qgis/QGIS
QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform (lin/win/mac) geographical information system (GIS) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 5602
- days_rel: 33
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 46
Adoption not part of the score
14288 stars · 3502 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
QGIS is a free, open-source, cross-platform desktop Geographical Information System (GIS) for viewing, editing, analyzing, and sharing spatial data. It supports hundreds of raster, vector, mesh, and point-cloud formats, professional cartography, geospatial analysis, and extensibility via Python plugins and a companion QGIS Server.
Use cases
- create and edit maps from shapefiles and GeoPackage data
- analyze geospatial data with processing tools
- convert between GIS file formats like GeoTIFF and PostGIS
- design print-quality cartographic layouts and atlases
- view and edit raster, vector, mesh, and point cloud layers
- build custom geospatial workflows with Python plugins
- publish maps as web services with QGIS Server
When to choose
- you need a full-featured free desktop GIS on Windows, macOS, or Linux
- you work with many spatial data formats and need interoperability
- you want professional map production and spatial analysis without licensing costs
- you need a scriptable, plugin-extensible GIS platform
When to avoid
- you only need lightweight web map embedding rather than a desktop application
- you need a headless spatial data library for a small pipeline (GDAL/OGR or PostGIS may suffice)
- you require a purely mobile field-collection app as the primary tool
Facets
application · maturity stable
gui geospatial data-visualization image-processing plugin-system data-visualization cross-platform windows cross-platform python cpp gis cartography spatial-analysis qgis-server pyqgis osgeo maps geospatial linux macos desktop
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS · fetched 2026-08-28 · ea86282c40a1
- homepage: https://qgis.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 87490e9a8051
- site_page: https://docs.qgis.org/latest/en/docs/user_manual/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · b0dfab3efe08
- site_page: https://qgis.org/resources/installation-guide · fetched 2026-08-29 · f44979dd0843
- site_page: https://qgis.org/project/visual-changelogs/visualchangelog42 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3573ce88abff
- site_page: https://qgis.org/project/visual-changelogs · fetched 2026-08-29 · c7fc99260fea
- site_page: https://qgis.org/resources/hub · fetched 2026-08-29 · d5d43b5f7eab
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| qgis/QGIS | main | 98 |
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