I built this because I wanted a practical way to use OsmAnd’s powerful offline map stack inside modern Qt6 and PySide6 desktop applications. OsmAnd has a great native rendering engine and .obf offline map format, but integrating it into a current Python + Qt6 workflow is not straightforward. This project packages the moving pieces into one open-source SDK: vendored OsmAnd sources, native helper/widget builds, PySide6 integration, demo data, and a runnable preview app. What it supports today: 🗺️ Offline rendering from OsmAnd .obf map files 🧩 Native widget embedding for PySide6 apps ⚡ Native OpenGL and Python preview paths 🛠️ Build scripts for Windows, Linux, and macOS 📦 Bundled demo map data for quick local testing It’s still a developer-focused project, so I’d love feedback from people building GIS tools, offline-first apps, map viewers, navigation tools, or desktop Python applications.

PySide6-OsmAnd-SDK

Embed OsmAnd offline maps in PySide6 apps

Embed OsmAnd offline maps in PySide6 apps