Welcome to JOSM online help system

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Table of Contents

Getting Started

• Tutorials about JOSM
• FAQ about JOSM
• ​FAQ about OSM in general

JOSM interface

• ​The old manual
• Main Menu (note: depending on which plugins you have installed you may have more options on this menu)
  • Files
  • Edit
  • Connection
  • Layer

• Main Toolbar (the toolbar above the main JOSM window)
  • Download from OSM
  • Upload to OSM

• Edit Toolbar (the toolbar down the left hand side of the main JOSM window)
  • Zoom
  • Selection
  • Move
  • Add Node
  • Add Segment
  • Create Way
  • Delete

• Views
  • Map View
  • Properties Dialog
  • Layer List Dialog
  • Selection List Dialog
  • Conflicts Dialog
  • Command Stack Dialog

JOSM Preferneces

You can set your preferences for display and other options.

JOSM error messages

• Error while parsing