GPX ViewRename a GPX track
Is your device showing "Track 004" even though you renamed the file? That is because the name is written inside it. Drop the track: the page shows you the name it really announces, and you write another.
Your file never leaves your device
Reading, renaming and saving all happen in the browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is kept, no server sees your track. Close the tab and nothing is left of it.
How it works
Drop
Drag your file in, or paste the link to a published track. The browser opens it itself: there is no queue and no upload.
See the real name
The page shows the file's name and the one the track announces. That is where it becomes clear why the device was showing something else.
Write the new one
The file produced carries your name in both places, and downloads under that name — nothing left to rename afterwards.
Two names, and only one that counts
The file's name
The one you see in your downloads. It belongs to your computer, not to the track: changing it is instant, and has no effect whatsoever on what your GPS will show.
The track's name
The one written inside the file, and the only one devices read. A GPX carries two of them, in fact — one for the document, one for the track — and depending on the device it is one or the other that appears.
Why it is so often missing
Because most route planners export without writing one, or write an internal identifier. The device has to show something: it invents "Track 004" or falls back on the date.
Only the name changes, in both places — and the downloaded file's, so that the two finally agree. Untouched: the path, the elevations, the timestamps, the waypoints, the breaks. No measurement is recomputed, because none has any reason to change.
What this page cannot do
A browser does not walk down into a valley with no signal. GPX View keeps your tracks and maps on your phone, guides you along the way and records your outings — still with no account.
Frequently asked questions
- Is my file sent anywhere?
- No. It is read, changed and written again by your browser, and never transmitted. The name you type goes nowhere either. You can cut your connection after the page has loaded: everything still works.
- Why is renaming the file not enough?
- Because the name your GPS shows is written **inside** the file, not on its label. Your computer's file manager knows nothing about the contents of a GPX: it changes the label, the device reads the contents, and the two never meet.
- How many names does a GPX hold?
- Two: the document's and the track's. Some software shows the first, some the second, and there is no rule. This page writes both — the only way to be sure the new name shows up everywhere.
- My device still shows the old name
- First check that you transferred the file produced here, not the original. Then: some devices remember the name read at the first import — delete the track from the device and import it again.
- Can I remove the name instead of setting one?
- Yes: empty the field and submit. The name is then removed from both places, and your device will start inventing one again. It is rarely what anyone wants, but it is a perfectly valid state for a GPX.
- Do accents and emoji survive?
- Accents, yes, without reservation: a GPX is written in UTF-8. Emoji survive in the file too, but GPS screens can rarely draw them — you may see a box instead. The downloaded file's name loses the few characters a file system refuses.
- Do I need an account?
- No, neither here nor in the app. There is no account to create, so nothing to remember and nothing to delete.