NewPort

BETA

Plan the passage. Read the water.

Charts, places, trip planning and ocean conditions, together in a native Mac workspace. Bring your data, explore your next destination and help shape NewPort.

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0.9.0 Beta 1 · macOS 14+ · Apple silicon & Intel

An evaluation beta. Underway tools are experimental; use independent navigation and watch systems.

NewPort’s guided tour, with sections for charts, importing places, trip planning, conditions, underway tools and personalization.
A little orientation goes a long way. The built-in tour helps you find your bearings.

ONE WORKSPACE, FROM PLAN TO PASSAGE

More of your day on the water, in view.

Keep your places organized, prepare a trip and bring conditions into the picture.

Charts & your places

Work with waypoints, routes, tracks and collections. Import GPX files and keep everything together in saved projects.

Boat & trip planning

Set up your boat profile, estimate trip time and fuel, and review tides, currents and weather along your route.

Weather & ocean maps

Explore sea temperatures, chlorophyll, radar and lightning density. Check observation dates and adjust layers beside the chart.

Fishing & sonar review

Review supported sonar recordings, keep fishing notes and explore temperature fronts to put more context around your next outing.

Underway instruments

Connect Signal K or NMEA network feeds for GPS, AIS, track recording and anchor-watch experiments.

Experimental · onboard validation pending

At home on your Mac

A guided tour, light and dark appearances, saved projects, portable copies and GPX or PDF exports support the way you work.

NEWPORT 0.9.0 · BETA 1 · BUILD 1

Take the beta for a spin.

For Macs running macOS 14 or newer. One download includes Apple silicon and Intel versions.

Signed by VCodeworks LLC and notarized by Apple.

Download DMG 9.8 MB Download ZIP 7.9 MB Verify download checksums

  1. Install

    Open the DMG and drag NewPort Beta into Applications. Open the app to begin.

  2. Find your bearings

    Take the built-in tour. Use a copy of your project or import a small set of GPX data.

  3. Tell us what happens

    Try your usual workflows. Report problems, confusing controls and ideas for what comes next.

HELP SHAPE NEWPORT

Your next idea belongs here.

Found a bug? Something awkward? A feature you’d use every trip? Tell us what you tried, what you expected and what happened.

Send beta feedback