Import is used when you want to work with tracks or routes from outside of Locus - websites, apps, add-ons etc. Either you choose the data yourselves or Locus Map receives them.

• My Library > > Import
  

• Main directory - contents of Locus Map's main app directory
• System File Manager - launches the system file browser to select a file in accessible parts of the phone's storage. It does not allow multiple selection of imported files, unfortunately.
• Dropbox — the contents of your Dropbox. A Dropbox login is required when using the drive for the first time. The logout option is included (see the top bar menu).
• OneDrive - contents of your OneDrive. OneDrive login is required when using the drive for the first time. The logout option is included (see top bar menu).
• Google Drive - Since September 2025, Locus Map's support for Google Drive has been banned as it was denied full access to the service.
• Remote file - a field for inserting a URL of a remote file stored on the internet

• Importable files are in full color and are clickable (more about supported formats see below).
• You can sort the files by name, size and creation date:
  
• If you are in Locus Map's main directory, in Dropbox or OneDrive, it is possible to import more files at once. Long-press one file to display the multi-select option:
  

After selecting the file or receiving it from some external application or add-on Locus Map analyses it and modifies the import dialog according to the content - the dialog can process points or tracks or both of them at once.

Appears when the imported file is loaded:

• topbar displays the file name
• Folder selector - select the folder into which the file will be imported. You can create a new folder directly from the menu. If you start importing from a particular folder in My Library it is already pre-selected.
• Delete the folder content before import - removes all other tracks or points from the selected folder before the import
• Display only (not save) - tracks are just displayed on the map screen and not saved into the Library - useful for a quick preview of the imported file
• Use style of the parent folder - the imported track will take the color, thickness, pattern, etc. defined for the folder it is imported to
• Show on the map after import - displays imported tracks on the map when the import is finished
• Update elevation - adds or updates the value of imported tracks' elevation (both only if the offline elevation data is available)
• Cancel - aborts the action
• Import - confirms the action

Locus Map tracks import supports following file formats:

• KML and KMZ

Supported both for Import and Export

Keyhole Markup Language is XML based plain text format with really wide range of usage. Since the version 2.2 KML format is standardized by OGC so it is used by many web/desktop/mobile applications as well as Locus Map.

• GPX

Supported both for Import and Export

GPS eXchange format is an XML based text format used for handling points, tracks and routes. Locus fully supports all valid tags. More detailed description of GPX format is available on this Wikipedia page.

• TCX

Supported both for Import and Export

Training Center XML is a data exchange format introduced as part of Garmin's Training Center product. The XML is similar to GPX since it exchanges GPS tracks, but treats a track as an Activity rather than simply a series of GPS points. TCX provides standards for transferring heart rate, running cadence, bicycle cadence, calories in the detailed track. It also provides summary data in the form of laps.

• GeoJSON

Supported for Import only

GeoJSON is an open standard format designed for representing simple geographical features, along with their non-spatial attributes, based on JavaScript Object Notation.