# Maps — boring by design

> An offline-first map and navigation Progressive Web App. Draw a box on the
> map, download that area once from OpenStreetMap's Overpass API, and from then
> on browse, search places, and get turn-by-turn walking or driving directions
> with no connection at all. Routing runs in a custom in-browser router — not
> OSRM or any hosted engine. Downloaded map data is stored on your own device.

Maps is one of the BoringApps suite by Luis Alcaraz — small, single-purpose,
local-first tools published at boringbydesign.com. The only network request it
makes is the one-time Overpass download for each region you choose; there is no
account, server, or telemetry.

## Features

- Download any area (up to ~50 km² per region) for full offline use
- Turn-by-turn walking and driving directions, computed entirely offline
- Search for places and addresses within downloaded regions
- Pan, zoom, and browse with no connection after the download
- Light and dark themes
- Installable as a PWA on iOS, Android, and desktop

## Links

- [Open Maps](https://maps.boringbydesign.com/): the app itself
- [boring by design](https://boringbydesign.com/): the full suite and its philosophy
- [Privacy policy](https://boringbydesign.com/privacy.html): how data is handled (covers the one Overpass API call)