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Viking

GPS Data Editor and Analyzer.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Features described in its Debian package description, in its Flathub listing and on its official website: data import and export, EXIF metadata and geotagging, statistics and charts, GPS track recording.

File formats mentioned: GPX and KML.

Services and protocols mentioned: OpenStreetMap.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Import and Export numerous file types via GPSBabel” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Geotag Images” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Visualization and Statistics” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Realtime GPS tracking and track recording.” — Debian, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Viking is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

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

Viking is a free/open source program to manage GPS data. Viking includes the following features: Import GPX, TCX, KML and KMZ files Export to GPX and KMZ files Import and Export numerous file types via GPSBabel Create and edit Tracks, Routes and Waypoints Show OpenTopoMap, OpenStreetMap(OSM) Maps and various other Maps from online providers Show Generic Map Images with World File definitions Upload/Download OSM Traces Geotag Images Follow Realtime GPS Position Visualization and Statistics Digitial Elevation Model (DEM) Support OSRM Routing Support

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 7 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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