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by h4kunamata 25 days ago
To the best of my knowledge, Organic Maps is a dying project.

CoMaps was forked from Organic Maps because of shift in how things were being done and ignored. I mean, those in IT know very well how that is ending.

CoMaps is highly active and receiving new features release by release.

If you wanna use a 5 stars app based on OpenStreet Maps: https://www.comaps.app/download/

The fact that OP just posted Organic Maps URL here with no context, and not mentioning that it is a dying project with its user base massively shifting to CoMaps, that is a red flag on its own.

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comment doesn't seem very objective, OM receives monthly updates the same way it did for years, also getting new features each time. so define what you mean here by repeating "dying project" two times?
Does this amazing new fork of a fork have colored hiking trails as this "dying" Organic Maps?

I know the answer, tried both, I will let myself out...

No, because that part of OM is closed source, one of the main reasons for the fork!

It’s coming though: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/pulls/4111

It is already implemented and it works like a charm.

I have been using it to explore trails and 4WD tracks, just enabled it on the map at the top left corner.

You will see Outdoors which enables the trails/4WD tracks, Contour Lines and Subway.

Display of marked hiking/cycling routes is a different feature from display of trails and tracks. I.e. a marked route is usually a well-known and/or official one and often quite long (sometimes international even) route which goes through many different trails and tracks and even some roads etc.

And - as it had been mentioned above already - its coming to CoMaps too.

Yes, CoMaps has it and I used it this weekend.

Trails and 4WD tracks have a distinctive colour semi-continue lines. I am using exactly that to discover new places and it has been awesome.