Are Navionics HotMaps charts PC and Mac compatible?
A. First and foremost, all Navionics HotMaps charts are available on preprogrammed plug-and-play cartridges, or chips, that are compatible with a growing number of today’s most popular chart plotters (download compatibility guides: Americas | Europe-Asia-Oceania-Africa-Polynesia). Navionics HotMaps charts can be used in your PC or Mac using a compatible software package*. If you wish to view your chart(s) to plan boating trips in the comfort of your own home, as well as transfer routes and waypoints from your computer to your GPS plotter, then we recommend NavPlanner2. If you wish to also add GPS and navigation capabilities for your PC and Mac, then please see our list of compatible software manufacturers*. *Please contact the respective software manufacturer for PC- and Mac-compatibility, as well as compatibility with HotMaps charts.