Windows Maps

Windows Maps screenshot onWindows 11 (2022 map)
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Initial release	20 November 2014; 10 years ago (2014-11-20)
Stable release	11.2411.2.0 / 9 December 2024; 3 months ago (2024-12-09)[1]
Operating system	Windows 10 and later,[2][3]Xbox One system software,Xbox Series X/S,Windows 8,Windows Phone 7 and later
Type	Web mapping
License	Proprietaryfreeware
Website	support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-your-way-with-maps-51ece9fb-a0f2-9853-4164-6940865085c8

Windows Maps^[3][2] is aweb mappingclient software fromMicrosoft. It is included withWindows 10 andWindows 11 operating systems and is also available for theXbox Series X/S andXbox One platforms.

Its features include viewing classic style maps with roads and street names, getting directions, drawing on maps, traffic conditions,GPS location, and viewingStreetside panoramas of roads. Users can synchronise favourites and directions with a Microsoft account.^[4] Maps of countries can be downloaded to the user's computer so that they can be used offline.^[5]

The originalMaps app was based on existing Microsoft technologies such asMicrosoft MapPoint andTerraServer that were already used inBing Maps. It was first implemented onWindows Phone 7 as aMetro-style app using Bing Maps as its backend.^[6] In 2012 Maps came included withWindows 8 as one of the many Bing Apps.^[7][8] The app was updated with new features inWindows Phone 8.1 where the Maps app took on a Purple paper map-looking logo.^[2][3] Bing Maps at the time was powered byNokia's data, which later becameHERE Maps.^[9]

Windows Maps onWindows 10 Mobile then changed the layout of the Maps app, including the logo. Since coming out of preview, there has been three different layout changes, including the introduction of tabs, the ability for users to sketch using ink, a switch for choosing between a light and dark interface for the app shell, and a switch for choosing between a light and dark map.^[10][11][12]

AfterHERE Maps announced it was discontinuing its Windows 10 Mobile app in 2016, Windows Maps announced support for migrating up to 300 favorites from HERE Maps to Windows Maps.^[13]

In 2016, Windows Maps was released forXbox One.^[14]

Since 2020, the base map data in Windows Maps andBing Maps has been provided byTomTom, having replacedHere Technologies.^[15]

• Bing Maps
• Microsoft Streets & Trips
• Microsoft MapPoint

• Windows components
• Universal Windows Platform apps
• Microsoft Bing
• Windows software
• Xbox One software
• Xbox Series X and Series S software

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