How to use Apple Maps on Windows PC

So, if you want to run it on your Windows PC, you have to do some workarounds. Let's find out details through the following article!

How to use Apple Maps on Windows PC

In short, there are two different methods to do this. You can use the DuckDuckGo search engine or install a virtual machine and run Apple Maps on it. Let's look at each method one by one.

1. Run Apple Maps through DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is a web browser that has made a name for itself thanks to its strong security measures. Indeed, even today, in a time when privacy is being violated en masse by big tech giants, DuckDuckGo remains an outstanding browser.

But apart from this, there are many other useful reasons to use DuckDuckGo as your browser. Running Apple Maps, instead of Google Maps, is another benefit of using this browser. This means that whenever you look up directions on DuckDuckGo, the browser will launch a map on Apple Maps.

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To open Apple Maps on your Windows, follow the steps in the article: How to use Apple Maps right in the browser.

2. Use virtual machines

Another - and rather lengthy - way is to use a virtual machine and run your Mac on top of your Windows. You see, Apple Maps isn't the only app that works specifically on Apple devices - and so people have been using this solution quite successfully for a while. You can do the same thing.

TipsMake previously covered how to run Mac apps on Windows using a virtual machine. Follow the instructions to the end, and once you've set up virtual macOS, launch the Maps app from launchpad as you would on any other Mac computer.

Maps is a popular tool from Apple. Sticking to only Apple products limits the app's usability. Both of the above methods will help expand the usability of this useful application.

Micah Soto

Update 17 October 2023