A lightweight GPS logger, battery efficient, GPX/KML, add notes, share, upload.
About this app
A lightweight, battery efficient GPS Logger. The purpose of this app is to log your GPS coordinates at specified intervals to a file on your SD card. This app runs in the background so that you can on a long walk, hike, flight ride or photo session or even go buy some milk and have this running as long as possible. Once you're back at your computer, you can then use the files to geotag photos, upload to travel sites, view in Google Earth and so on.
For more information, see https://gpslogger.app
Note: Please remember to Allow all the time for this app in your OS settings, to allow it to log locations in the background.
Features
• Can log to GPX, KML, CSV, NMEA and CSV formats. Can also log to a custom URL or just the screen.
• Logs GPX points as tracks and track segments
• Also logs speed, direction and altitude if available
• Add a description to a point using the annotate menu, gets added as a waypoint
• Configure time intervals between points
• Configure a minimum distance filter between points or an accuracy filter
• Notification icon with coordinates and quick actions
• Uses cell towers for location when GPS is disabled
• Selectively choose network, gps and passive location providers
• Automatically upload or email the file at set intervals to destinations such as Email, FTP, Dropbox, OpenStreetMap, Google Drive, Custom URL.
• Share location or log files via SMS/Email (and other apps such as Facebook or Twitter depending on what you've got installed)
• Start logging on phone bootup
• Invoke operations from Tasker or other automation apps.
• You can give it a preset file with your own values for distribution
• Multiple profiles with different settings are possible
Bugs, feature requests, questions - please submit them to github.com/mendhak/gpslogger (issue tracker).
Notes
A data connection is used by this app only if you use auto send features or Custom URL features
Although the app allows 0 second frequencies, it is not recommended as the recording and logging is happening very fast; this could cause instability/hangs. Try 1-3 seconds instead.
Explanation of permissions
Storage - reading and writing files to the GPSLogger folder on your SD card
Network communication - used when uploading the files (Dropbox, Openstreetmap) or sending emails or authorizing you with Dropbox, Openstreetmap
Your location - used to determine your GPS or tower based location
System tools (automatically start at boot) - used if you choose to start GPSLogger on bootup
Shared storage permissions - in Android 11, used to allow writing files to custom file paths
Licensed under GPL-2.0-only, by Mendhak.
What's New in v135
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Fix for course/speed elements in GPX 1.0 and GPX 1.1 files
- * Update to Dropbox SDK v7 due to certificate change in January 2026
- * Remove FAQ screens from the app, reduce maintenance overhead
- * Verify TLS hostname when using the Owncloud/Nextcloud client
Version history
Dec 7, 2025 · 6.2 MB · Android API 21–35 · code 135
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Fix for course/speed elements in GPX 1.0 and GPX 1.1 files
- * Update to Dropbox SDK v7 due to certificate change in January 2026
- * Remove FAQ screens from the app, reduce maintenance overhead
- * Verify TLS hostname when using the Owncloud/Nextcloud client
SHA-256 ab835e13119583b2b9048302866ce6a8063a798ec676fd66a4efadd0dbc134a1
Jun 27, 2025 · 6.1 MB · Android API 21–35 · code 134
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Ignore battery optimization is now mandatory because the OS starts killing services without it.
- * Fix for FAQ activity on edge to edge layout for Android 15.
- * The autosend alarm was being reset even after logging stopped, causing notification to reappear
- * Email headers and MIME types correctly sent
- * Ignore stale locations
- * Time filter for passive locations
SHA-256 238d74a3a4c08b6d23daab48943bcc824a3b750c8757158def79a0efb596d33e
Jan 6, 2025 · 6.1 MB · Android API 21–35 · code 133
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Bugfix - when background work permission was denied, autosend was causing the app to crash
- * Bugfix - adjust the layout insets for Android 15
SHA-256 bbce9ea2a053098c9224e3459d2b8b3756581d16bc80cd5459130b357274904b
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be com.mendhak.gpslogger is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 134 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall GPSLogger first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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ab835e13119583b2b9048302866ce6a8063a798ec676fd66a4efadd0dbc134a1
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