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better-osm-org a year later

Posted by TrickyFoxy on 31 January 2026 in English. Last updated on 1 February 2026.

Exactly a year ago I summed up the results in diary of my work on the script, it’s time to do it again.

You can view existing features of the script and install it on GitHub (⭐️ welcome :) or in the OSM Wiki

🛰 Custom map layers

Can be configured in the right side menu or by pressing shift + S.

Satellite images are finally working in Chrome.

It is now possible to customise not only backgrounds, but also vector styles shift + V (but there is a caveat for Chrome users )

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better-osm-org 0.8: ⚡️📸🏃‍♂️💬🫂🛰⌨️

Posted by TrickyFoxy on 31 January 2025 in English. Last updated on 2 February 2025.

Today I will talk about the new version 0.8 of userscript that adds several useful features to osm.org.

You can view existing features of the script and install it on GitHub or in the OSM Wiki

⚡️ Faster rendering

My first PR was merged to openstreetmap-website code, and now the Map Data layer loads instantly. Be sure to try it. Thanks to the maintainers for help!

For the script, this means a huge acceleration in rendering large relations and GPS tracks (yes, tracks, read more!):

icon 👥 near relations is clickable 😉

📸 Photos from Panoramax, StreetComplete, Wikipedia Commons

Now they are displayed directly on the website. In notes, in tag history, and in changesets.

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