Kart

Spec sheet

Purpose

Kart provides distributed version control for geospatial and tabular data, tracking changes at the row and cell level.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

License

Kart is made available under a GPL license.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

Branches and history

Kart supports local branches and lets users review, compare, and switch to earlier dataset changes.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

Data types

Kart supports vector point, line, and polygon features, tabular data, raster and grid tiles, and tiled LAS data.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

Downloads

The maker’s site links to Windows 64-bit, macOS, and Linux amd64/arm64 Debian and RPM downloads.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

Editing limit

The Quick Guide says schema changes should be detected but are not supported in the described workflow and will cause an error.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.kartproject.org

GIS editing

Kart provides GIS database and file working copies that can be edited in common GIS software without plugins.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

Git workflow

Kart uses standard Git repositories and Git-like command-line commands.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

Local operation

Kart operations are performed locally.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

Project status and support

Kart is actively developed, some APIs may change, and its documentation directs users to GitHub Issues to report bugs and request features.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.kartproject.org

QGIS integration

Kart documentation describes a Kart Plugin for interacting with Kart directly within QGIS.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.kartproject.org

Spatial filtering

Kart can clone and work with a geographical subset of a larger repository.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

Supported formats

Kart supports GeoPackage, PostGIS, Microsoft SQL Server, and MySQL working copies.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

Synchronization

Kart synchronizes datasets by moving and applying a minimal compressed set of changes.Read 8 Oct 2026 · kartproject.org

Plans and prices

Every Kart plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Data Version Control Tools#21 of 367.8