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Pure Maps vs Marble: catalog facts
Pure Maps	Marble
Best for: Navigation on Linux phones and Sailfish OS devices	Best for: Exploring geography on a desktop globe, in class or at home
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source from the KDE community.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
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	Zooms from a whole-globe view down to OpenStreetMap street level Place search with linked Wikipedia articles All 4 strengths for Marble 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
No Windows, macOS, Android or iOS versions	Mobile apps are Android only Behaves like an atlas and globe, not a full turn-by-turn navigator
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: LGPL-2.1
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Pure Maps github.com/rinigus/pure-maps Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Marble marble.kde.org Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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