Available on Android. Coming soon for iPhone

Share GPS

Turn your phone into a GPS receiver for your laptop, chartplotter, or Raspberry Pi. Stream live location using NMEA or gpsd, and record and share your routes as KML/KMZ.

Get it on Google Play Get started Read the user guide

A GPS receiver that speaks your software's language

Share GPS uses NMEA 0183, gpsd, and KML: standard formats understood by navigation and mapping tools. There is no Share GPS-specific receiving app or protocol.

Live position. Feed location data to tools such as OpenCPN, cgps, xgps, gpspipe, and other compatible clients.
Track recording. Record a route, pause and resume it, then save it to your on-device track library. Streaming and recording can continue in the background.
Placemarks and tracks. Share your current position, a growing recording, or a saved track as KML/KMZ for Google Earth and other KML readers.
A configurable dashboard. See coordinates, altitude, speed, direction, distance, and track time. Choose your units and coordinate format, copy a location with an editable template, and switch between Dark and Daylight themes.

Choose your connection

Connection options differ between Android and iPhone.

Share GPS connection options by platform
Connection	Android	iPhone
Network	NMEA over TCP (server or client) or UDP (client). gpsd server over TCP or UDP.	NMEA over TCP or UDP, as server or client. gpsd server over TCP.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth SPP appears as a serial or COM port on your computer.	Bluetooth LE exposes NMEA through the Nordic UART Service; use a compatible BLE serial bridge on the receiver.
USB	Use Android Debug Bridge (ADB) port forwarding.	Use network or Bluetooth LE.
KML/KMZ destinations	SCP/SSH with password or key, Google Drive, local storage, or the Android share sheet.	SFTP with password or OpenSSH key, Google Drive, the Files app, or the iOS share sheet.

For connections beyond your local network, use a private VPN that lets the two devices reach each other. NMEA and gpsd network connections do not provide their own authentication or encryption.

Quick start: send NMEA from Android to a computer

Put your phone and computer on the same reachable Wi-Fi network.

Open GPS and wait for 2D FIX or 3D FIX.
Tap + beside CONNECTIONS and give the connection a name.
Choose NMEA, TCP/IP, and Listen / Server. Leave Use UDP off and set the port to 10110.
Tap SAVE, then CONNECT. The status becomes Listening.
Find the phone's Wi-Fi IP address in Android's network settings. On Linux or macOS, replace PHONE_IP below with that address:

nc PHONE_IP 10110

On Windows, connect a TCP-capable terminal such as TeraTerm to the same address and port. The connection becomes Connected and NMEA sentences appear. If coordinates are visible but no NMEA arrives, enable Create NMEA in Settings.

To record a route, open Tracks, tap START, name the recording, and confirm. Use PAUSE and RESUME as needed; STOP saves it to the library. DISCARD deletes the active recording.

The full guide covers Android 1.0, with screenshots, Bluetooth and USB setup, gpsd commands, KML sharing, Windows and Linux receiver setup, and troubleshooting.

Read the full Share GPS user guide

Free and Premium

Free

1 saved connection profile
Up to 2 saved tracks
No ads

Premium: a one-time in-app purchase

Several connections running at the same time
Connect automatically when the app starts
Several clients on the same server port
More than 2 saved tracks
Custom icons and photos in KML placemarks and tracks

Availability, privacy, and support

Share GPS is available now on Google Play. The App Store version is coming soon.

App Store: coming soon Get it on Google Play

Your GPS data is shared only through the connections you configure. Read the Share GPS privacy policy.

Need help? Email support@brilliantmantis.com.