Navit
Navit is a free, open-source maps and navigation app for Android. Car navigation system. It has 668 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
About Navit
Navit for Android is an open source (GPL) car navigation system. It will display your position on a map (in bird-view mode or as a 3D "visualization") from GPS sensor data, and can provide precise route calculation, touch screen functionality and supports Points of Interest (POI). Unlike other navigation systems, Navit maps are dynamically generated in real time from vector data. Navit is completly offline and works without an internet connection. Navit respects your privacy and does not track your position. Features: ) Navigate to target from google maps ) works offline ) spoken directions in many languages ) uptodate OSM maps
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Navit from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Navit?
Navit is a free, open-source maps and navigation app for Android. Car navigation system. It has 668 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Navit free and open source?
Yes. Navit's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Navit?
You can install Navit from F-Droid (package org.navitproject.navit) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v0.5.7).
Is Navit still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Feb 11, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.