/r/QGIS/

r/QGIS

43k members
r/QGIS is a subreddit with 43k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, qgis, legend, layers, and map.
A subreddit for discussion and all things QGIS - A Free and Open Source Geographic Information System. Got a problem? See what the community thinks. Wanna brag? Show us your stuff.

Popular Themes in r/QGIS

#1
Solution Requests
: "Is there a way to import Google Earth's historical imagery into QGIS as WMS/WMTS or XYZ layers? I'm building a 300-year timeline of my hometown."
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "GIS Advice"
3 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "I'm a forestry graduate with GIS skills and projects. I want to do an internship in GIS field. Know any organisations hiring?"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Resolution of line, text etc is bad in layout manager and exported map"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Ideas for a QGIS project"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/QGIS

#1

Struggling

14 posts
#2

Qgis

3 posts
#3

Legend

1 post
#4

Layers

1 post
#5

Map

1 post
#6

Help

1 post
#7

Osm

1 post

Flair Used in r/QGIS

#1
Open Question/Issue
: "qgis on macbooks?"
26 posts
#2
QGIS components (plugins, tools, etc)
: "QGIS Ribbon: a fully customizable ribbon interface for QGIS – build your own tabs for your workflows"
10 posts
#3
Tutorial
: "Mapped 23,000 ha of new flood water after Cyclone Arnab with free Sentinel-1 radar (QGIS + Python workflow)"
2 posts
#4
NotEarth/Fantasy Maps
: "I made a map of France in the style of Breath of the Wild"
1 post
#5
Solved
: "How to Restrict Buffers with Boundaries?"
1 post
#6
Earth/Fantasy Game Maps
: "First shape of the map - real 24.5km² slice in Unity"
1 post

Member Growth in r/QGIS

Yearly
+10k members(29.9%)

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Last updated: November 6, 2026