About ActiveCaptain®
The free ActiveCaptain app creates a powerful connection between your compatible mobile device and Garmin chartplotter, charts, maps and the boating community. Whether you use your Garmin products for cruising, fishing,...
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of ActiveCaptain® since it was posted on our website on 2021-12-23 22:53:38.
The latest version is 43.0 and it was updated on 2026-06-21 18:48:30. See below the changes in each version.
ActiveCaptain® version 43.0
Updated At: 2026-05-27
Changes: Version History - Improved chart handling: The lake level can now be set independently from the vessel position
- Bug fixing and optimization 43.0 Apr 1 - Improved device registration workflow
- Bug fixing and optimization 42.0 Jan 7 Bug fixing and optimization 41.0 10/22/2025 Bug fixing and optimization 40.1 08/20/2025 - OnDeck now displays sensor data for up to 10 years and allows to view two sensors on the same graph
- Bug fixing and optimization 40.0 06/25/2025 Bug fixes and performance improvements 39.0 04/02/2025 - Auto Guidance+™ improvements by sorting and grouping hazards along the route
- Bug fixing and optimization 38.0 01/08/2025 Bug fixing and optimization 37.1 10/22/2024 - View seabed areas in an updated color palette along with details about the nature of the sea floor such as sand, mud, rock or vegetation. Seabed areas menu option will display only where seabed area content exists. Look for new seabed areas content coming for European coverage areas
- Bug fixing and optimization 37.0 10/07/2024 - ActiveCaptain can now receive a point of interest or position from other apps
- Text display improvements in the map view
- Bug fixes and performance improvements 36.1 07/16/2024 - Positions or POIs marked in 'Google Maps' or 'Apple Maps' can now be shared with ActiveCaptain and displayed in the app
- Text display improvements in the map view
- Bug fixes and performance improvements 36.0 07/01/2024 Bugfixes and performance improvements 35.1 04/29/2024 - New 'Vessel Settings' menu
- Enhanced Telematics functionality (Battery Monitoring, Sensor Graphs for Engine Data)
- Bugfixes and performance improvements 35.0 04/08/2024 - Updated UI
- Bugfixes and performance improvements 34.0 01/09/2024 - Auto Guidance routing has been optimized.
- Improvements with data transfer to Garmin marine devices.
- The app icon and splash screen can now be configured to match the vessel manufacturer.
- Various improvements for alarms and sensor data (Telematics).
- Bug fixes and performance improvements. 33.0 10/16/2023 - Bugfixes and performance improvements 32.1 07/13/2023 - Software updates can now be downloaded while being connected to chartplotter Wi-Fi
- Bugfixes and performance improvements 32.0 07/07/2023 - Bugfixes and performance improvements 31.1 05/16/2023 Bugfixes and performance improvements 31.0 04/11/2023 - Software updates can now be downloaded while being connected to chartplotter Wi-Fi
- Bugfixes and performance improvements 30.0 01/11/2023 Bugfixes and performance improvements 29.0 09/28/2022 Bugfixes and performance improvements 28.0 06/27/2022 Now you can track, monitor and control any number of switches you need on the vessel via the OnDeck system within the ActiveCaptain® app.
> Supports third party digital switching interfaces with offboard switch control via the ActiveCaptain® app.
Auto Download Setting – This is a new setting that lets you enable automatic downloads of marine device software updates. 27.0 04/11/2022 Bugfixes and performance improvements 26.1 03/01/2022 [+] New Garmin Navionics+™ chart products now available for purchase in North America, featuring:
> Navionics® style appearance
> Advanced Auto Guidance+™ technology(1)
> Included one-year subscription to daily chart updates
[+] The app now has improved chart download and chart deletion capabilities
(1) Auto Guidance+ is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations 26.0 01/26/2022
ActiveCaptain® version 42.0
Updated At: 2026-01-07
Changes: - Improved device registration workflow
- Bug fixing and optimization
ActiveCaptain® version 40.1
Updated At: 2025-08-20
Changes: Aug 20, 2025
Version 40.1
Bug fixing and optimization
ActiveCaptain® version 40.0
Updated At: 2025-06-25
Changes: Jun 25, 2025
Version 40.0
- OnDeck now displays sensor data for up to 10 years and allows to view two sensors on the same graph
- Bug fixing and optimization
ActiveCaptain® version 39.0
Updated At: 2025-04-02
Changes: Apr 2, 2025
Version 39.0
Bug fixes and performance improvements
ActiveCaptain® version 38.0
Updated At: 2025-01-08
Changes: Jan 8, 2025
Version 38.0
- Auto Guidance+™ improvements by sorting and grouping hazards along the route
- Bug fixing and optimization
ActiveCaptain® version 37.1
Updated At: 2024-10-22
Changes: Oct 22, 2024
Version 37.1
Bug fixing and optimization
ActiveCaptain® version 37.0
Updated At: 2024-10-07
Changes: Oct 7, 2024
Version 37.0
- View seabed areas in an updated color palette along with details about the nature of the sea floor such as sand, mud, rock or vegetation. Seabed areas menu option will display only where seabed area content exists. Look for new seabed areas content coming for European coverage areas
- Bug fixing and optimization
ActiveCaptain® version 36.1
Updated At: 2024-07-16
Changes: Jul 16, 2024
Version 36.1
- ActiveCaptain can now receive a point of interest or position from other apps
- Text display improvements in the map view
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
ActiveCaptain® version 36.0
Updated At: 2024-07-01
Changes: Jul 1, 2024
Version 36.0
- Positions or POIs marked in 'Google Maps' or 'Apple Maps' can now be shared with ActiveCaptain and displayed in the app
- Text display improvements in the map view
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
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