GeoLibre

Project Overview

GeoLibre is a free and open-source, lightweight, cloud-native GIS platform for visualizing, exploring, and analyzing geospatial data. It runs everywhere — in the web browser, on the desktop, on mobile, and inside Jupyter notebooks — all while keeping your data local and private.

Key Features

• 1,000+ geoprocessing tools that run entirely in the browser on WebAssembly — no server, no install
• Cross-platform: Native desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), Android app, web browser, Jupyter notebooks
• Tech stack: Tauri v2, React, TypeScript, MapLibre GL JS, DuckDB-WASM Spatial, deck.gl
• Planetary basemaps: Supports Earth, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Galilean moons, Titan, Pluto, and Charon
• 3D visualization: 3D Tiles and building extrusion support
• Python and R packages available

Target Audience

• GIS analysts and geospatial data scientists
• Developers who need lightweight GIS tools
• Educators and students

Quick Start

1. Web version: web.geolibre.app
2. Desktop downloads: geolibre.app/downloads
3. Mac App Store: apps.apple.com/app/geolibre-desktop/id6796848769
4. Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geolibre.app
5. Python package: geolibre.app/python

Core Advantages

• 1,000+ geoprocessing tools run in the browser with no server
• Data never leaves your device, protecting privacy
• Truly cross-platform: desktop, mobile, web, Jupyter
• Supports planetary geospatial data visualization
• Open-source and free (GPL-3.0)

System Requirements

• OS: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Web
• Architectures: x86_64, arm64
• Additional Dependencies: None

Notes

• 1,000+ geoprocessing tools run entirely in the browser on WebAssembly
• R package integration is also available