Tile Downloader

With the help of satellites and computer applications, no place on Earth is now hidden from sight. It provides navigation with a huge advantage, making sure it is harder for you to get lost, regardless of where you are. Whole maps can be downloaded, or even bits for you to use in different projects or presentations. Amongst others, Tile Downloader is a small utility with which you can download OpenStreetMap tiles, at different zoom levels, from a variety of servers.

You will be able to move around in the application quite easily. It features a workspace in the upper part of the main window, along with other options, followed by an activity log below.

Everything around is clearly visible and will pose no difficulty in figuring out how to use the application. With a destination indicator to see where downloaded files are going, and a server selection drop down menu, ensure you are set and ready for area selection.

The application features two ways for tiles to be downloading. First of all, you can go to a desired location at a specified zoom level, select the area and hit the “Download” button. You will be shown the number of tiles in your selection, just in case you might want to know. Another way to do so is by entering X and Y coordinates, for a little faster approach on the situation.

The application lets you simultaneously download tiles from different parts of the globe. In case you need to further use the Internet while Tile Downloader is running, you may set it to pause for an amount of seconds of your choice, and how many downloaded tiles apart.

The application might prove to be a neat solution for when your destination has little, or no Internet connection for your devices to download maps. It is always a good idea that if you go somewhere to always be prepared. Moreover, providing someone with an address is best accompanied by a picture of the exact location, and what easier way to do so, than with Tile Downloader.