Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your JNX file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert JNX to another file type
To convert JNX maps to another format, you need Garmin BaseCamp or other GIS software.
Convert a file to JNX
To convert other file formats to the "Raster Map Format" file type, you need software like Garmin BaseCamp or a similar tool.
About JNX files
The .JNX file format stores tiled raster maps for Garmin BirdsEye satellite imagery. Users download these files to view high-resolution satellite, topographic, or aerial maps on compatible Garmin handheld GPS devices. You can manage these files using Garmin BaseCamp or open-source alternatives like QMapShack. The main problem with .JNX is that it is a closed, heavily restricted format. Files are often tied to an active Garmin BirdsEye subscription and locked with DRM to a specific device's internal serial number. This prevents you from freely sharing the map or opening it on your smartphone or web browser. Standard GIS tools often reject the file because of these proprietary locks. If you want to use the maps outside of the Garmin ecosystem, you should convert .JNX to KMZ (Google Earth / Garmin Custom Maps), MBTILES for mobile map apps like OruxMaps, or .GEOTIFF for standard GIS software. Because of its closed nature and potential encryption, .JNX is notoriously difficult to open or convert. Often, only the original Garmin software can properly read or export the data. Standard online converters fail to process it. Our tool inspects the file, extracts metadata, and if the internal JPEG tiles are unprotected, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your JNX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert JNX file to IMG, SHP, KML, KMZ, GPX, GEOJSON, TOPOJSON, TIF, TIFF, ECW, SID or DEM, you can use Garmin BaseCamp or similar software from the "Raster Map Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert LAZ, KMZ, DTM, CSV, DEM, PRJ, LAS, GPX, DSM, SHP, DBF or KML files to JNX, try Garmin BaseCamp or another comparable tool in the "Raster Map Storage" category.
The JNX Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our JNX converter.