# OSM Wiki update: MapTools Converter

Prepared for the existing `ArxSilex MapTools` page. The wording is deliberately factual and separates
the proprietary Android application from the GPL-licensed desktop converter.

## Suggested MediaWiki section

```mediawiki
== MapTools Converter ==

ArxSilex MapTools Converter is a separate, open-source desktop companion for preparing local map,
POI and elevation files. It runs on Windows x64 and Linux x64, processes files locally and does not
require an ArxSilex account or a separate Java installation. The converter is licensed under
GPL-3.0-only; this licence applies to the converter and not to the Android application.

The converter can import one or more OpenStreetMap PBF files, Mapsforge maps, Mapsforge POI
databases and elevation datasets in HGT/SRTM, DEM GeoTIFF, ESRI ASCII Grid or DTED format. A ZIP
archive may contain a mixture of supported map, POI and elevation files. Archive entries are shown
before extraction, and path traversal, nested archives, encrypted entries, excessive entry counts,
sizes and compression ratios are rejected.

Users can define one or more rectangular or circular areas on a local preview. With elevation-only
input, the preview uses hypsometric colours and shaded relief so that an area can be selected without
a separate map file. Overlapping selections are treated as one union.

Depending on the available sources, the converter can create Mapsforge map v4 or v5, Mapsforge POI
v3 or v4, a clipped OpenStreetMap PBF extract, or elevation output as GeoTIFF, ESRI ASCII Grid, HGT
tiles or DTED cells. Multiple POI databases can be spatially clipped and merged into one output.
Elevation output remains a separate terrain file and is not embedded in a Mapsforge `.map` file.
MapTools can import the generated map, POI and elevation files independently or together.

The source data is selected by the user. Users remain responsible for checking the source date,
licence, attribution requirements and permission to use or redistribute the resulting files. When
OpenStreetMap data is used, attribution to OpenStreetMap contributors and compliance with the ODbL
remain required.

* Official website and current download: https://www.arxsilex.de/app/maptools-converter/en/
* Current release: 1.5.2 (2026-09-01)
```

## Suggested addition under “Data management and exchange”

Add this bullet after the existing Smart Import paragraph:

```mediawiki
* The separate GPL-3.0-only MapTools Converter for Windows and Linux can crop and convert
  user-provided OSM PBF, Mapsforge map/POI and HGT, GeoTIFF, ASC or DTED elevation sources before
  they are transferred to the Android device. Map, POI and elevation outputs remain separate files.
```

## Maintenance note

Only the current version number and release date need updating for later releases. The feature text
should describe stable capabilities rather than development history or internal implementation details.
