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Ask HN: OpenStreetMap based Google Maps like alternative?

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I use maps mostly to find shops and other interesting places etc around but also for navigation. Realized from a recent comment that I am not alone in seeing that many things only appear at a certain zoom level. Google decides what I should or shouldn't see on map. I want to replace Maps with an OSM alternative.

I contribute to Maps with reviews, edits, photos etc and want to do all that on OSM but any OSM apps that I have seen so far only focus on one specific purpose e.g. apps for navigation, apps for edits, apps for discovering things.

Is there any OSM based app that looks as good or is as intuitive/easy as maps?

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Organic maps for me too

https://organicmaps.app/

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 and Android Auto

Fast offline search on the map

Export/import bookmarks in KML/KMZ, import GPX

Dark Mode to protect your eyes

Countries and regions don't take a lot of space

Free and open-source

I'm building https://cartes.app.

It's only in French for now, but we'll consider translating it if someone has time to propose the change.

Apart from the language, integrating transit worldwide is the big challenge. Plugin Transitous will be an option.

A few people have mentioned Organic Maps, but they have no social aspects, right? Like the reviews, photos, maybe even traffic? That's been a super useful part of Google Maps for me too.

Organic Maps is based on OpenStreetMap data. OpenStreetMap is "only" geographic data, and does not include reviews. Photos are sometimes available through third parties (Mapillary, Panoramax, Wikimedia) and can be tagged onto OSM objects.

OSM also does not include traffic data. For this I recommend the free https://www.magicearth.com/ which routes with OpenStreeMap data and loads traffic information from third party sources.

Organic Maps

100% My daily driver

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