OpenMapSoftwareAn open map app for everyone
OpenMapSoftware is an open-source map and route planner for iPhone, iPad, Android, macOS, Windows and the web, built on OpenStreetMap. It uses no Apple Maps and no Google Maps, and prefers European services wherever it can.
No account needed, no advertising, no tracking. Licensed under the European Union Public Licence 1.2 (EUPL-1.2).
OpenStreetMap inside
Every map in the app is drawn from OpenStreetMap, the free world map made by millions of volunteers.
European services first
Search, routing and public transport come from services run in Germany. Where a service is not European, the app says so.
Open source
The code is EUPL-1.2, the open-source licence of the European Union, available in all official EU languages.
Private by design
Saved places stay on your device. Voice search runs on the device. No account and no analytics.
Improve the map
Spot something missing or wrong? Sign in with your OpenStreetMap account and fix it in the app, for everyone.
On every device
iPhone first, then iPad, Android, macOS, Windows and the web: one open map app wherever you are.
Why
Most map apps on phones come from a few large American companies. OpenMapSoftware shows that a complete map app — maps, search, routes, public transport, turn-by-turn navigation — can be built on open data and open-source software, using services run by non-profit organisations and volunteer projects, mostly in Europe.
The app keeps a public record of every component and service it uses, with its origin and licence, and marks where a dependency on an American company remains. See Data & credits.
Status
OpenMapSoftware is in development (version 0.1). The iPhone version comes first; versions for iPad, Android, macOS, Windows and the web will follow. It is not yet available in any app store.