Navionics® Boating for PC - Free Download: Windows 10/11 Edition

★ ★ ★ Navionics Overview

What is Navionics? The Boating app is a comprehensive package that provides up-to-date, detailed charts that can be used offline, along with a range of features that are useful for cruising, fishing, sailing, diving, and other water activities. The app includes internationally renowned Navionics charts, SonarChart HD bathymetry maps, US government charts, overlays, and map options. It also offers tools for planning and enjoying your day, such as auto guidance+ technology, weather and tides, markers, tracks, and distance. The app has an active and helpful community, with community edits and the ActiveCaptain community, connections, GPX import/export, and share map objects. The app is external device-friendly and offers more features such as plotter sync, SonarChart live mapping feature, and AIS.

Software Features and Description

1. - COMMUNITY EDITS and the ACTIVECAPTAIN® COMMUNITY: Obtain and contribute useful local knowledge along with thousands of fellow boaters, such as points of interest, navigation aids and valuable recommendations from people with firsthand experience of the local environment.

2. - CONNECTIONS: Stay in touch with your friends and fellow boaters by sharing your live location, tracks, routes and markers to easily meet on the water or let them check out your adventures.

3. - PLOTTER SYNC: If you own a compatible chartplotter, sync it with the app to transfer routes and markers, activate, update or renew your Navionics chartplotter card subscription.

4. - OVERLAYS: SonarChart™ Shading and relief shading overlays allow you to have a better understanding of bottom topography for improved fishing and diving.

5. - SONARCHART™ HD BATHYMETRY MAPS: Extraordinary 1’ (0.5 meter) HD bottom contour detail is the ideal tool for locating new fishing areas.

6. - MAP OPTIONS: Change chart-overlay combinations to customize chart views, highlight shallow areas, target multiple fishing ranges and more.

7. - AUTO GUIDANCE+TM TECHNOLOGY*: Easily plan your trip with a suggested dock-to-dock path based on chart data and navigation aids.

8. - NAUTICAL CHART: Use this premier marine reference to study port plans, anchorages and safety depth contours, locate navaids, marine services and more.

9. - SONARCHART LIVE MAPPING FEATURE**: Connect with a compatible sonar/plotter, and create your own maps in real time while navigating.

10. Get up-to-date, detailed charts you can use offline plus a boatload of features on your mobile device, so they’re on hand wherever you go.

11. A tablet device with Wi-Fi connectivity locates your approximate position if it is connected to Wi-Fi.

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Download and install Navionics® Boating on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Navionics	Get App ↲	1,933 2.95	NAVIONICS S.R.L.

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Navionics® Boating app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Navionics on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Navionics"
The search will reveal the Navionics® Boating app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Navionics is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Navionics.
Now enjoy Navionics on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	NAVIONICS S.R.L.	2.95	22.0

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Navionics Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Navionics,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Navionics" » then Click "Install".
- Navionics® Boating will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Navionics on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	NAVIONICS S.R.L.	1933	2.95

Download on Android: Download Android

Navionics® Boating functions

- Internationally renowned Navionics charts

- SonarChart HD bathymetry maps

- US government charts (NOAA)

- Overlays: SonarChart shading and relief shading overlays, satellite images, and terrain information

- Map options: Change chart-overlay combinations to customize chart views, highlight shallow areas, target multiple fishing ranges, and more

- Daily updates: Benefit from up to 5,000 daily updates worldwide

- Tools for planning and enjoying your day: Auto guidance+ technology, weather and tides, markers, tracks, and distance

- Active and helpful community: Community edits and the ActiveCaptain community, connections, GPX import/export, and share map objects

- External device-friendly: Plotter sync, SonarChart live mapping feature, and AIS.

✔ Pros:

- Useful for route planning in conjunction with boat's MFD

- Great customer service that will work with you to fix any bugs

- Can be used on an iPad as a backup for a malfunctioning boat MFD

☹ Cons:

- No option to offset the boat on the screen for a better user experience

- In heading view, all the legends and info on the chart are upside down, which can be confusing

- The app's routing feature can be slow and unreliable, especially for short trips with multiple route options.

Top Pcmac Reviews

Navionics Lakes North App

By Regular customer (Pcmac user)

I understand that the support for this app was rendered unusable due to IOS updates and that there are no plans to update or replace. When this app decided to market via the Apple Store for IOS products I would have thought the need for updates would have been recognized. So I purchased the App which was fantastic and perfectly suited for my area. When it stopped working I was very disappointed but understood the need for IOS updates and patiently waited. After more than a year I sent and inquiry to this app about the status for this App. I was informed that there will be no update to allow this App to work but that other Apps were available, “for purchase”. In reviewing these options I found them not suitable for my Region. I know this app has a variety of marine navigation hardware on the market that, for a price, can service my needs nicely. The rub is that I can no longer trust them. I purchased software they offered, then they decided to discontinue support with the option of “purchasing” other Apps. How can I trust them not to terminate support for any of the hardware/software they are marketing after I “purchase” these items. I know this app to be a competent provider of Marine Navigation system but can no longer trust their after market support.
Still Trial...heading mode all is upside down

By 20WJ (Pcmac user)

When I go in heading view (and heading south in this example), all the legends and info on the chart is upside down. Is this as intended? I also fly an airplane, and all GPS's including a GNS 430 keep the info upright and legible regardless of North Up or Track Up. To developer's response: goodness, man, we are driving a boat through moving water...what would make you think all that data is LESS important just because we want where we are going in front of us? Especially depths. Yes, please change that. There wouldn’t be a single boater in a thousand who would disagree. The more I think of it, the more ridiculous this is. We all drive cars with GPSs in them...even the developers do...who ever HEARD of a GPS that would present legends to you upside down! Talk about missing the point of a GPS system. My god.
Sacramento Delta Fail!!

By S m p (Pcmac user)

I have tried for a few of years now to get the routing feature to work on this boating app and an earlier this app app including emails to tech support and I can say that it has been a big waste of time. The routing feature can load for 45 minutes on a route that is just over 30 miles only to finish with a “too many way points“ message when no way points have been selected. Maybe this app works better on a wide-open body of water with simple routes but here in the Sacramento Delta it is an abject failure. Complete and total failure. Please let people know that your app just does not work for short trips with multiple choices for routes. Period. Otherwise you are wasting people’s valuable time regardless of how cheap the app is. I would love to see an app with 5% of the efficacy of google Maps for the roadways. Is there one?? Anybody?? This app and possibly others just will not route a trip for you. Please don’t waste your time like I have!
Very useful. Could be great with a few small changes.

By JennR3 (Pcmac user)

Use the app daily working full time on a sailboat. Very useful for route planning in conjunction with boat’s MFD. Great customer service, will work with you to fix any bugs (or which there aren’t many). Wish they had the option to offset the boat on the screen as you can in a hard wired GPS so the boat icon isn’t in the middle of the screen, but instead gives you more view of where you’re going (maybe 1/4-1/3 of screen where you’ve been, 2/3-3/4 where you’re going). Makes user experience much better, less moving the screen around as you’re sailing and instead just leaving the boat centered. Been using our iPad a lot recently as our boat’s MFD is malfunctioning, and this change would be awesome.