{"slug": "cartes-app", "name": "cartes.app", "category": "editors", "category_name": "Editors and IDEs", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 7, "warners": 1, "score": 2.759, "rising": 1.67, "first": "2026-04-30", "latest": "2026-10-01", "why": "Can you try this one ? Though not as flashy, it's a step away from most OSM styles.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 2, "neutral": 4, "compare": 0, "warn": 1}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "Can you try this one ? Though not as flashy, it's a step away from most OSM styles.", "kind": "", "icon": false, "domain": "cartes.app", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://cartes.app", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["cartes.app", "Cartes", "Cartes.app", "cartes"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 798750161, "item_id": 49921885, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49921885", "by": "westnordost", "date": "2026-10-01", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "https://cartes.app I can also recommend.", "excerpt": "For the web, I personally like https://osmapp.org https://cartes.app I can also recommend. Both projects have a similar goal, to offer a more useful UI around using an OSM based map.", "context": "", "use_case": "Map on OpenStreetMap", "switched_from": "", "story": "StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta"}, {"id": 767437904, "item_id": 47964869, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47964869", "by": "raybb", "date": "2026-04-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "This is freaking great!", "excerpt": "This is freaking great! How are you involved? Where does it get this cool image from? Dog Eared Books https://cartes.app/?allez=Dog+Eared+Books%7Cn6780338385%7C-122.42142%7C37.75839 Also, I noticed the map is at least a few days behind in my area, how long does it take for you to get updates? Do you plan to offer any way to sync data between devices?", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "OpenTrafficMap"}, {"id": 767370592, "item_id": 47960662, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47960662", "by": "maelito", "date": "2026-04-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Can you try this one ? Though not as flashy, it's a step away from most OSM styles.", "excerpt": "Can you try this one ? Though not as flashy, it's a step away from most OSM styles. https://cartes.app/#13.13/47.06727/15.44801", "context": "", "use_case": "Map style", "switched_from": "", "story": "OpenTrafficMap"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 781202032, "item_id": 48825127, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48825127", "by": "Groxx", "date": "2026-07-07", "version": null, "stance": "warn", "quote": "constant up and down movement at any middle zoom level", "excerpt": "Initial attempts and results: https://cartes.app/#8.61/37.5261/-121.7338 constant up and down movement at any middle zoom level, e.g. this one. zoomed far out or far in (~1km or so visible) it's stable, e.g. https://cartes.app/?allez=San+Francisco+Bay%7Cr9451753%7C-122.37618%7C37.68632#11.27/37.7499/-122.4066 moves most of the screen up and down, while https://cartes.app/?allez=San+Francisco+Bay%7Cr9451753%7C-122.376", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "CoMaps \u2013 FOSS Offline Maps"}]}], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["map on openstreetmap", "map app with photos", "map style"], "compared": [{"slug": "comaps", "name": "CoMaps", "co": 4, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}, {"slug": "osmand", "name": "OsmAnd", "co": 3, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}, {"slug": "openstreetmap", "name": "OpenStreetMap", "co": 3, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}, {"slug": "google-maps", "name": "Google Maps", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [{"id": 794915328, "item_id": 49682208, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49682208", "by": "maelito", "date": "2026-09-13", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "We added a simple place editor to https://cartes.app that includes the website attribute.", "excerpt": "We added a simple place editor to https://cartes.app that includes the website attribute. We're convinced most users (shopowners too) want to read and write in the same app.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Make your first edit to OpenStreetMap"}, {"id": 792127408, "item_id": 49507963, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49507963", "by": "maelito", "date": "2026-08-31", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "privacy focused and 100 % Web and open-source, no ads", "excerpt": "For-profit, but privacy focused and 100 % Web and open-source, no ads : https://cartes.app (I'm the main dev)", "context": "main developer of the app", "use_case": "privacy-focused maps app", "switched_from": "", "story": "Apple Maps Ads Are Here, and There's No Way to Turn Them Off"}, {"id": 788772097, "item_id": 49298256, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49298256", "by": "maelito", "date": "2026-08-14", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "My map application* has a place review system that was built on Atproto", "excerpt": "Great. My map application* has a place review system that was built on Atproto, we don't hold user's reviews, they're public, reusable by others. In case of data loss, replaying the jetstream was not possible. This v2 with history is perfect. * https://cartes.app", "context": "", "use_case": "Place reviews", "switched_from": "", "story": "Bluesky Protocol Services"}, {"id": 788336448, "item_id": 49271028, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49271028", "by": "maelito", "date": "2026-08-12", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I've built the first interactive map of all* public transports.", "excerpt": "Cool view ! For France, I've built the first interactive map of all* public transports. You just zoom on a zone and see the network (the bluish polygons) pop-up, clickable. Representing trains, that all share a common way but with very different schedules and destinations, is hard. No map is good, all do compromises. Hence I've delayed representing trains, it's too hard. https://cartes.app/?style=transports&gamme=urb", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Dutch Train Map Simulator"}, {"id": 781522400, "item_id": 48845150, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48845150", "by": "maelito", "date": "2026-07-09", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Yes sorry, we're working on it, daily !", "excerpt": "Thanks ! We're not using Bluesky, but Atproto ;) So place reviews is federated and open-source : we use Eurosky/Mu.social daily for our social accounts. Also, Bluesky itself is open-source. > but I think the international version is still work in progress, so I'll gladly