Alternatives to iD
Easy-to-use in-browser editor for contributing changes to OpenStreetMap. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
iD
Easy-to-use in-browser editor for contributing changes to OpenStreetMap.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as iD.
JOSM
An extensible Java desktop editor for OpenStreetMap map data, GPX tracks and imagery.
JOSM is a Java desktop editor for Windows, macOS and Linux with full node, way and relation editing suited to larger edits, but it needs Java 11 or newer.
Vespucci
An OpenStreetMap editor for Android that supports the full data model and works offline.
Vespucci is an Android OpenStreetMap editor that supports the full data model and works offline, but it suits mappers comfortable with tagging rather than beginners.
Every Door
Mobile OpenStreetMap editor for quickly adding and checking shops, amenities, buildings and entrances.
Every Door is a mobile editor on Android and iOS for quickly adding shops, amenities and entrances on foot, not for roads or large area edits.
StreetComplete
An Android app that improves OpenStreetMap by asking simple questions about places near you.
StreetComplete turns OpenStreetMap editing into simple on-site questions on Android, needing no tagging knowledge, but only covers the data its quests ask about.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
OpenStreetMap
A collaboratively edited world map you can browse, search, route on and edit in a browser.
overpass turbo
A web tool that runs Overpass API queries on OpenStreetMap data and maps the results.
OpenHistoricalMap
A collaborative interactive map of the world through history, edited by volunteers and public domain.
Panoramax
An open, federated platform and viewer for sharing street-level photos of places as a commons.
uMap
An open-source web tool for creating custom maps on OpenStreetMap layers and embedding them in websites.
Nominatim
An open-source geocoder that finds places by name or address and addresses by coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
