Merkaartor is an OpenStreetMap editor for Unix, Windows and Mac OSX (prerelease, Intel only), distributed under the GNU General Public License.

There are many alternatives to JOSM for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is Merkaartor. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to JOSM and three of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to JOSM are Osmapy and Osmosis.
Merkaartor is an OpenStreetMap editor for Unix, Windows and Mac OSX (prerelease, Intel only), distributed under the GNU General Public License.

Osmapy is an OpenStreetMap editor programmed in Python. Python is modern, has a huge user base and is battery-included. This allows everyone to contribute to this project. Osmapy uses the widespread, powerful and freshly-looking Qt-framework.
