AwesomeDataviz

GMT

Command-line tools for processing geographic data and making publication-quality maps and plots.

Website GitHub
GitHub stars
983
Commits, last 12 months
332
Contributors
76
Last commit
Latest release
6.7.0Jul 30, 2026

Overview

GMT is an open-source data visualization app released under the LGPL-3.0-or-later license. Its GitHub repository has 983 stars, 413 forks, and 76 contributors. It is actively developed with 332 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, 6.7.0, was published on Jul 30, 2026.

Its GitHub description: The Generic Mapping Tools

GitHub topics: geophysicsearth-sciencemappinggeospatialcgeneric-mapping-tools

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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332 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Oct 202511
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Jan 202635
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Popularity among Data visualization apps & tools

ChartDB 23K FlameGraph 19.8K Data Formulator 17.5K Sampler 14.8K QGIS 14.5K Gource 13.2K GMT 983
ChartDB 23K FlameGraph 19.8K Data Formulator 17.5K Sampler 14.8K QGIS 14.5K Gource 13.2K GMT 983
GitHub stars for GMT and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
ChartDB22,986
FlameGraph19,784
Data Formulator17,525
Sampler14,808
QGIS14,467
Gource13,161
GMT983

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GMT FAQ

Is GMT open source?

Yes. GMT is released under the LGPL-3.0-or-later license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is GMT still maintained?

Yes. GMT is actively developed, with 332 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 4 days ago.

What are the best alternatives to GMT?

The most popular alternatives listed in Data visualization apps & tools are ChartDB, FlameGraph, and Data Formulator. See the full ranking.

What language is GMT written in?

GMT is primarily written in C, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API. Updated Oct 5, 2026.