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Audacity vs geemap
Audacity has 18,609 GitHub stars, 2,675 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped yesterday. geemap has 4,033 stars, 1,155 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Audacity leads on adoption by 361% (18,609 vs 4,033 stars). Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; geemap is written in Python under MIT. Audacity has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, geemap 29%. Audacity was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Audacity | geemap | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 4.0K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Audacity if
- You weight community size — 19K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick geemap if
- You want the geemap feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and geemap fits your workflow better
About Audacity
Audacity is an open source audio editor and recorder written in C++ and distributed under free software terms. It lives in the open source desktop audio editing ecosystem, where it provides a multi track interface for recording and editing audio on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. The README describes the project as an easy to use audio tool, and the repository contains both the Audacity 3.x line and the in progress Audacity 4 line.
read the full Audacity overview →
About geemap
geemap is an MIT licensed Python package that brings interactive geospatial analysis and visualization with Google Earth Engine into Jupyter based environments, and it is built for students, researchers, and existing Earth Engine users who want to explore satellite imagery with the Python ecosystem.
read the full geemap overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Audacity or geemap more popular?
Audacity has 18,609 GitHub stars and geemap has 4,033. Audacity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Audacity and geemap free?
Both are open source. Audacity has no licence declared in this registry, and geemap is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Audacity and geemap?
Audacity is written in C++ and geemap in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Audacity or geemap?
Choose Audacity if you want the larger community (18,609 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose geemap if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.