KMZ Editor — Help and Support

Tap Open (＋) and choose one or more files. You can also open a file from another app: in Files, Mail, Messages or AirDrop, tap the file and choose Open in KMZ Editor (or Share → KMZ Editor). On a Mac, double-click it.

• KMZ and KML — from Google Earth and most mapping and aviation apps.
• GPX — waypoints become points; routes and tracks become lines. (Pro)
• CSV — from a spreadsheet; you choose which columns hold the name and position. (Pro)

No. KMZ Editor keeps everything it doesn't need to change — other apps' styles, extra data, overlays and links — so the file still works in the app it came from. Only what you edit is rewritten.

On the welcome screen, tap Try the sample for a small file of lighthouses and a route.

Type it in the Position boxes, or paste it in any common format: 57 15.3N 001 30.2E, 571518N 0013012E, 57°15'18"N 1°30'12"E or 57.255, 1.503. You can also tap the map: the new spot is shown with a dashed line, and nothing moves until you tap Move here.

Tap Add → Line or route or Area. Type or paste the corners in order, or tap the map to add them. Each corner can be typed over, moved or removed. Lines show their length; areas show their size.

Open a point and tap its icon (or Size & names). Choose a size and how names show, with a live preview on the map. The style applies to every point in the file with that icon. All icons lets you pick another icon or import your own picture.

Named fields you can fill in on any point — for example Landing site, Contact or Site survey. They're saved in the file as KML data, so other apps can read them. Make your own from the field set menu on a point, or in Settings → Field sets.

Yes — the undo and redo arrows in the bar (⌘Z and ⇧⌘Z with a keyboard). Each pause in editing is one step.

Switch to Map, tap Measure, then tap two places. Tapping near a point snaps to it. You get the distance in nautical miles and kilometres and the true bearing both ways.

In the sidebar, long-press a folder (or swipe left) to rename it, add a folder inside it or delete it. When deleting, you can keep its points (they move up a level) or delete them with it.

Tap Share. Send a KMZ or KML with AirDrop, Mail, Messages, Dropbox and others, or save it to Files. Pro adds GPX and CSV.

Share → Send to ForeFlight…. ForeFlight needs waypoint names of three or more characters, in capitals, with no spaces; KMZ Editor shows every name it will change before sending. Import the file in ForeFlight as User Waypoints. To bring in lines and areas as well, send the KMZ and import it as a User Map Layer.

Yes — tap the title or Rename. The new name is written into the file when you export it. If you later open a newer version of the same file (for example with a new date in its name), you're offered to replace the old one and keep your name.

Free: open, view and edit everything, and export files of up to 25 items. Pro adds unlimited export, GPX and CSV import and export, bulk editing and map layers.

No. Pro is a single purchase that's yours for good, on every iPhone, iPad and Mac signed in to the same Apple Account, and shared with your family through Family Sharing.

Go to Settings → Restore purchase, signed in with the Apple Account you bought it with.

Purchases are handled by Apple. Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com.

Check it opens in Google Earth. KML must be valid XML; a KMZ must be a zip containing a .kml file. If it opens elsewhere but not here, email it to us and we'll take a look.

The file points to icon pictures that aren't inside it (often web links). Open a point and choose an icon from the library; the picture is then saved inside the KMZ.

Inside the app on your device, saved as you work. Use Share to keep a copy elsewhere. Deleting the app deletes them, so export anything you need first.