Open Source GPS Software
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Browse free open source GPS software and projects below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source GPS software by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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GPXSee
GPS log file viewer and analyzer
GPS log file viewer and analyzer with support for GPX, TCX, KML, FIT, IGC, NMEA, SLF, SML, LOC, GPI, GeoJSON and OziExplorer files. -
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Organic Maps
Organic Maps is a free Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers
Organic Maps is a free Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists. It uses crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data and is developed with love by MapsWithMe (MapsMe) founders and our community. No ads, no tracking, no data collection, no crapware. Your donations and positive reviews motivate and inspire our small team! Organic Maps is the ultimate companion app for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists. Detailed offline maps with places that don't exist on other maps, thanks to OpenStreetMap. Cycling routes, hiking trails, and walking paths. Contour lines, elevation profiles, peaks, and slopes. Turn-by-turn walking, cycling, and car navigation with voice guidance. Bookmarks export and import in KML/KMZ formats (GPX is planned). Organic Maps app is free from trackers and other bad stuff. Organic Maps is pure and organic, made with love. -
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Viking GPS data editor and analyzer
Viking is a free/open source program to manage GPS data
Viking is a free/open source program to manage GPS data. You can import, plot and create tracks, routes and waypoints, show OSM, Bing Aerial and other maps, geotag images, create routes using OSRM, see real-time GPS position (not in Windows), make maps using Mapnik (not in Windows), control items, etc. It is written in mostly in C (with some C++) & the GTK+3 toolkit. Viking is currently dual managed - with a corresponding Github presence at: https://github.com/viking-gps/viking Where you may find it easier to view the code and raise issues there too. -
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Terra Incognita
GPS mapping and management software
Program for downloading web source maps or local files maps for various programs or GPS devices. Terra Incognita™ main features: navigating through map by simple clicking generating OziExplorer, Kmz, JNX, GPSdash or TrekBuddy calibrated map file possibility to use many web map sources Google Maps™, Bing™, Open street map ... managing of waypoints or tracks saved in gpx and many other formats selected user defined map area for saving simplified and easy user interface downloading and saving maps on background automatic split of very large areas to many smaller map files -
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Seeker
Accurately Locate Smartphones using Social Engineering
Seeker is an open source project that demonstrates how to obtain precise location information from devices using social engineering and web-based techniques. The tool sets up a phishing page that asks for location permissions, allowing GPS and other device data to be shared if the user consents. It can capture latitude, longitude, accuracy, altitude, direction, and even speed, with results displayed in a terminal. The project supports both manual deployment and tunneling services like Ngrok for external access. While primarily intended as an educational resource on security awareness, it highlights the risks of exposing geolocation data online. Its simplicity and effectiveness have made it a popular project in cybersecurity learning circles. -
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opencpnplugins
Plugins for OpenCPN
This project hosts various plugins for the OpenCPN chart plotter, which are not bundled with the core package. OpenCPN is a free software (GPLv2) project to create a concise chart plotter and navigation software, for use underway or as a planning tool. OpenCPN is developed by a team of active sailors using real world conditions for program testing and refinement. -
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Traccar
Traccar GPS Tracking System
The Traccar software offers exceptional performance and stability, whether it is installed on Windows, Linux, or any other platform. The server can be hosted on-premise or in the cloud, and we provide various hosted options with professional support. Traccar stands out among GPS tracking systems on the market by supporting a vast array of protocols and device models. Whether you prefer low-cost, no-name GPS trackers or high-end, quality brands, Traccar enables you to choose from a wide selection of vendors. Traccar offers a modern and comprehensive web interface that is optimized for both desktop and mobile devices. Additionally, we offer native mobile applications for both Android and iOS platforms. Moreover, we provide a suite of applications that can transform mobile devices into GPS trackers. -
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XCSoar
... the open-source glide computer
XCSoar is a tactical glide computer for Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows. -
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Load, modify and save your GPX 1.1 files. Add and remove waypoints, edit track and routes, simplify tracks (reducing file's size), clean recorded data, add and edit GPX metadata, edit waypoint, route and track properties, all with real-time preview.
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JGPSTrackEdit
GPS track editor for editing tracks and planning (multiple) day tours
JGPSTrackEdit is a tool for editing gps tracks and planning (multiple days) tours (GPS track editor). An abritary number of tracks may be opened or created, tracks may be merged. A track may be splitted, reversed or edited (e.g. compressed and corrected). Points may be inserted or appended to a track (routing supported) or may be moved or deleted from a track. Maps of several providers are available, the default map is OpenStreetMap. Currently supported track formats: Garmin gpx route, Garmin gpx track, Garmin tcx, kml and plain txt. JGPSTrackEdit my also be used to download tile images for later offline use by smartphone apps. JGPSTrackEdit is written in the java language. To run the software, a java runtime installation is required (may be obtained from https://www.java.com/de/download/ or https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/ or https://adoptopenjdk.net/) More information, including the user manual, may be found on the wiki pages (https://sourceforge.net/p/jgpst -
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NAVeGIS
GPS navigation software for Windows Mobile & WinCE devices.
