Organic Maps is a privacy-focused maps and GPS application designed for navigation without requiring a continuous internet connection. It uses OpenStreetMap data and is aimed at travellers, walkers, cyclists, hikers and drivers who want detailed maps available offline.
Maps can be downloaded by country or region and used for search, route planning and navigation. The application also handles saved places and tracks, making it useful both for everyday navigation and outdoor trips where mobile coverage may be limited.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides detailed downloadable maps based on OpenStreetMap data for offline use.
- Offers turn-by-turn walking, cycling and car navigation with voice guidance.
- Supports public transport routing for subway, light rail, bus and tram journeys.
- Can present alternate routes and route warnings for features such as steps, gates, ferries, tolls and unpaved roads.
- Includes hiking trails, cycling routes, walking paths, contour lines, elevation profiles, peaks and slopes.
- Provides fast offline place and address search.
- Displays public transport lines from stops and stations and includes subway map information.
- Supports bookmarks and tracks with import and export in KML, KMZ, GPX and GeoJSON formats.
- Allows multiple bookmarks and tracks to be selected together and individual tracks to be hidden from the map.
- Includes Wikipedia information for points of interest.
- Supports dark mode and downloadable regional maps designed to keep storage requirements manageable.
- Offers optional raster tile imagery for users who configure a suitable tile source.
- Runs on Linux as well as Android and iOS.
Website: organicmaps.app
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Organic Maps
License: Apache License 2.0
Organic Maps is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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