Deprecation notice: ArcGIS Explorer on Windows platform to retire

ArcGIS Explorer on the Windows platform is officially in deprecation and scheduled to retire on Oct 1^st, 2025.

During this phase of deprecation, ArcGIS Explorer will continue to be available and supported but will not receive any enhancements.

Upon retirement on Oct 1^st, 2025, Esri will discontinue technical support and it will be removed from the app stores.

Why is Explorer on Windows being retired?

ArcGIS Field Maps launched in the fall of 2020 (on Android and iOS) as the next generation successor to several of Esri’s field apps, including Explorer.

Since then, all development efforts have been invested into Field Maps.

ArcGIS Explorer on iOS and Android was retired on December 31^st, 2021. Explorer on Windows will now be retired in Oct 2025.

Migration to Field Maps

Esri recommends that customers migrate to ArcGIS Field Maps on either Android or iOS. There are no plans to build a native app on Windows at this time.

The ArcGIS Field Maps Migration guide details patterns to support this transition.

There are alternative ArcGIS applications which are available on the Windows’s platform including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Survey123, ArcGIS QuickCapture, and ArcGIS Earth, as well as ArcGIS web applications including but not limited to ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Instant Apps, and ArcGIS Web Editor.

For additional Windows solutions we have an extensive partner network and custom Windows solutions can be developed using the ArcGIS Maps SDK for .Net: https://developers.arcgis.com/net/

If you have any questions, contact your Esri Account Manager or Esri Support.

As always, if you have ideas or feedback for the Field Maps team, please engage with us on Esri Community.