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Navit vs Pure Maps: catalog facts
Navit	Pure Maps
Best for: Offline car navigation on Linux devices, car PCs and Android	Best for: Navigation on Linux phones and Sailfish OS devices
Free Free, open source and without ads.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, Linux, Android	Linux
Works fully offline and does not track usage Spoken directions in 49 languages All 4 strengths for Navit Works fully offline and does not track usage Spoken directions in 49 languages Can use several map formats at once Reads GPS from gpsd or NMEA sensors	Runs on Linux desktops, Linux phones and Sailfish OS Pluggable map, geocoder and router providers All 3 strengths for Pure Maps Runs on Linux desktops, Linux phones and Sailfish OS Pluggable map, geocoder and router providers Open source with long-running development
Interface is built on GTK+ or SDL and looks dated next to modern phone apps Setup of maps and GPS takes more effort than commercial apps	No Windows, macOS, Android or iOS versions
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Navit navit-project.org f-droid.org/packages/org.navitproject.navit Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Pure Maps github.com/rinigus/pure-maps Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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