Nominatim
Nominatim is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Maps & GPS category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in Python. It has 4,541 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 20, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 4,541
- Forks
- 866
- Open issues
- 98
- Commits, last 12 months
- 563
- Last commit
- Oct 20, 2026
- Latest release
- v5.3.3Oct 14, 2026
- Created
- Mar 3, 2012
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 20, 2026, 563 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases5 releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors6 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 20, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 563 |
| Latest release | v5.3.3 (Oct 14, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 5 |
| Releases, all time | 45 |
| Open issues | 98 |
| Open pull requests | 4 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Mar 3, 2012 |
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About Nominatim
Server application for geocoding (address -> coordinates) and reverse geocoding (coordinates -> address) on OpenStreetMap data.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/osm-search/Nominatim.
Topics
- openstreetmap
- geocoding
- osm
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Is Nominatim free and open source?
Yes. Nominatim is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Nominatim with Docker?
Nominatim does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Nominatim?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Nominatim include Dawarich, Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) and GraphHopper.
Is Nominatim actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Nominatim was on Oct 20, 2026 with 563 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v5.3.3, published Oct 14, 2026. It had 98 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.