Google Earth Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Google Earth for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Marble, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Google Earth and eight of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Google Earth are NASA World Wind, GNOME Maps, KStars and OffRoad OSM.

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Google Earth alternatives are mainly Map Services, but if you're looking for Star Maps or GPS Navigation Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Windows, Kindle Fire, Linux, Android, Open Source and iPad. 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 Google Earth.
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  1. Marble icon

    Marble

     53 likes

    Marble is a Virtual Globe and World Atlas that you can use to learn more about Earth: You can pan and zoom around and you can look up places and roads. A mouse click on a place label will provide the respective Wikipedia article.

    42 Marble alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about Marble as an Alternative to Google Earth
    Douze
    Positive
    1

    it also features an offline world map in the form of a globe, with many different layers available, with old age maps and such.

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It shows maps of Earth and the sky, also with 3D rendition of our planet.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Marble icon

    • Most users think Marble is a great Google Earth alternative.

    • Marble is Free and Open SourceGoogle Earth is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Marble is Privacy focusedGoogle Earth is not according to our users
  2. NASA World Wind icon

    NASA World Wind

     44 likes

    World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about NASA World Wind as an Alternative to Google Earth
    Guest
    Negative
    8

    This is a developer tool rather than an application that can be used "out of the box", like Google Earth.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    NASA World Wind icon
    NASA World Wind icon

    • Most users think NASA World Wind is a great Google Earth alternative.

    • NASA World Wind is Free and Open SourceGoogle Earth is Free Personal and Proprietary
  4. GNOME Maps icon

    GNOME Maps

     23 likes

    Maps gives you quick access to maps all across the world. We use the collaborative OpenStreetMap database, enabling our users to make smaller changes to places and points-of-interests.

    34 GNOME Maps alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  5. KStars icon

    KStars

     24 likes

    Open-source astronomy software offering accurate night sky simulation with 100 million stars, Ekos astrophotography suite, stellar observation planner, "What's up Tonight" tool, FOV editor, and a variety of celestial catalogs for comprehensive astronomical exploration.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about KStars as an Alternative to Google Earth
    whitephoenixus
    Negative
    3

    It’s a planetarium program, not a maps or atlas program.

    KStars icon
    KStars icon
    • KStars is Free and Open SourceGoogle Earth is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • KStars is Privacy focusedGoogle Earth is not according to our users
  6. OffRoad OSM icon

    OffRoad OSM

     3 likes

    Offline desktop map viewer featuring vector OpenStreetMap data, navigation, GPX track import/export, elevation and contour display, customizable map layers, waypoint tools, and efficient handling of large files for outdoor, hiking, or off-road planning and navigation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Modest Maps icon

    Modest Maps

     13 likes

    Modest Maps is a small, extensible, and free library for designers and developers who want to use interactive maps in their own projects. It provides a core set of features in a tight, clean package with plenty of hooks for additional functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Modest Maps as an Alternative to Google Earth
    Roby718
    Negative
    2

    this is a library, not an application

    Modest Maps icon
    Modest Maps icon

    • Some users think Modest Maps is a great Google Earth alternative, some don't.

    • Modest Maps is Free and Open SourceGoogle Earth is Free Personal and Proprietary
  9. Aciqra icon

    Aciqra

     3 likes

    Aciqra (uh-SEE-kruh) is a free and open source virtual sky map and planetarium which tracks and displays astronomical bodies including planets, nebulae and stars to an accuracy of a fraction of a degree for thousands of years into both the future and the past.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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  10. QTViewer icon

    QTViewer

     1 like

    Libmini is free software that displays geographic terrain data at real-time. This is an example application of integrating libmini in the Qt user interface. The application, the libMini QTViewer, primarily uses libmini viewer functions but provides additional camera control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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