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Potlatch

Potlatch is the classic OpenStreetMap editor, combining an efficient user interface with attractive presentation and a number of powerful features.

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  • Open Source

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  • Mac
  • Windows
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What is Potlatch?

Potlatch is an OpenStreetMap editor for Mac and Windows desktop.

The current version is 3.0 which runs as a desktop application.[1] Previous versions (2.x, 1.x) ran as in-browser editors on openstreetmap.org using Adobe Flash Player.

You can download the latest version at https://www.systemed.net/potlatch.

Potlatch's distinguishing characteristic is that it's extraordinarily ergonomic for moderately familiar users, without ever having too complex an interface. With a handful of keyboard shortcuts you can zip about the map and perform common editing actions efficiently: for example, you can skip 10 nodes back/forward along a way with one keypress, jump to the other end of the way with another, then assign a set of multiple tags to the way (which you've previously recorded) with another single keypress[2].

As yet, Potlatch does not run reliably on Linux systems due to Adobe AIR for Linux being discontinued. However, it will reportedly run under Wine.[3]

Development of 3.0 was supported financially by the OpenStreetMap Foundation.[4]