Software
OctoMap
By OctoMap development team, from github.com/OctoMap/octomap (opens in a new tab)
- Navigation and mapping
- Library
- Licensed per package
OctoMap is a probabilistic 3D mapping framework built on octrees, consisting of the octomap library and the octovis visualization tools.
- Licensed per package. No license at the repository's root: each of its packages carries its own license.
Facts
- GitHub stars
- 2,400read on 6 Nov 2026
- Last update
- 26 Sept 2026Newest commit on devel
- Maintenance
- Activea commit in the last 90 days
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Checked on GitHub on 6 Nov 2026.
Licenses
- Code
- Licensed per package
No license at the repository's root: each package carries its own. Read the license of each package you use.
No license file at the repository's root at commit b5f9a95 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
Each package has its own licence file: octomap and dynamicEDT3D BSD-3-Clause; octovis GPL-2.0 or later (with the GPL libQGLViewer inside).
Overview
What it does: Robotheca's summary
- Provides the octomap library for efficient probabilistic 3D occupancy mapping using octrees.
- Includes octovis, a set of visualization libraries and tools for inspecting octree maps.
- Can be built separately or together from the top-level directory using CMake.
- Can be installed through the vcpkg dependency manager.
- Offers pre-compiled packages for use with ROS.
- Its maintainers are Armin Hornung, with the library originally developed at the University of Freiburg.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit b5f9a95, not by its creator.
The README
Files and versions
- Repository on GitHubgithub.com/OctoMap/octomap (opens in a new tab)
- The version Robotheca readb5f9a95 (opens in a new tab)
- Latest releasev1.10.1 (18 Sept 2026)
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Use it
How to install it, in the creator's words: The project's README (opens in a new tab)
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