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Can I use my own SD card for Navionics?

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Isabella Floyd

Updated on March 17, 2026

Can I use my own SD card for Navionics?

Navionics GPS plotter charts are available in microSD/SD and Compact Flash (CF) format.

What is Navionics Gold?

Navionics Gold is the 2D flat model and is the most popular chart with boaters and fishermen all over the world, offering the largest coverage areas along with the absolute best detail.

How do I download Navionics to SD card?

Downloading Navionics to your card

  1. Download and install the Chart Installer Program. First, you’ll need to install the Chart Installer Program to your computer.
  2. Sign-in and plug the SD card in.
  3. Choose your plotter and charts.
  4. Insert the SD card in to your Q plotter.

Can you copy a Navionics SD card?

No. The format the sd card needs can only be done by navionics. Doesn’t matter if it’s Lakemaster, Navionics, Lowrance, whatever. If you could copy it, you could sell copies to everyone you know.

Can I update an old Navionics card?

If you have a registered Navionics card that has an expired subscription, you can get a new card online at up to 50% off! Just login to your account through our website. Purchase the replacement card and we’ll ship it to you preloaded and activated, with one year of daily updates and advanced features.

Which Navionics card is best?

Navionics Hotmaps Platinum
Ok.. the best card to use in your graphs will be the Navionics Hotmaps Platinum. This is the top of the line for Fresh water. This card has it all, 3D Overlays, Sonarchart information (1’depth contours) , community edits and even tides for the delta..

How do I activate my Navionics SD card?

Activate Your Navionics Card

  1. Connect your new card to a computer:
  2. Download and install the Chart Installer on your computer; launch it, and create an account, or log in to an existing account.
  3. Your card has now been activated and associated with your Navionics® account and GPS plotter model.

Do Navionics charts expire?

When your Navionics subscription expires you can continue to access your previously downloaded charts, but they will no longer be updated. At the time your subscription expires, your charts will remain in the same state that they were in when you last applied an update.

What can I do with my Navionics+ Gold Card?

If you already own a Gold card, you can use it to activate Navionics Updates and access valuable Navionics+ content, including SonarChart HD bathymetry and one year of daily updates at nearly half price.

What type of SD card do The Navionics maps come on?

The Navionics maps in this collection come on SD cards. These cards can fit into any SD card slot, but they are designed to be inserted into the GPS systems that are commonly found on boats.

What is the size of Navionics gold cf card?

Navionics Gold CF Card CF/16XG-2 VO1.20 USA – EAST 512 MB. Navionics Gold CF Chart Card USA – East CF/16XG-3 2GB – TESTED! If you want to make sure that you never get lost at sea and always avoid dangerous sandbars, the Navionics maps in this collection should be just what you need.

What do I get with Navionics plus North region?

With Navionics PLUS North Region you will receive a pre-loaded microSD/SD Card with the Coastal Gold and Hotmaps Premium Lakes charts for the Northern Region. More than 7,700 lakes in IA, MI, MN, ND, SD, and WI, all of Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake, plus US waters of the region’s Great Lakes. Shipping!