Install
Organic Maps on
Raspberry Pi
Organic Maps
Free offline maps for everyone
The Linux version of Organic Maps has not reached feature parity with the Android and iPhone versions yet, and has not been optimized for mobile devices yet. Organic Maps is the ultimate companion app for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists:
- Detailed offline maps with places that don't exist on other maps, thanks to OpenStreetMap
- Cycling routes, hiking trails, and walking paths
- Contour lines, elevation profiles, peaks, and slopes
- Turn-by-turn walking, cycling, and car navigation with voice guidance
- Fast offline search on the map
- Bookmarks and tracks export and import in KML, KMZ, GPX formats
- Dark Mode to protect your eyes
- Countries and regions don't take a lot of space
- Free and open-source
To run: Menu -> Education -> Organic Maps
To run in a terminal: flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=aarch64 --command=OMaps app.organicmaps.desktop
Fortunately, Organic Maps is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.
- Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
- Use Pi-Apps to install Organic Maps.
Compatibility
For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Bookworm.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
Organic Maps will only run on PiOS 64-bit. Pi-Apps will not let you install Organic Maps on PiOS 32-bit.
Install Pi-Apps
Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.
Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash
Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps
Install Organic Maps
Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Organic Maps.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:
Then click on the Tools category.
Now scroll down to find Organic Maps in the list.
Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Organic Maps for you!
Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot, theofficialgman, and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io