What program should be used to open the file

.OSM

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.osm file extension


There are several reasons that can cause problems with opening the .osm file on your device. Some of them appear much more frequently.

  • The first most common problem is the lack of an installed software (in the correct version) that supports .osm file. Browse the programs installed on your device, and make sure you have one of the programs from the list that you see below. If you do not have any of these programs, simply download and install one of them . When you install a new program just double click on the .osm file with which you had the problem and select the newly installed software as the default software to support the file.
  • Another frequently encountered cause is incorrect association of the .osm file with a program designed to support it. This problem can also be solved easily. Try this page and follow the instructions. But remember to make sure that you have installed at least one of the programs from the list below . To make the .osm file open up properly, you must associate it with one of them.

Types of files with the .osm extension in our database


  • 1. OpenStreetMap Map File

    Category GIS Files
    Developer OpenStreetMap
    Popularity Popularity

    • Safe Software FME Desktop
    • Merkaartor
    • GeoVisu
    • Gosmore
    • Merkaartor
    • Merkaartor
    • GPX Viewer

File association with the application to support it is carried out by the file extension. If, for example a .osm file is associated with one of the applications from the list, then when you double click on the file, the operating system will run this application and open the .osm file.

In addition, you can find on the site addresses of all required software for .osm files. We try to provide addresses to the sites of manufacturers, so that appropriate programs could be downloaded from the most reliable source.

For some files, different software supports running the file, editing it, and even saving the data in a .osm file, which makes working with the file difficult. That is why we created a continuously updated database to which we add information about the particular software. You also can develop our database by using the form included on the site.

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