File Actions

The File menu contains essential file operations for managing your GPX files and folders.

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New File

Create a new empty GPX file. Keyboard shortcut: Cmd+N (Mac) / Ctrl+N (Windows)

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Open Files…

Open files from your computer. Keyboard shortcut: Cmd+O (Mac) / Ctrl+O (Windows)

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New Folder

Create a new folder to organize your files. Folders help you keep related routes and tracks grouped together in your workspace.

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Import Google URL…

Paste a Google Maps directions URL and Rendzo builds a new GPX file from it. Each stop in the directions becomes a waypoint, and the routing tool computes a path between them along roads or trails — so the result is a real GPX track, not just a list of points.

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How It Works

1. In Google Maps, plan a route with at least two stops (e.g., “Albuquerque → Santa Fe → Taos”).
2. Click Share in Google Maps and copy the URL — make sure it’s the full URL, not a shortened share link (see Limitations below).
3. In Rendzo, choose File → Import Google URL….
4. Paste the URL into the dialog. The dialog parses it live:
   • ”✓ N waypoints · Google travel mode: drive” means the URL parsed successfully.
   • A red error message means the URL is unsupported or empty.
5. The Routing profile dropdown is automatically set based on Google’s travel mode:
   • Drive → Car
   • Bike → Bike
   • Walk / Transit → Run/hike
   You can override this — for example, switch to Gravel bike or ADV Motorcycle if you’d rather route on different terrain than Google’s default.
6. Click Import. A new GPX file appears in your File Tree with the routed track and the waypoints.

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Limitations

• Short URLs are not supported. Links like goo.gl/maps/... or maps.app.goo.gl/... only resolve through Google’s servers; they don’t contain the route data Rendzo needs. Open the short link in your browser first to expand it to the full URL, then paste that.
• The URL must have at least 2 resolved stops. A URL with only an origin (no destination) can’t become a route.
• Coordinates must already be in the URL. Most directions URLs include them automatically. If yours doesn’t, open the route in Google Maps and the URL should refresh with coordinates embedded.

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What You Get

The resulting file:

• Contains one waypoint per stop in the Google directions, named with the place label from Google when available.
• Contains a single routed track connecting the waypoints along the network for your chosen profile.
• Is saved to the root of your File Tree — you can drag it into a folder afterward.

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Duplicate

Create a copy of the currently selected files. Keyboard shortcut: Cmd+D (Mac) / Ctrl+D (Windows)

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Export…

Open the export dialog to save the currently selected files to your computer. Keyboard shortcut: Option+Cmd+S (Mac) / Alt+Ctrl+S (Windows)

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Export All…

Open the export dialog to save all open files to your computer. Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Cmd+S (Mac) / Shift+Ctrl+S (Windows)

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The Export Dialog

Both export actions open the same dialog. It lists the files about to be exported — a single file downloads as a .gpx file, multiple files are bundled into a ZIP archive.

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Format

Choose how the path is written into the GPX file:

• GPX Track — full detail, best for following the exact path you created. Every point of the path is included, and your GPS device displays it as-is.
• GPX Route — turn points only. Your GPS device recalculates the path between the points using its own routing engine and maps, which enables turn-by-turn prompts but can differ from the track you defined.

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Export Options

When exporting as a track, you can choose which optional data to include: time, elevation, heart rate, cadence, temperature, power, and track metadata (surface, road type, category). Only data actually present in the selected files is offered. Routes carry just the turn points, so these options don’t apply.