Best Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS) software in 2026

AdventureLog

adventurelog.app

Open source

Travel tracker and trip planner.

AirTrail

airtrail.johan.ohly.dk

Open source

Personal flight tracking system.

Bicimon

github.com

Open source

Bike Speedometer as Progressive Web App.

Dawarich

dawarich.app

Open source

Visualize your location history, track your movements, and analyze your travel patterns with complete privacy and control (alternative to Google Timeline a.k.a. Google Location History).

Geo2tz

github.com

Open source

Get the timezone from geo coordinates (lat, lon).

GraphHopper

graphhopper.com

Open source

Fast routing library and server using OpenStreetMap.

Nominatim

nominatim.org

Open source

Server application for geocoding (address -> coordinates) and reverse geocoding (coordinates -> address) on OpenStreetMap data.

Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM)

project-osrm.org

Open source

High performance routing engine designed to run on OpenStreetMap data and offering an HTTP API, C++ library interface, and Nodejs wrapper.

OpenRouteService

openrouteservice.org

Open source

Route service with directions, isochrones, time-distance matrix, route optimization, etc.

OpenStreetMap

openstreetmap.org

Open source

Collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.

OpenTripPlanner

opentripplanner.org

Open source

Multimodal trip planning software based on OpenStreetMap data and consuming published GTFS-formatted data to suggest routes using local public transit systems.

OwnTracks Recorder

github.com

Open source

- Store and access data published by OwnTracks location tracking apps.

TileServer GL

tileserver.readthedocs.io

Open source

Vector and raster maps with GL styles. Server side rendering by Mapbox GL Native. Map tile server for Mapbox GL JS, Android, iOS, Leaflet, OpenLayers, GIS via WMTS, etc.

Traccar

traccar.org

Open source

Java application to track GPS positions. Supports loads of tracking devices and protocols, has an Android and iOS App. Has a web interface to view your trips.

TRIP

itskovacs-trip.netlify.app

Open source

Minimalist POI Map tracker and Trip planner.

wanderer

github.com

Open source

Trail database where you can upload your recorded tracks or create new ones and add various metadata to build an easily searchable catalogue.