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# BRouter: Let's get serious about bike routing
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There's a lot of routing software on the market, both free and commercial, both
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online and offline, both OSM and proprietary maps. However, when it comes to
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bike routing, it's hard to find something that's really useful. There's far less
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money and engineering power in the field compared to car navigation.
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What do we expect from a bike routing software? It should be able to calculate
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more or less the routes that match your experience in the regions you are
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familiar with, thus giving you confidence that it yields the same quality in
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unknown regions. Scanning the market with that expectation gives little to no
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result.
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Here's what makes BRouter unique:
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- It uses [freely configurable routing profiles](features/costfunctions.md)
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- It works [fully offline on any Android phone](features/offline.md) and is
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interfaced to some of the most popular Android map tools
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- It uses a sophisticated [routing-algorithm](developers/algorithm.md) with
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[elevation consideration](features/elevation.md)
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- It offers [alternative route calculations](features/alternatives.md)
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- It supports [via and nogo-points](features/vianogo.md)
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- It can [consider long distance cycle routes](features/cycleroutes.md)
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Routing data is available worldwide with automatic weekly updates
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### BRouter uses OpenStreetMap
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BRouter uses user-generated, collaboratively collected free geodata. Thanks to
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OpenStreetMap.org and contributors - please donate your geographic data to
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openstreetmap.org! See the [License
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description](http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) for details.
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### Online versions
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Check [brouter-web](/brouter-web) or [bikerouter.de](https://www.bikerouter.de/)
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if you want to use BRouter online.
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### Android app for offline routing
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See [Android quickstart guide](users/android_quickstart.md) for how to setup BRouter for
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offline routing on an Android smartphone.
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### Revision history
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See the [revision history](revisions.md) for older revisions of the app and the
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change-log.
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### Privacy Policy
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Please see [privacy policy](privacy_policy.md)
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### Google group for support questions and feedback
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Please use the
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[osm-android-bikerouting](http://groups.google.com/group/osm-android-bikerouting)
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google group for any questions/feedback.
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### Other bike routing resources:
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* [OpenStreetMap wiki router comparison
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matrix](http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Routing/online_routers)
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* [OpenRouteService.org](http://www.openrouteservice.org)
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* [Naviki.org](http://www.naviki.org)
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* [yournavigation.org](http://www.yournavigation.org)
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* [maps.cloudmade.com](http://maps.cloudmade.com)
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* [graphhopper.com](http://graphhopper.com)
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* [cycle.travel](http://cycle.travel/map)
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