RouteBuddy is an offline map program that comes in handy when planning trips searching locations from around the world or calculating distances between two map points. The application features an interactive map, brings you a helpful search tool, and provides you with an easy way to manage your favorite routes.
Besides helping you plan routes for your trips, this utility also enables you to measure distances between two locations from the map, easily find places of interest, like restaurants or museums, and so much more.
In my testing, the program worked flawlessly. It used minimum CPU resources, helped me easily manage my favorite routes, and immediately calculated the distances between two selected map points.
My only issue with this program is that it features a help manual that isn't as comprehensive as a beginner would need. However, it gives you direct access to an online help guide.
All in all, RouteBuddy is a great addition to your collection of Mac applications if you're the type of person who travels a lot and wish to easily manage your routes. Otherwise, using an online route planner might be better and cheaper choice.
v3.5 [Aug 6, 2012]
- This release contains over 60 improvements, including a new style editor for routes/tracks and support for OS X 10.8's "Gatekeeper" security system.
- It also adds a new, more efficient, model for representing routes. Points in a route are now contained within the route itself, rather than being separate waypoints in the main library. New routes use this model by default, and existing routes can be "consolidated" to convert them to the new system.
- These changes require that the RouteBuddy library be upgraded to a new format. Your current library will be backed up automatically into a "Previous Libraries" folder, in case you wish to revert to an older version of RouteBuddy. We also recommend that you back up your system regularly.
- This release is a free update to all existing RouteBuddy 3.x customers, and is available at a special upgrade price to all 1.x and 2.x customers. To obtain this upgrade price, please contact [email protected] with your current RouteBuddy licence code. Application:
- Added "Create Track from Route" command
- Added "Duplicate Route" command
- Added intercardinal bearings to route navigation
- Added new "routepoint"-based representation of routes
- Added style editor to change route/track appearance
- Changed number of folders/places in demo to 5
- Changed route tool behaviour to not support continuing routes
- Fixed bug where address search results were unsorted
- Fixed bug where average speed didn't agree with Garmin devices
- Fixed bug where browser didn't refresh after closing editor
- Fixed bug where creating nested folders could create an empty window
- Fixed bug where CSV import didn't handle embedded newlines
- Fixed bug where drag imports could fail if a Place was selected
- Fixed bug where entire route could be moved by dragging in route editor
- Fixed bug where focus didn't start in address field when searching
- Fixed bug where imported routes would display a distance of 0
- Fixed bug where internal mouse tracking state could go out of sync
- Fixed bug where labels in route/track editors didn't align with values
- Fixed bug where long map names could be clipped in Maps panel
- Fixed bug where map install failed if completed too quickly
- Fixed bug where new Places didn't start with the existing view
- Fixed bug where rectangular selection wouldn't select routes
- Fixed bug where resizing vehicle routes caused segments to vanish
- Fixed bug where route continued recalculating even if changed to direct route
- Fixed bug where route elevation graph wasn't updated if route was modified
- Fixed bug where route endpoint was incorrect if moved while being calculated
- Fixed bug where route/track distances didn't agree
- Fixed bug where select tool failed to select if dragged in upwards direction
- Fixed bug where select tool stayed visible if release mouse outside window
- Fixed bug where single-sample track segment was considered to be empty
- Fixed bug where sorting by name would be ignored if an item was deleted
- Fixed bug where tracks exported as GPX couldn't be imported into Garmin BaseCamp
- Fixed bug where zoom slider consumed mouse clicks even when shrunk
- Fixed crash if mouse over elevation graph of empty route
- Fixed crash if right-click on waypoint that's not in route
- Fixed hang if route editor opened and route contained coincident waypoints
- Fixed incorrect copyright date in help
- Fixed potential crash when drawing a route just after editing
- Fixed potential memory corruption when loading maps
- Improve icons used when importing routes from GPX
- Improved default route point appearance on import/continue/create
- Improved location of commands in Tools/View menus
- Improved performance in libraries containing lots of routes
- Improved performance of elevation graph for routes outside the UK
- Improved performance when sorting Places containing thousands of items
- Improved structure and icons used when exporting routes to KML
- Improved tab order within editor fields
- Improved URL detection when importing GPX 1.0 files
- Improved width of name column in route/track editors
- Now built with Qt 4.8.2
- Now display selected point on map in route editor
- Now display selected point on map in track editor
- Now expand track segment disclosure triangles by default
- Now give maps a unique name on install, to avoid overwriting existing maps
- Now include description/URL when exporting routepoints to GPX
- Now support auto-numbering of points within a route
- Now support auto-scrolling source list during drag
- Now support editing/renaming points within a route within the route editor
- Now support hiding name/symbol of points within a route
- Added support for crash reports generated by Mac OS X 10.8
- Fixed bug where map install failed if disk image was already mounted
- Fixed bug where non-admin users couldn't install updates
- Fixed crash when closing preferences window on Mac OS X 10.8
- Now sign app to support Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper
