Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MAPSDATA file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert MAPSDATA to another file type
To convert MAPSDATA map files to another format, you need Apple Maps or other Data software.
Convert a file to MAPSDATA
To convert other file formats to the "iOS Application Data" file type, you need software like Apple Maps or a similar tool.
About MAPSDATA files
The .mapsdata file is an application data file created by Apple Maps on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices. It primarily stores user-specific geographic data, including saved locations, recent searches, routing preferences, and favorites. These files are managed natively by the Apple Maps application and iOS system processes. The underlying structure is typically an Apple Property List (plist), stored in either an XML or binary format. The major disadvantage of the .mapsdata format is its proprietary nature. It is designed solely for internal use by Apple devices and is not meant to be opened or edited by users. If you extract this file from an iOS backup and try to open it on a Windows or Android device, standard text editors will often show unreadable characters because the file is compiled as a binary plist. Furthermore, it lacks native export capabilities to standard mapping formats like GPX or KML. Users often need to convert .mapsdata to XML, JSON, or TXT to read the coordinate data and place names. For mapping purposes, manual extraction of coordinate data into CSV might be required. This file format is extremely difficult to open or convert because standard online converters fail to parse the Apple-specific binary plist database structure. Often only the original Apple ecosystem software can properly read or export the structured data. Just drag and drop your file into convert.guru to identify the format, view its structure, and convert it when possible. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded text format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MAPSDATA file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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FAQ
If you want to convert MAPSDATA file to , you can use Apple Maps or similar software from the "Apple Maps User Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to MAPSDATA, try Apple Maps or another comparable tool in the "Apple Maps User Data Storage" category.
The MAPSDATA 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 MAPSDATA converter.