Recently, additional translations have been added to OpenStreetBrowser: Tamil (in Jan 2025), Thai (in Feb 2025) and Indonesian and Swedish (in Jul 2025). Thanks a lot for the contributions! If you want to improve or add translations, head over to Weblate. Here's a statistics of all current translations including a (hopefully) complete list of all contributors.

OpenStreetBrowser now utilizes the Fullscreen API, allowing it to take advantage of the entire screen when activated. If you prefer not to use this feature, you can switch to "window mode" in the Options. Additionally, in fullscreen mode, the controls will automatically hide after a few seconds of inactivity, enabling you to enjoy an uninterrupted view of the map - perfect for capturing screenshots!

The maxspeed category now includes maxspeed traffic signs (from zoom level 16). If the traffic signs have a direction, the icon will be rotated accordingly.

For this to work, I added a new TwigJS filter: 'parseDirection', which handles values like 'east' or 'NNW'.

The new etymology category (in the "Culture" section) informs about map features which have been named after someone or something. If a "name:etymology:wikidata" Tag is found, it will link to Wikidata.

There are some new functions for category developers:

• A Twig function 'boundaries(lat, lon)' which returns a list of boundaries the coordinate lies within (Countries).
• A property of the map object called boundaries which holds the list of boundaries at the map center.
• A property of the map object called driving_side which is either "left" or "right" with regards to the map center.

There's a new feature for custom categories and categories of other repositories: You can "pin" or "bookmark" them, so that they get loaded for every visit of OpenStreetBrowser. It is saved in your session, which is long-lived. If you want to backup (or duplicate) your list of pinned categories, you can use the new "YAML" feature of Options.

The Walking Amenities category (under Transport -> Walking) now includes more items.

Also, there's a new Walking Amenities category in the "Quality Control" section, which highlights map features with missing details.

Unfortunately I had to remove OSM CycleMap and Transport Map from the list of available basemaps, as the tile limit of the provider Thunderforest was exceeded. I don't want to change to a paid plan, as I do not earn money from OpenStreetBrowser.

Recently, there have been a few small updates to OpenStreetBrowser: