Organic Maps has a desktop version.
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2025
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CoMaps is "offline-first" and they're working on a deskop version, but it is alpha right now and they don't appear to be distributing binaries of it (the desktop version) yet so you'll need to compile it yourself. There are instructions here. I haven't tried it yet myself but I think it looks promising!
Another option is to run CoMaps, OsmAnd, or another Android app under Waydroid.
Nice to see they took it under consideration for the future though! Thanks!
KDE marble? it looks like you'd have to download stuff before hand, however.
I'll take a look, thank you!
I guess it's a bit overkill but I think you could use brouter
Interesting, I haven't heard of this. Thank you!
If you want to get really into it QGIS is pretty much the best way to make custom maps. It takes some work but you can make very specialized maps. You can import a lot of information and some of the information can be made by you.
The only good example I can think of off hand is importing tracks from something like organic maps. Allowing you to plot trails without requiring internet. (Probably still requires gps from your phone)
It's probably overkill most of the time tho
Interesting nonetheless, thanks!
Gnome Maps?
Is there a particular reason you can't just use the browser?
Yes, I have edited my post to reflect that.
I would not be able to use the browser for use cases in which I am in the woods, wanting to look at the maps for the purpose of mapping out trails etc. It would also be handy for typical internet outage situations etc.
I see. Have you tried installing CoMaps with Waydroid?
I have not, but I saw someone recommending something similar as well, I'll have to read up. Thanks!
It works, with the exception of GPS/location :(
Well that's not too bad honestly, so long as you know where you are to begin with. Thanks for testing!
I'll give it a shot and see how it goes myself.
OSM website?