How to open OSM file?
A OSM Opener is a computer program or application that supports OSM files and can open their contents. The first thing you should do is double-click the OSM file icon you want to open. If you have the correct software your problem should be resolved. If the appropriate software is on your operating system, the file should open in the associated application when you click it. However, the problem is not always solved so quickly. Follow the steps of the instructions below to try to solve it.
9 steps to open OSM file
In case it is not possible to open the OpenStreetMap Map Format file without additional steps, follow the steps below
- The user must verify that the operating system used by him is compatible with the file OpenStreetMap Map Format. If the user tries to open the file OpenStreetMap Map Format on a system other than Linux, Mac OS, Windows, it may fail.
- Check if the GPX Viewer or FME Desktop, Merkaartor, GeoVisu program is installed in the system. If there is no application that supports files with the extension OSM, it should be downloaded and installed on the system.
- Make sure that one of the GPX Viewer, FME Desktop, Merkaartor, GeoVisu programs is the default application for opening OSM files in the system. If this is not the case, you should manually set the program, preferably by editing the properties of the OpenStreetMap Map Format file and displaying the applications available on the system that allow you to open it. The system will display a window with applications to choose from, from which you should select one of the GPX Viewer, FME Desktop, Merkaartor, GeoVisu programs.
Software programs that open OSM file extension
- If the OpenStreetMap Map Format file has been downloaded from the Internet or copied from another medium, it may be corrupt. The GPX Viewer, FME Desktop, Merkaartor, GeoVisu programs will then not be able to open the OpenStreetMap Map Format file. Try to download or copy the file again.
- In case the OpenStreetMap Map Format file is infected, the anti-virus program will prevent it from being opened. The best solution in this case is to run a virus scanner and check the system for viruses.
- Check that the OpenStreetMap Map Format file format is not outdated. In this case, you may find that the newer version of the application does not support this older format.
- The condition for the correct handling of the OpenStreetMap Map Format file may be the regular download and installation of the application update in which the user wants to open it. Check the app for up-to-date information and, if necessary, install the latest version.
- Make sure that the icon representing the OpenStreetMap Map Format file is not a shortcut to the location where this file is not present.
- The system administrator has restricted the opening and modification of certain files, which in this case may include OpenStreetMap Map Format.
Useful tools
You've followed the instructions above and still haven't opened your OSM file? In this case, you can use the solutions offered by various websites. The list below presents web pages that specialize in opening OSM files.
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