OwnTracks Recorder
Store and access data published by [OwnTracks](https://owntracks.org/) location tracking apps.
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Still maintained? Yes: 10 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.0.4 (Sep 2026).
Comparisons in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS): Google Maps alternatives, Life360 alternatives.
At a glance
OwnTracks Recorder quick facts
- Health score
- 69/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 1,220
- Last commit
- 3 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.0.4, Sep 2026
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "The OwnTracks Recorder is a lightweight program for storing and accessing location data published via MQTT (or HTTP) by the OwnTracks apps. It is a compiled program which is easy to install and operate even on low-end hardware, and it doesn't require an external database."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
OwnTracks Recorder scores 69/100, #15 of 20 in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS): 10 commits in the last 90 days earn 11.7 of 35 points, the latest release (1.0.4, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,220 stars add 12.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 23.3 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 11.7 / 35
10 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
1.0.4 released 2 months ago
- Stars 12.3 / 20
1.2k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 10
- Last 90 days
- 43
- Last 12 months
- 3 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #15 of 20 tools in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS) by health , between Onloc (#14) and NextGIS Web (#16) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | C, Lua, deb, Docker |
| Latest release | 1.0.4 · 2 months ago |
| Stars | 1,220 |
| Open issues | 12 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | owntracks/recorder ↗ |
OwnTracks Recorder vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with OwnTracks Recorder (Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS)), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawarich | 96 | 11k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| AdventureLog | 94 | 3.8k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| TileServer GL | 94 | 2.9k | BSD-2-Clause | 7 days ago |
| OpenTripPlanner | 84 | 2.8k | LGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Onloc | 69 | 11 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| OwnTracks Recorder (this tool) | 69 | 1.2k | GPL-2.0 | 3 days ago |
OwnTracks Recorder: common questions
Is OwnTracks Recorder still maintained?
OwnTracks Recorder had 10 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, 1.0.4, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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