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MacCMConvert is a Mac OS X graphical front-end for the UNIX program cmconvert (© 2003, 2004 Brian Smith). With cmconvert, users of Smittyware's CacheMate for Palm OS can convert GPX and LOC files (of the kind supplied by geocaching.com) into PDB files for use with CacheMate. Because Mac OS X is UNIX-based, cmconvert can be built and run from the command line (the terminal in Mac OS X). However, MacCMConvert enables Mac OS X users of CacheMate to use cmconvert without having to use the command line for converting their GPX/LOC files. MacCMConvert builds a graphical interface on top of cmconvert that enables quick and easy access to most of the functions in cmconvert. Please note that MacCMConvert does not alter the functions of cmconvert - in fact the underlying code is almost unchanged.
MacCMConvert 2.1 also includes cm2gpx from Smittyware. With cm2gpx you can extract information entered in CacheMate on your PDA to a GPX file on your Mac. See the user manual for more details.
A list of other GPS/geocaching related software that Mac OS X users might find useful can be found here.
MacCMConvert works as a stand-alone application on your Mac - once you have unstuffed the downloaded file simply drag it to wherever you want on your Hard Disk (The Applications folder is recommended). There is no need for you to install cmconvert - it is built in to MacCMConvert!
MacCMConvert has been tested with Mac OS X 10.3.7 and 10.2.8. However, it should (but is not guaranteed to) work with any version of OS X from 10.2 and onwards.
MacCMConvert 2.1.2 (311 KB) - Updated 12/20/2004
KNOWN BUGS:
Some users have reported Applescript errors when using MacCMConvert version 2.1 - STATUS: FIXED in version 2.1.2, if you experience this problem please update to the latest version.
MacCMConvert is the copyright © 2003, 2004 of Jeremy Atherton. It is distributed as freeware. This means that you are free to pass it on to other people so long as you abide by certain terms and conditions: 1) You may not levy any charge for MacCMConvert (not even distribution costs) 2) You must include all of the files that you recieved with MacCMConvert when you pass it on.
Before you use MacCMConvert please read the README file that is included with it. If you do not agree with terms and conditions detailed in that file you should not use MacCMConvert.
Within MacCMConvert is included all or parts of the code of cmconvert, cm2gpx and expat. These programs are not in the copyright of Jeremy Atherton. Rather they are included under the terms of the open source licenses under which they are distributed. Please abide by the terms of these licenses and respect the rights of their respective copyright holders.