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Marble vs OpenStreetMap: catalog facts
Marble	OpenStreetMap
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Best for: Exploring geography on a desktop globe, in class or at home	Best for: People who want an open world map and the ability to improve it
Free Free and open source from the KDE community.	Free Free to use; the map data is available under an open license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Web
Zooms from a whole-globe view down to OpenStreetMap street level Place search with linked Wikipedia articles Drag-and-drop route planning Extensible through plugins	Map data free to use under an open license Anyone can correct or add places Built-in routing with several engines
Mobile apps are Android only Behaves like an atlas and globe, not a full turn-by-turn navigator	Coverage and detail vary by region The website itself has no offline use; offline access needs a separate app
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-2.1	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Marble marble.kde.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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