Install Organic Maps on Nintendo Switch

Organic Maps

Free offline maps for everyone
The Linux version of Organic Maps has not reached feature parity with the Android and iPhone versions yet, and has not been optimized for mobile devices yet. Organic Maps is the ultimate companion app for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists:

  • Detailed offline maps with places that don't exist on other maps, thanks to OpenStreetMap
  • Cycling routes, hiking trails, and walking paths
  • Contour lines, elevation profiles, peaks, and slopes
  • Turn-by-turn walking, cycling, and car navigation with voice guidance
  • Fast offline search on the map
  • Bookmarks and tracks export and import in KML, KMZ, GPX formats
  • Dark Mode to protect your eyes
  • Countries and regions don't take a lot of space
  • Free and open-source

To run: Menu -> Education -> Organic Maps
To run in a terminal: flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=aarch64 --command=OMaps app.organicmaps.desktop

Fortunately, Organic Maps is very easy to install on your Nintendo Switch in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Nintendo Switch.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Organic Maps.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Switchroot L4T Ubuntu Noble, which is currently version 5.1.2 Ubuntu Noble.
Organic Maps will run on L4T Ubuntu ARM64.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Nintendo Switch with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Organic Maps

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Organic Maps.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Tools category.

Now scroll down to find Organic Maps in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Organic Maps for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot, theofficialgman, and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io