The Best Open Source Google Earth AlternativesTop Map Services and other similar apps like Google Earth

The best open source alternative to Google Earth is OpenStreetMap. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Google Earth and 17 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Google Earth are Marble, NASA World Wind, Street GL and GNOME Maps.

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  1. OpenStreetMap icon

    OpenStreetMap

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    OpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. It is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you.

    86 OpenStreetMap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    Top Positive Comment
    Hasan Yildiz
    0

    Very well is job. Excellent.

    Top Negative Comment
    zokris
    5

    OSM is a repository of maps. Although it is excellent, it is not a software and doesn't have many of the 3D functionalities Google Earth has.

    Guest
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    2

    not made to do the same thing

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    • Most users think OpenStreetMap is a great Google Earth alternative.

    • OpenStreetMap is the most popular Web-based alternative to Google Earth.

    • OpenStreetMap is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Google Earth.

    • OpenStreetMap is Free and Open SourceGoogle Earth is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • OpenStreetMap is Privacy focusedGoogle Earth is not according to our users
  2. Marble icon

    Marble

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    Marble is a Virtual Globe and World Atlas that you can use to learn more about Earth: You can pan and zoom around and you can look up places and roads. A mouse click on a place label will provide the respective Wikipedia article.

    40 Marble alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flatpak
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    Douze
    Positive
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    it also features an offline world map in the form of a globe, with many different layers available, with old age maps and such.

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It shows maps of Earth and the sky, also with 3D rendition of our planet.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Marble is a great Google Earth alternative.

    • Marble is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Google Earth.

    • Marble is Free and Open SourceGoogle Earth is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Marble is Privacy focusedGoogle Earth is not according to our users
  4. NASA World Wind icon

    NASA World Wind

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    World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    This is a developer tool rather than an application that can be used "out of the box", like Google Earth.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think NASA World Wind is a great Google Earth alternative.

    • NASA World Wind is Free and Open SourceGoogle Earth is Free Personal and Proprietary
  5. Street GL icon

    Street GL

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    Streets GL is a real-time 3D map renderer built for visualizing OpenStreetMap data with a heavy focus on eye-candy features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Myrano
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    Honestly, it’s the open-source alternative that most closely resembles Google Earth, with 3D building representation, even though it has fewer features.

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    • Street GL is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Google Earth.

    • Street GL is Free and Open SourceGoogle Earth is Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. GNOME Maps icon

    GNOME Maps

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    Maps gives you quick access to maps all across the world. We use the collaborative OpenStreetMap database, enabling our users to make smaller changes to places and points-of-interests.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Public transit
     
  7. KStars icon

    KStars

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    Open-source astronomy software offering accurate night sky simulation with 100 million stars, Ekos astrophotography suite, stellar observation planner, "What's up Tonight" tool, FOV editor, and a variety of celestial catalogs for comprehensive astronomical exploration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about KStars as an Alternative to Google Earth
    whitephoenixus
    Negative
    3

    It’s a planetarium program, not a maps or atlas program.

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    • KStars is Free and Open SourceGoogle Earth is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • KStars is Privacy focusedGoogle Earth is not according to our users
  9. OSM Scout icon

    OSM Scout

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    Goal of this project is to bring offline maps and navigation to Sailfish OS with native look and feel. OSM Scout for Sailfish OS is based on OSM Scout library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Sailfish OS
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  10. osmin icon

    osmin

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    Provides GPS navigation for on-road and off-road journeys on Android and Linux, utilizing a forked libosmscout backend, with GPX reading and writing, compass, trip tracker, road routing, POI database, offline mapping, data import/export, and suitable for outdoor activities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. GMap.NET icon

    GMap.NET

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    GMap.NET is great and Powerful, Free, cross platform, open source .NET control. Enable use routing, geocoding, directions and maps from Google, Yahoo!, Bing, OpenStreetMap, ArcGIS, Pergo, SigPac, Yandex, Mapy.cz, Maps.lt, iKarte.

    41 GMap.NET alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
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  12. Mergin Maps icon

    Mergin Maps

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    Mobile app for Mergin Maps 📲. Open QGIS projects and manage vector data on your phone, even offline 📶 (Android/iOS/Windows app).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Online
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  13. OffRoad OSM icon

    OffRoad OSM

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    Offline desktop map viewer featuring vector OpenStreetMap data, navigation, GPX track import/export, elevation and contour display, customizable map layers, waypoint tools, and efficient handling of large files for outdoor, hiking, or off-road planning and navigation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. TransforMap icon

    TransforMap

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    TransforMap works towards an online platform for you to visualize the myriads of alternatives to the dominant economic thinking on a single mapping system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Interface organic map showing a local supermarket alternative
     
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