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🗺️ MAPS.ME — Offline OpenStreetMap maps for iOS and Android

20 mentions on Hacker News by 17 people: 2 stories, 18 comments · first 2015-09-30 · latest 2026-07-07

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  1. …I didn't realize Maps.me used to be open-source! I suppose this is the code (from five years ago): https://github.com/mapsme/omim
    comment by codethief · 2026-07-07 · in CoMaps – FOSS Offline Maps
  2. https://github.com/mapsme/omim/ was forked in December 2020, with all new changes up to the last commit of Apr 28, 2021 merged into https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/ later. MAPS.ME is alive, but they publish the source code…
    comment by rtsisyk · 2024-12-20 · in Organic Maps Turns 4: The Privacy-Focused Alternative to Google Maps
  3. …://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/MAIL/mail-r... - OSM removed from Maps.me, then re-added: https://github.com/mapsme/omim/issues/14076 - No more source code releases from Maps.me: https://github.com/mapsme/omim/issues/14157
    comment by commoner · 2022-08-10 · in Review of /e/ – Android-based alternative for mobile phones
  4. Surprisingly, the original is still being updated too: https://github.com/mapsme/omim Is OMaps available for phones yet? All I can see is source code.
    comment by mkl · 2021-02-10 · in OpenStreetMap proven to be a highly accurate map in top US cities
  5. 1) it is open source with at least Android app published under Apache-2.0 License ( https://github.com/mapsme/omim is still up) 2) commercial entity often develop open source software, this dychotomy is false 3) mapy.cz is strictly…
    comment by matkoniecz · 2021-01-03 · in Openstreetmap’s product fails to compete with Google Maps
  6. …which looks dead too. [1]: https://github.com/matkoniecz/illegal-use-of-OpenStreetMap/b... [2]: https://github.com/mapsme/omim/issues/11845
    comment by rnhmjoj · 2020-12-23 · in Maps.me is gone, and we must bring it back
  7. Source code for the mobile app here : https://github.com/mapsme/omim
    comment by niea_11 · 2020-12-23 · in Maps.me is gone, and we must bring it back
  8. Here, I think: https://github.com/mapsme/omim
    comment by mkl · 2020-12-23 · in Maps.me is gone, and we must bring it back
  9. Do you mean https://github.com/mapsme/omim ? It seems like it's a mobile app. Or maybe you run it in anbox?
    comment by lapinot · 2020-11-19 · in Openstreetmap is having a moment
  10. I encountered a similar problem with technically open source MAPS.ME app ( https://github.com/mapsme/omim ). I tried building it and I kept failing. Eventually I gave up. I am not sure why it is even published as an open source project.
    comment by matkoniecz · 2020-09-27 · in It’s not free software if you can’t easily fork it (and how to fix it)
  11. MapsMe is open source app. As far I know, when you compile yourself, ads are disabled by default https://github.com/mapsme/omim
    comment by GRiMe2D · 2019-05-31 · in Google – My Activity
  12. …if you're a clever person who knows how to code, please file a PR for this feature for Maps.me: https://github.com/mapsme/omim
    comment by striking · 2016-05-08 · in Death by GPS
  13. …the analytics, there has been discussion on this as it relates to having an FDroid FOSS version. https://github.com/mapsme/omim/issues/85 Edit: Sorry, didn't see orblivion's comment.
    comment by thrilleratplay · 2016-04-07 · in MAPS.ME users now can edit OpenStreetMap by themselves
  14. …mail.ru which has a similar business model to Google with arguably more lax security practices. [1] https://github.com/mapsme/omim/issues/1073 [2] http://osmand.net
    comment by tohaji · 2016-04-07 · in MAPS.ME users now can edit OpenStreetMap by themselves
  15. Check out the discussion here: https://github.com/mapsme/omim/issues/85 In summary, Maps.me includes a few binary blob analytics libraries. The F-Droid fork removed them, but they have to sort out how to make sure the fork plays nice with…
    comment by orblivion · 2016-04-07 · in MAPS.ME users now can edit OpenStreetMap by themselves
  16. I use maps.me on my phone. [url: http://maps.me/en/home ] Plus, it's open source. https://github.com/mapsme/omim
    comment by nodivbyzero · 2016-03-15 · in Offline mobile maps from Mapbox
  17. For those who may have missed, maps.me is also gone open-source recently: https://github.com/mapsme/omim
    comment by krasin · 2015-10-20 · in OpenStreetMap is the Most Important thing in Geo
  18. …like this is where we can follow it? https://f-droid.org/forums/topic/maps-me/ EDIT: And here https://github.com/mapsme/omim/issues/85
    comment by orblivion · 2015-10-01 · in Maps.me goes open source