Garmin BaseCamp Alternatives for Linux

Garmin BaseCamp is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is MTL Explorer, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Garmin BaseCamp and 12 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Garmin BaseCamp are QMapShack, GPXSee, MyTourbook and Golden Cheetah.

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Garmin BaseCamp alternatives are mainly Map Services, but if you're looking for Run Trackers or GPS Navigation Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Map and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Garmin BaseCamp.
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    Self-hosted GPS track archive for importing, mapping, filtering and analyzing recorded activities, with statistics, 3D replay, media and route planning.

    6 MTL Explorer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
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  2. QMapShack icon
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    QMapShack is the next generation of the famous QLandkarte GT application, the GIS app to display your GPS data on a variety of maps.

    23 QMapShack alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Bitbucket
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  3. GPXSee icon
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    GPXSee is a Qt-based GPS log file viewer and analyzer that supports GPX, TCX, KML, FIT, IGC and NMEA files.

    81 GPXSee alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. MyTourbook icon
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    MyTourbook is free software to visualize and analyze tours which are recorded by a GPS device, bike- or exercise computer and ergometer.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
    • Java
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  5. QLandkarte GT icon
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    QLandkarte GT is a powerful Open Source GIS application to display your GPS data on a variety of maps. It's target is the less the scientific user but the private outdoor aficionado

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. GpsPrune icon
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    GpsPrune is an application for viewing, editing and converting coordinate data from GPS systems. Basically it's a tool to let you play with your GPS data after you get home from your trip.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • OpenJDK
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  7. Viking is a free/open source program to manage GPS data. You can import, plot and create tracks, routes and waypoints, show OSM, Terraserver, Bing Aerial and other maps, geotag images, see real-time GPS position, get geocaches, control items, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  8. Turtle Sport icon
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    Turtle Sport is an open source software developed to communicate with GPS devices : Garmin, Suunto, etc. The following functions are available:

    Retreive your activities from GPS devices. Import and export activities in GPX, hst, tcx, kml, fit. Configure the athlete data: weight.

    48 Turtle Sport alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. TourGaze icon
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    Local-first ride viewer — import, browse, tag, replay, compare and analyse your tours. TourGaze turns the FIT / GPX / TCX / KMZ files from your bike computer, watch or phone into a searchable, taggable library of rides — with a cinematic map replay, advanced per-ride analytics...

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • Java
    • Node.JS
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  10. Pytrainer icon
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    Pytrainer is a tool to log all your sport excursion coming from GPS devices (with a focus on Garmin ForeRunnner 205, 305 and 405) or GPX files. Pytrainer supports GPS track files and displays your data in graphs and maps.

    62 Pytrainer alternatives

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    • Linux
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  11. ZTGPS is a Linux+KDE native PIM application satisfying the same purpose as Garmin's "BaseCamp" software, which does not run on Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Qt
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