4, 4.2 with Network Link and GX extensions *.kml, *.kmz link
Google Earth 5+ with Network Link, GX, Track, MultiTrack and FlyTo extensions; kilometer marks and speedbar *.kml, *.kmz link
Google Maps URL (URL) link
GoPal Route 3 to 7 *.xml
GoPal Track 3 to 4 *.trk
GPS Tuner *.trk link
GPX 1.0 *.gpx link
GPX 1.1 with Garmin and trekbuddy extensions *.gpx link
groundtrack from SondenMonitor *.txt
Haicom Logger *.csv link
Holux M-241 Binary *.bin link
iBlue 747 *.csv link
iGO 8 Route *.kml link
iGO 8 Track *.trk link
klickTel Routenplaner 2009 *.krt
Kompass *.tk link
Kurviger URL (URL) link
Magellan Explorist *.trk link
Magellan MapSend *.wpt link
Magellan Route *.rte link
MagicMaps2Go *.txt link
MagicMaps Project *.ikt link
MagicMaps Tour *.pth link
map&guide Intranet 2009 *.bcr link
map&guide Tourenplaner 2005 to 2009 *.bcr link
Microsoft Excel 97-2008 *.xls link
Microsoft Excel 2008 *.xlsx link
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Flight Plan .pln link
MotoPlaner URL (URL) link
National Geographic Topo 3 to 4 .tpo link
Navigating POI-Warner *.asc
Navigon Cruiser *.cruiser link
Navigon Mobile Navigator 4 to 6 *.rte
Navigon Mobile Navigator 6 Favorites *.storage
Navigon Mobile Navigator 7 *.freshroute
Navigon Mobile Navigator 7 *.route
Navigon Mobile Navigator URL (iPhone / iPad) *.url
Navilink *.sbp
NMEA 0183 Sentences *.nmea link
Nokia Landmark Exchange *.lmx
Opel Navi 600 / 900 *.poi link
OziExplorer Route *.rte link
OziExplorer Track *.plt link
OziExplorer Waypoint *.wpt link
pilsit.logpos *.itn
Photo *.jpg link
Qstarz BT-Q1000 *.csv link
Route 66 POI *.csv
Sony GPS-CS1 KA GPS-Tracker *.nmea link
Sygic POI *.txt link
TomTom Route 5 to 9.5 *.itn link
TomTom POI *.ov2 link
Top50 OVL ASCII *.ovl
Tour Exchange Format *.tef
Training Center Database 1 *.tcx, *.crs, *.hst link
Training Center Database 2 *.tcx link
trekbuddy *.gpx link
Tripmaster 1.4 to 2.5 *.itn, *.gpx, *.kml
TTTracklog *.itn
URL References *.url
ViaMichelin *.xvm link
Webpage *.html link
Wikipedia Geohack Links (URL) link
Wintec BT-201 *.tk1, *.tk2 link
Wintec BT-202 *.tes link
ZIP Archives *.zip link

Including ZIP archives, URL-referenced files, and corrupt or broken files, the internal number of format implementations is even higher: there are 115 implementations.

Formats read and written via gpsbabel

RouteConverter doesn't need gpsbabel and can read and write the vast majority of its formats without it. gpsbabel is used for the following binary and rare formats:

Format Extension(s) Reference
Alan Map 500 Tracklog *.trl
Alan Map 500 Waypoints and Routes *.wpr
FAI/IGC Flight Recorder Data *.igc link
Garmin MapSource 5.x *.mps link
Garmin MapSource 6.x *.gdb link
Garmin PCX5 *.wpt link
Garmin POI Database *.xcsv link
Garmin POI *.gpi link
Geocaching.com / EasyGPS *.loc link
Holux M-241 Binary *.bin link
iGO8 Track *.trk link
Magellan MapSend *.trk link
National Geographic Topo 3 to 4 .tpo link
OziExplorer Route *.rte link
OziExplorer Track *.plt link
OziExplorer Waypoint *.wpt link
TomTom POI *.ov2 link
Tour Exchange Format *.tef

Overall, 18 out of 115 formats in RouteConverter use gpsbabel.