KML, KMZ and GPX file conversion using Shortcuts on macOS
Aug 9, 2022
If you work with GPS data files like
You may know the pain of converting one in another.
In my specific workflow, I needed to convert KMZ files exported from Google my maps to GPX files viewable on my Garmin GPS or OsmAnd app on my phone.
So I created these macOS Shortcuts:
KMZ to KML
Selecting one or more KMZ files this shortcut extracts the archive, moves and renames the inner KMLs
KMZ to GPX
As the above but then converts the KMLs in GPX files using GPSBabel’s command line tool (to be installed separately).
With the same approach is possible to create virtually all combinations of conversions supported by GPSBabel.
Enjoy