return in the future. Yes sorry, we're working on it, daily !", "context": "part of the Cartes.app team", "use_case": "open map with federated reviews", "switched_from": "", "story": "CoMaps \u2013 FOSS Offline Maps"}, {"id": 781484240, "item_id": 48842765, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48842765", "by": "maelito", "date": "2026-07-09", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "To fund an open-source and open-data business, yes.", "excerpt": "> So you want the public to fund your business and what it gets in return is the honour of improving your business and \"compete with Big Tech\"? To fund an open-source and open-data business, yes. > I think there's a strong incentive to take their chances with Big Tech until a better alternative pops up. How do you think an alternative to duopolistic apps valued hundreds of billions could emerge without funding ? The ", "context": "part of the Cartes.app team", "use_case": "open web map", "switched_from": "", "story": "Cartes.app \u2013 a free and open map, a Web alternative to Google and Apple maps"}], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48808928", "title": "CoMaps \u2013 FOSS Offline Maps", "mentions": 4}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47953541", "title": "OpenTrafficMap", "mentions": 4}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49920160", "title": "StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta", "mentions": 3}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48794446", "title": "Organic Maps", "mentions": 3}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48816883", "title": "StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49674050", "title": "Make your first edit to OpenStreetMap", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {"neutral": 3, "warn": 1}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {"recommend": 1, "neutral": 1}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 798751569, "item_id": 49921973, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49921973", "by": "mbirth", "date": "2026-10-01", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "", "excerpt": "It's https://osmapp.org - as in OsmAPP. Not to be confused with https://osmaps.org, the Ordnance Survey Maps.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta"}, {"id": 798751248, "item_id": 49921953, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49921953", "by": "mbirth", "date": "2026-10-01", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "https://cartes.app is trying to do this.", "excerpt": "https://cartes.app is trying to do this. OsmAnd is quite usable as well. For navigation there's Magic Earth (can route around traffic jams), TomTom, and Scenic. OsmAnd can also do routing.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta"}, {"id": 798750161, "item_id": 49921885, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49921885", "by": "westnordost", "date": "2026-10-01", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "https://cartes.app I can also recommend.", "excerpt": "For the web, I personally like https://osmapp.org https://cartes.app I can also recommend. Both projects have a similar goal, to offer a more useful UI around using an OSM based map.", "context": "", "use_case": "Map on OpenStreetMap", "switched_from": "", "story": "StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta"}, {"id": 781202032, "item_id": 48825127, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48825127", "by": "Groxx", "date": "2026-07-07", "version": null, "stance": "warn", "quote": "constant up and down movement at any middle zoom level", "excerpt": "Initial attempts and results: https://cartes.app/#8.61/37.5261/-121.7338 constant up and down movement at any middle zoom level, e.g. this one. zoomed far out or far in (~1km or so visible) it's stable, e.g. https://cartes.app/?allez=San+Francisco+Bay%7Cr9451753%7C-122.37618%7C37.68632#11.27/37.7499/-122.4066 moves most of the screen up and down, while https://cartes.app/?allez=San+Francisco+Bay%7Cr9451753%7C-122.376", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "CoMaps \u2013 FOSS Offline Maps"}, {"id": 781152161, "item_id": 48822010, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48822010", "by": "flaburgan", "date": "2026-07-07", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "https://cartes.app from France", "excerpt": "Comaps is great. Works offline. https://cartes.app from France Murena maps have just been released: https://community.e.foundation/t/murena-maps-is-here-in-beta-try-it-and-help-us-shape-v1/82385", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time"}, {"id": 781028162, "item_id": 48814260, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48814260", "by": "zbycz", "date": "2026-07-06", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "like OsmAnd or https://cartes.app", "excerpt": "You can already add photos to OSM database. Eg. via wikimedia_commons tag. There is already plenty of apps which show them, like OsmAnd or https://cartes.app , https://osmapp.org or https://openclimbing.org where you can even upload the photos from the map UI", "context": "", "use_case": "Map app with photos", "switched_from": "", "story": "CoMaps \u2013 FOSS Offline Maps"}, {"id": 781026641, "item_id": 48814165, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48814165", "by": "ihatehn", "date": "2026-07-06", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "consider using something like cartes.app as a web \"version\" of CoMaps", "excerpt": "Hi! How have you tried to reach us? We have an open task to consider using something like cartes.app as a web \"version\" of CoMaps. https://codeberg.org/comaps/url-processor/issues/16", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Organic Maps"}, {"id": 767437904, "item_id": 47964869, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47964869", "by": "raybb", "date": "2026-04-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "This is freaking great!", "excerpt": "This is freaking great! How are you involved? Where does it get this cool image from? Dog Eared Books https://cartes.app/?allez=Dog+Eared+Books%7Cn6780338385%7C-122.42142%7C37.75839 Also, I noticed the map is at least a few days behind in my area, how long does it take for you to get updates? Do you plan to offer any way to sync data between devices?", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "OpenTrafficMap"}, {"id": 767370592, "item_id": 47960662, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47960662", "by": "maelito", "date": "2026-04-30", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Can you try this one ? Though not as flashy, it's a step away from most OSM styles.", "excerpt": "Can you try this one ? Though not as flashy, it's a step away from most OSM styles. https://cartes.app/#13.13/47.06727/15.44801", "context": "", "use_case": "Map style", "switched_from": "", "story": "OpenTrafficMap"}]}