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With thousands of caches in Australia, printing out cache summary pages for each one of them would be time-consuming and wasteful. Luckily there's some computer-savvy geocachers out there who have made our lives easier! 
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[[Waypoint management software]] allows you to keep lists of [[geocache]]s on your computer.
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Depending on your computer setup, you could download waypoints in [[GPX]] format to your [[GPS receiver|GPS]] and cache descriptions to your [[PDA]].
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This saves you from re-typing [[coordinates]] and printing out huge volumes of paper.
  
[[Waypoint management software]] allows you to download waypoints in [[GPX]] format to your PC so you can download them into your [[GPS receiver||GPS]]. This saves you from re-typing coordinates.
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Overall, Aussie cachers prefer [http://gsak.net GSAK], partly because it's made by Western Australian geocacher ClydeE, but mostly because it works well!  The [[Geocaching Australia Forum]] has a [http://forum.geocaching.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=534 support thread on GSAK].   The beauty of GSAK is that it is created by a programmer that caches, rather than a cacher that programmes.
  
The most popular [[waypoint Management software]] packages are:
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The most popular [[waypoint management software]] packages are:
* [http://gsak.net GSAK]
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==Windows==
* [http://www.cetusgps.dk Cetus GPS]
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[[Image:gsak.png|thumb|right|150px|GSAK]]
* [http://http://www.clayjar.com Clayjar Watcher]
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* [[GSAK]] [http://gsak.net homepage] - Sorts caches, marks, links to map, etc. Supports [[GCA]] [[GPX]]
* [http://http://easygps.com EasyGPS]
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* [http://easygps.com EasyGPS]
* [http://gpsbabel.sourceforge.net GPS Babel]
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* [http://gpsbabel.sourceforge.net GPSBabel] - Converts almost any format to any other.
* [http://www.chimoosoft.com/gpsconnect.html GPS Connect]
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*[[MapSend Lite]] GPS mapping software & Geocache software
* [http://www.gpxspinner.com GPX Spinner]
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* [http://www.gpsu.co.uk/ GPS Utility] - Tracks, waypoints etc.
* [http://gpxsonar.homeip.net/default.aspx GPXSonar]
 
* [http://strandberg.org/gpxview GPXView]
 
* [http://www.isilo.com iSilo]
 
* [http://www.plkr.org Plucker]
 
  
Overall, Aussie cachers prefer [http://gsak.net GSAK], partly because it's made by Western Australian geocacher ClydeE, but mostly because it works well! The [[Geocaching Australia Forum]] has a [http://forum.geocaching.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=534 support thread on GSAK].
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==Mac==
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* [https://www.icaching.eu/ iCaching] - Offline Geocache Management software.
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* [http://www.gpsbabel.org/ GPSBabel] - converts between most formats
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==Pocket PC==
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[[Image:gpxsonar.jpg|thumb|right|100px|GPXSonar]]
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* [http://www.smittyware.com/ppc/cachemate/ CacheMate]
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* [[GPXSonar]] - View and manage GPX files.  Freeware!
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* [http://strandberg.org/gpxview GPXView] - View and manage GPX files
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See also [[GPS software - Pocket PC]]
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==Palm==
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[[Image:cachemate_anim.gif|thumb|right|100px|Cachemate]]
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* [http://www.smittyware.com/palm/cachemate/ CacheMate] - [http://forum.geocaching.com.au/viewtopic.php?p=35754 Testimonial]
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* [http://www.isilo.com iSilo] - Document reader
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/gpilots/ GPilotS] - [[Waypoint]]s, [[route]] and [[track log]] manager program for the [http://www.garmin.com/ Garmin] [[GPS]]
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==Unix==
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* [http://www.gpsbabel.org/ GPSBabel] - converts between most formats
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* [http://geotoad.sourceforge.net/index.php GeoToad]
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==Mobile Phones==
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The range of popular [[Smartphone Caching]] apps is always increasing, and are usually downloaded from the operating system's dedicated App Store.
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For older devices, [http://www.trekbuddy.net TrekBuddy] - works with any java enabled phone including MIDP, Symbian, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm and Android. Supports GPX files from GSAK, GCA and GC. Supports field notes for GCA and GC caches. Offline maps support.
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[[Category:Software]]

Latest revision as of 13:36, 14 December 2022

Waypoint management software allows you to keep lists of geocaches on your computer. Depending on your computer setup, you could download waypoints in GPX format to your GPS and cache descriptions to your PDA. This saves you from re-typing coordinates and printing out huge volumes of paper.

Overall, Aussie cachers prefer GSAK, partly because it's made by Western Australian geocacher ClydeE, but mostly because it works well! The Geocaching Australia Forum has a support thread on GSAK. The beauty of GSAK is that it is created by a programmer that caches, rather than a cacher that programmes.

The most popular waypoint management software packages are:

Windows

GSAK

Mac

  • iCaching - Offline Geocache Management software.
  • GPSBabel - converts between most formats

Pocket PC

GPXSonar

See also GPS software - Pocket PC

Palm

Cachemate

Unix

Mobile Phones

The range of popular Smartphone Caching apps is always increasing, and are usually downloaded from the operating system's dedicated App Store.

For older devices, TrekBuddy - works with any java enabled phone including MIDP, Symbian, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm and Android. Supports GPX files from GSAK, GCA and GC. Supports field notes for GCA and GC caches. Offline maps support.