Vela
Vela is a free, open-source maps and navigation app for Android. Degoogled maps & turn-by-turn navigation for Android - MapLibre + Overture POI, no Google Play Services. It has 894 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at PimpinPumpkin/Vela.
- Android
- Jetpack Compose
- Maps & navigation
- Actively maintained
About Vela
Live traffic, real place data and turn-by-turn navigation, with zero Google on your phone. A degoogled maps and navigation app for Android: what NewPipe is to YouTube, for Google Maps. The map is open data. The basemap is open vector tiles, and the places on it are Vela data: Overture Maps and AllThePlaces, positioned with OpenStreetMap, baked into tiles in this repo and streamed from its releases. Browsing around never asks Google anything.
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What is Vela?
Vela is a free, open-source maps and navigation app for Android. Degoogled maps & turn-by-turn navigation for Android - MapLibre + Overture POI, no Google Play Services. It has 894 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at PimpinPumpkin/Vela.
Is Vela free and open source?
Yes. Vela's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free.
How do I install Vela?
Vela publishes releases on GitHub (latest: v0.4.1912); download the build for your device from the repository's Releases page, or build it from source by following the README.
Is Vela still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 8, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.