# GPXTools

There are dozens of different file formats for storing GPS data. The format that QGIS uses is called GPX (GPS eXchange format), which is a standard interchange format that can contain any number of waypoints, routes and tracks in the same file.

GPXTools is a Core Plugin, so it comes pre-installed in QGIS. 

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Using the plugin you can: 

* Load data (including GPX, shapefiles etc.) 
* Convert data to GPX
* Upload data directed to a GPS (when plugged in) 

![QGIS with GPS Tools Highlighted](/files/-MW0XDtldMOQ-d-bQ4ZL)

#### Sources: 

* *QGIS Documentation:* [*https://docs.qgis.org/3.16/en/docs/user\_manual/working\_with\_gps/plugins\_gps.html?highlight=gps*](https://docs.qgis.org/3.16/en/docs/user_manual/working_with_gps/plugins_gps.html?highlight=gps)


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