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Just download directly from https://download.osmand.net/rawindexes/

Thanks, but that's not something I can recommend to my family and friends :-)

I could do it for them myself, but then they wouldn't be able to recommend the tool to their friends in turn - which is my litmus test for any open source software intended for end users.

Then tell them to pay the $6 to support development. I think the osmand model (lite/demo with 10 map downloads, paid version with unlimited, open-source with full features for free but you have to know where to get it and how to install) is fair.

It just costs one single meal to buy the pro version and you support the future free, open source and ad-free development development.

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