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 - Mapsforge project uses a [compact file format](docs/Specification-Binary-Map-File.md) for fast ad-hoc rendering of OpenStreetMap data.
 - We provide tools to [compile your own maps](docs/Getting-Started-Map-Writer.md) with detailed [instructions](docs/MapCreation.md) and also [precompiled maps](http://download.mapsforge.org).
 - It provides [simple boilerplate code](docs/Getting-Started-Android-App.md) to build applications for Android that display OpenStreetMap-based maps.
-- It provides a library to build standalone applications in Java.
+- It provides a library to build standalone applications in Java ([instructions](docs/Desktop.md)).
 - Mapsforge maps can be flexibly styled with XML style files ([render themes](docs/Rendertheme.md)).
 - We provide [tools & library](docs/POI.md) for POI search and also [precompiled POI](http://download.mapsforge.org).
 - Mapsforge supports Android 2.3.3 (API level 10) and above.

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+### Desktop
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+To run the desktop samples can use the Gradle `run` task.
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+Can change the [mainClassName](../mapsforge-samples-awt/build.gradle) to run each sample and pass args:
+```groovy
+./gradlew :mapsforge-samples-awt:run -Pargs=/path/to/map
+```