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QGIS Desktop

QGIS Desktop is a geographic information system, available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

Completely free
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub
License: GPL-2.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Comptoir du Libre, Wikidata
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms)
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOSEstablished by Android: Wikidata · iOS: Wikidata · Linux: Flathub, Wikidata · macOS: Homebrew, Wikidata · Windows: Wikidata
Publisher: QGIS Development Team
Latest version: 4.2.3 (25 September 2026)
Latest activity: 3 November 2026
Source code: github.com/qgis/QGIS

At a glance

QGIS Desktop is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

QGIS is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS is an official project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). It runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows and Android and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities.

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Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Comptoir du Libre (source code, licence) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) — 5 November 2026
Last technical check: 5 November 2026
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