Download Free CacheMagnet for Geocaching Waypoint Management

CacheMagnet is a free, open source geocaching waypoint management software. You can use it to map caches that you are interested in and make compact printouts that fit coordinates, descriptions, and hints for several caches to keep with yourself while geocaching.

CacheMagnet Features

With CacheMagnet, you can

• Read and display contents of .GPX or .LOC files.
• Download waypoints to your GPSr
• Load .ZIP files from geocaching.com pocket queries
• Edit cache descriptions and waypoint locations (great for puzzle caches)
• Save changes to GPX files
• Print reports
• Print maps
• Combine waypoint files using the import feature
• Search the list of caches based on text or description
• Send cache descriptions to an IPod Nano for paperless geocaching
• Zoom and pan the map
• View cache map in street, satellite, or birds-eye views
• View cache pages from geocaching.com

CacheMagnet’s map can be zoomed and panned. It can be viewed in regular (street) mode, satellite mode, or hybrid.  The hybrid map mode is great for figuring out where trails are for finding possible parking spots.

You will need to be connected to the internet to run CacheMagnet.

CacheMagnet has some cool features, there are definitely more to come!  Nothing in CacheMagnet will “hurt your computer”.  There is no spy-ware, mal-ware, ad-ware, pop-ups or registration, and CacheMagnet is 100% free.

CacheMagnet Installation & Download

1. Install Microsoft’s .NET 2.0 runtime

Click here to go the .NET 2.0 redistributable page at Microsoft

2. Download and install CacheMagnet from SourceForge.

Click here to go to the CacheMagnet download page on SourceForge

Download CacheMagnet Documentation

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