NAVeGIS is a WinCE/Windows Mobile navigation application. -
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A cross platform GUI for several code formatter, beautifier and indenter like AStyle, GNU Indent, GreatCode, HTML Tidy, Uncrustify and many more. Main feature is a live preview to directly see how the selected formatting option affects the source code.
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Java Midlet to use OpenStreetMap data on a J2ME ready Mobile. Displays a moving map using external or internal GPS, shows the street name on which you are. There is Navigation support for car drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians plus many more ...
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i-Blue 747 / i-Blue 757 / Qstarz BT-Q1000 / i.Trek Z1 / Konet BGL-32 / Holux M-241 / ... control SW (for Java Phones, PalmOS, WinCe (PPC), Java platforms, Windows, Linux, and MacOS). Compatible with most MTK GPS Chipset based loggers.
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GPSLogger
Lightweight GPS Logging Application For Android
GPSLogger is an Android app that logs GPS information to various formats (GPX, KML, CSV, NMEA, Custom URL) and has options for uploading (SFTP, OpenStreetMap, Google Drive, Dropbox, Email). This app aims to be as battery efficient as possible. GPSLogger uses the GPS capabilities of your Android phone to log coordinates to GPS format files at regular intervals. This can be particularly useful if you want to geotag your photos after a day out or share your travel route with someone. The purpose of this application is to be battery efficient to save you battery power when abroad and last as long as possible. -
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GPSBabel
GPSBabel converts and transfers data like waypoints, tracks & routes.
** This site is of historical interest only. The project is active on www.gpsbabel.org and github. Some of the county/state files remain active, but no version of GPSBabel should be downloaded from this site. ** GPSBabel reads, writes, and manipulates GPS waypoints in a variety of formats. Over 100 supported formats include GPX, GeoJSON and Garmin serial and USB protocols, Geocaching Pocket Queries and *.loc and more! For Windows, Linux, Mac. -
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Orbit Determination Toolbox (ODTBX)
Advanced mission simulation and analysis tool
The Orbit Determination Toolbox (ODTBX) is developed by the Navigation & Mission Design branch at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as an advanced mission simulation and analysis tool used for concept exploration, proposal, early design phase, and/or rapid design center environments. ODTBX functions and utilities are combined in a flexible architecture that allows for modular development of navigation algorithms and simulations. The core ODTBX functionality is realized through a set of estimation commands that incorporate Monte Carlo data simulation, linear covariance analysis, and measurement processing at a generic level. -
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Java Marine API
NMEA 0183 library for Java
Java Marine API is an NMEA 0183 library for Java. For furher info and latest source code, see project's Github pages. https://github.com/ktuukkan/marine-api/ -
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GPSInfo
Apl. móvil de Información georeferenciada + visor 3D escritorio
Plataforma de creación de información georeferenciada desde dispositivo móvil. Aplicación de escritorio 3D para explotación de la información. NEW: actualizada apk para soporte hasta Android 4.4 KitKat -
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OpenGTS (Open Source GPS Tracking System) is a full featured web-based GPS tracking system for your fleet of vehicles. It supports OpenLayers and other map providers, detail/summary Reporting, and various GPS tracking devices.
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Google Maps
Navigation and transit.
Search for local businesses and services, view maps, and calculate driving directions on Google Maps. Now avaible at Windows app. -
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Bluetooth GPS for Android
An application for using an external bluetooth GPS on Android devices
An application for using an external bluetooth GPS on Android devices. The application connects to a Bluetooth device (NMEA GPS) and creates a GPS provider which can be used to replace the internal GPS. -
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GPX Viewer
A friendly GPX viewer and editor with official maps, terrain and 3D
I made GPX Viewer to look back at my rides and walks: a good map, coloured climbs, honest numbers. For Mac and Windows. - Opens GPX from bike computers, watches and phones - Official aerial and topographic maps from Luxembourg, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, plus OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap and CyclOSM (Apple Maps on Mac). Thunderforest and Esri with your own key - Elevation profile coloured by gradient; speed, heart rate, cadence, power and temperature graphs; stats for any section - Playback, route drawing, GPX editing with undo - Official terrain, 3D relief, route surface analysis - File Info: which device and app recorded a file No account, no tracking, no ads. Your files stay on your computer. Downloads: macOS ARM64 (macOS 13 to 27, Liquid Glass on 26+), macOS X64 (10.13 to 12), Windows x64 installer (Windows 10 1809+ or 11). Unsigned: confirm on first launch. Free, MIT License. GPX only. See the Legal Notice tab. -
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Karto
Tool to work on map data, to check the data and generate your own maps
Karto allows to calibrate a scanned map (or aerial photos) with some known geo-points (Lambert, UTM, ...). After that, you can add any points (GPS points) in the map to build your own map. You can also add a transparent GIF image in the map after calibration (cave, mines, roads, ...). You can realize your own cartes with the data you add inside adding/showing/hiding layers of data. You can import/export your data files (after checking and correcting them) in differents formats. -
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simple GPS navigation for java phones (J2ME) and recording of tracks. Supports internal and external GPS. (JSR-179 / JSR-82 ). Good for Geocaching.
