Other pages¶
Besides the map-creation workflow, OnRouteMap has a few informational pages linked from the footer, worth a look if you want the full picture.
About¶
The About page explains what OnRouteMap is, who it's for, and credits the open-source software it's built on. There's also a feedback section: bugs and feature ideas go to GitHub issues or by email, and security vulnerabilities can be reported privately via GitHub instead. A link to the live system status page covers the "is it just me" question, and further down are a short bit about the maintainer and a running list of project news, handy if you want to see what's new without digging through release notes.
The project runs entirely on donations
OnRouteMap is free, non-commercial, and privately run: no ads, no tracking, nothing sold to make up the difference. That means server hosting and the Google Places API behind Get details are paid for out of pocket and kept running by whatever donations come in. The About page has a PayPal donate button for anyone who'd like to support it and keep it that way.
Legal¶
The Legal page has the responsible-person and contact details along with the privacy policy. In short: OnRouteMap doesn't store personal data, keep log files, or run analytics or tracking, only two technically necessary cookies for interface language and color theme.
Mobile & desktop apps¶
The App info page walks through the three ways to use OnRouteMap. Android gets a native app through Google Play. iOS doesn't, since Apple blocks third-party app stores from installing PWAs, so instead there's a web app at app.onroutemap.de with a short guide for adding it to your home screen (open it in Safari, tap Share, choose Add to Home Screen, confirm; Safari is the only iOS browser that supports this). On desktop, it's just the regular website, nothing to install.
Either app edition is worth having if you're out on the road a lot: they start up faster, render more sharply on high-resolution screens, work offline for maps you've already loaded, show your current GPS position on the map, and support radius search anywhere without needing a GPX file at all, on top of the same feature set as the website: POI search, favorites, routebook, GPX/KML export, and the gradient view. This manual describes the website throughout; the rest of it still applies to the apps in spirit, just not necessarily screen for screen.