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Yes! FISHMARKS offers a free tier with up to 1,000 marks, GPX and CSV import/export, catch and trip logging, list sharing, and more. No credit card required. Paid plans start at $16.99/year for features like cloud sync, satellite maps, NOAA nautical charts, weather, tides, and more.

Yes. FISHMARKS supports importing waypoints from GPX and CSV files, making it easy to bring in marks from Garmin®, Lowrance®, Humminbird®, Simrad®, Raymarine®, and other GPS devices. You can also export your FISHMARKS data back to GPX or CSV to load onto your device.

Yes. FISHMARKS makes it easy to manage your GPX files. Import GPX files from any device or software, view and edit your waypoints on the map, organize them into lists, and export back to GPX or CSV when needed. It works as a GPX file manager, viewer, and converter all in one — no desktop software required.

Yes. FISHMARKS is a web application that runs in any modern browser — Chrome®, Safari®, Firefox®, or Edge® — on phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. No app store download is required. With a paid plan, your marks sync across all your devices via the cloud.

Yes. You can share waypoint lists with friends, control who sees your spots, and collaborate — even on the free plan.

Yes. Your data is never shared with other users. Free accounts store data locally in the browser, and paid accounts store data in a secure cloud. For additional protection, paid plans offer optional client-side encryption. You create a passphrase (minimum 8 characters) that derives an AES-256-GCM encryption key using PBKDF2 with 600,000 iterations. Your waypoint names, GPS coordinates, and notes are encrypted in your browser before being sent to our servers — the data stored in our database is unreadable ciphertext that even we cannot decrypt. To enable encryption, go to Settings > Security and toggle it on. Note: icon, depth, tags, and dates are not encrypted as they are needed for filtering and display. If you forget your passphrase, your encrypted data cannot be recovered — this is by design, as only you can decrypt your waypoints.

The Angler plan includes NOAA nautical charts, high resolution satellite imagery, ocean bathymetry maps, depth soundings, catch analytics and heatmaps, weather forecasts, tide predictions, and moon phase data. The Captain plan adds live radar overlays and wind overlay visualization.

A mark is simply a GPS waypoint — a saved latitude and longitude coordinate on the map. Anglers commonly refer to their saved fishing spots as "marks" or "numbers," so we use that terminology. If you're familiar with waypoints on a Garmin, Lowrance, Humminbird, or any other GPS/chartplotter, a mark in FISHMARKS is exactly the same thing.

Yes. Garmin HomePort™ was discontinued in 2019 and is no longer supported or available for download. FISHMARKS is a modern, web-based alternative that lets you import your Garmin GPX waypoints, view them on a map, organize them into lists, and export them back to GPX or CSV. Unlike HomePort, FISHMARKS runs in your browser on any device — PC, Mac, phone, or tablet — with no desktop software to install. It also adds features HomePort never had, including catch and trip logging, friend sharing, NOAA charts, satellite imagery, weather, tides, and more.

Yes. Garmin BaseCamp™ is a desktop application that Garmin has largely deprioritized in favor of its mobile apps, and many users find it clunky, outdated, and difficult to use. FISHMARKS is a modern, web-based alternative that runs in any browser — no software to install, no compatibility headaches. You can import your BaseCamp GPX waypoints directly into FISHMARKS, view them on interactive maps with satellite imagery and NOAA nautical charts, organize them into lists, and export back to GPX or CSV for your chartplotter. FISHMARKS also goes well beyond what BaseCamp offers, with catch and trip logging, friend sharing, weather forecasts, tide predictions, cloud sync across all your devices, and optional military-grade encryption for your fishing spots. If you've been frustrated with BaseCamp, FISHMARKS is the upgrade you've been looking for.

Garmin ActiveCaptain® is tied to Garmin hardware and primarily designed for syncing waypoints between your Garmin chartplotter and phone. FISHMARKS is brand-independent — it works with GPX waypoints from Garmin, Lowrance, Humminbird, Simrad, Raymarine, and any other device that exports GPX files. FISHMARKS also offers richer features like catch logging with photos, trip diaries, friend list sharing, multiple map layers (NOAA, satellite, bathymetry, radar), weather forecasts, and tide predictions. If you fish with friends who use different GPS brands, FISHMARKS gives everyone a single shared platform.

Yes. The Simrad® Boating app and Navionics® Boating app are designed around their own hardware ecosystems. FISHMARKS works with waypoints from any brand via standard GPX and CSV file formats. Import your Simrad or Navionics waypoints into FISHMARKS, combine them with marks from other devices, organize everything into lists, and share with your crew — regardless of what hardware they use. FISHMARKS also adds catch and trip logging, cloud sync across devices, NOAA nautical charts, ocean bathymetry, weather, tides, wind, and moon phase data.

There are several independent vendors that sell GPS fishing waypoint packages for reefs, wrecks, ledges, hard bottom, and other productive structure. You can purchase their waypoint files (typically GPX or CSV format) and import them directly into FISHMARKS using the Data > Import menu. We maintain a directory of waypoint vendors to help you find spots for your region. Please note: these vendors are independent businesses and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with FISHMARKS. We list them as a convenience for our users. Always do your own research before purchasing.

Not at this time. Currently, you can export your marks from FISHMARKS as GPX or CSV files and load them onto your chartplotter manually. We don’t yet have direct integration with device manufacturers like Garmin®, Lowrance®, Humminbird®, or Simrad® — but it’s something we’re actively working toward. Our hope is to eventually partner with the major manufacturers to enable automatic syncing between FISHMARKS and your chartplotter or their cloud platforms. Stay tuned!