# Best open source apps for travel > For travellers, a self-hosted stack starts with AdventureLog for trip planning, Dawarich for location history and wanderer for maps and trails. Each pick was chosen by hand for its job and is shown with GitHub data from October 2026. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Question | What are the best open source apps for planning and tracking travel? | | Picks | 10 | | Top pick | AdventureLog (3,791 stars) | | Data as of | Oct 7, 2026 | | Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-apps-for-travel | Self-hosted travel apps keep your trips, location history and photos private: trip planners, flight and location trackers, trail maps and a photo library. ## Trip planning - [AdventureLog](https://appsgit.com/apps/adventurelog) (3,791 stars, GPL-3.0, Svelte, Docker): AdventureLog has 3,791 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 179 commits in the last year. - [TRIP](https://appsgit.com/apps/trip) (1,946 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker): TRIP has 1,946 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 435 commits in the last year. - [Surmai](https://appsgit.com/apps/surmai) (282 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker): Surmai has 282 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 24 commits in the last year. ## Location and flight history - [Dawarich](https://appsgit.com/apps/dawarich) (10,597 stars, AGPL-3.0, Ruby, Docker): Dawarich has 10,597 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 3,004 commits in the last year; it replaces Strava. - [AirTrail](https://appsgit.com/apps/airtrail) (1,617 stars, GPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker): AirTrail has 1,617 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 269 commits in the last year. - [OwnTracks Recorder](https://appsgit.com/apps/owntracks-recorder) (1,211 stars, GPL-2.0, C, Docker): OwnTracks Recorder has 1,211 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 41 commits in the last year. ## Maps and trails - [wanderer](https://appsgit.com/apps/wanderer) (3,952 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker): wanderer has 3,952 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 311 commits in the last year. - [OpenTripPlanner](https://appsgit.com/apps/opentripplanner) (2,749 stars, LGPL-3.0, Java): OpenTripPlanner has 2,749 GitHub stars, uses the LGPL-3.0 license and had 4,352 commits in the last year. ## Photos - [Immich](https://appsgit.com/apps/immich) (115,648 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker): Immich has 115,648 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,638 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Photoshop. - [PhotoPrism](https://appsgit.com/apps/photoprism) (40,272 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker, AI features): PhotoPrism has 40,272 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,819 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Photoshop. ## How this list was made - Apps were picked by hand from the appsgit catalog for each job, then checked against the snapshot: unknown or archived projects and projects with no commit in two years are dropped automatically. - Inside each section the curated order is kept, most broadly useful first; an app appears only once on the page. - Stars, license, Docker and activity facts come from the GitHub API as of October 2026. ## FAQ ### Is there a self-hosted Google Timeline alternative? Dawarich visualises your location history and travel patterns on your own server, and OwnTracks Recorder stores data from the OwnTracks location apps. ### Is AdventureLog free? Yes. AdventureLog 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 this stack with Docker? 9 of the 10 apps here publish Docker images, including AdventureLog, TRIP and Surmai, so most of the stack can run side by side with Docker Compose on one server. Size the server for the heaviest app and add off-site backups. ## Related questions - [What is the best open source event management software?](https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-events) - [What is the best open source budget management app?](https://appsgit.com/best/budget-management) - [What is the best open source software for crypto and web3 projects?](https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-crypto) - [What are the best open source AI tools for crypto and web3 teams?](https://appsgit.com/best/ai-tools-for-crypto) - [What is the best open source software for banks and fintech companies?](https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-fintech) - [What open source AI tools can banks and fintech companies self-host?](https://appsgit.com/best/ai-for-banking) - [What is the best open source software for hospitals and healthcare?](https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-software-for-hospitals) - [What are the best open source AI tools for hospitals?](https://appsgit.com/best/ai-tools-for-hospitals) ## See also - [All maps & GPS apps](https://appsgit.com/categories/maps) - [All travel organization apps](https://appsgit.com/categories/travel) - [All photo galleries apps](https://appsgit.com/categories/photo-galleries) - [Open-source alternatives to Strava](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/strava) - [Open-source alternatives to Google Photos](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/google-photos) - [Open-source alternatives to Adobe Photoshop](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/photoshop) - [Open-source alternatives to Adobe Lightroom](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/lightroom) - [Immich vs PhotoPrism](https://appsgit.com/compare/immich-vs-photoprism) - [Immich vs Ente](https://appsgit.com/compare/immich-vs-ente) - [PhotoPrism vs LibrePhotos](https://appsgit.com/compare/photoprism-vs-librephotos) - [How to self-host Immich with Docker Compose](https://appsgit.com/guides/immich) - [How to self-host PhotoPrism with Docker Compose](https://appsgit.com/guides/photoprism) --- Canonical page: https://appsgit.com/best/open-source-apps-for-travel Source: appsgit (https://appsgit.com), the app store for github. 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