Plastichunt stores geocache information in an SQLite database and lets you browse them via a GTK+-based graphical user interface. I wrote it mainly to familiarize myself with the GLib/GTK+ family of libraries, so it’s fairly rudimentary at the moment. Here is what it can do right now:

• Import GPX files. Right now, this is the only way to get geocaches into the program (except for manipulating the database directly), which only makes it useful for users of free platforms like OpenCaching.de and premium users of Geocaching.com.

• Display stored geocaches on a map of your choice. A small number of map providers, including OpenStreetMap, is provided by default. You can add others if you wish, as long as the tile URLs are formatted in a compatible way. By selecting a geocache, you get to see all its waypoints.

• Filter the list of geocaches. The query language is of course entirely undocumented. For instance, you might want to find challenging geocaches in an easily accessible area with difficulty >= 4 and terrain < 2, containers you can get to without a car with +bike or +pubtrans, or multis and mysteries which you haven’t found yet, but could at the moment, with (type: multi or type: mystery) and -found and +available. Filters are applied to both the list and the map view.

• View geocache details in tabs. Just double-click them in the map or list to see the available information. You can have a look at multiple listings at once. Attributes would be nice to have, but I can’t think of a pretty way to show them without having to fiddle around with pictures, which I’m not particularly good at.

• Store personal notes. You can save arbitrary text with any listing, store your own coordinates for waypoints and mark geocaches as found before you really log them online. This is kind of nice but still rather pointless because you cannot export this information yet.

So there you are, a couple of nice features and plenty of caveats.

You need GTK+ 2, GDK-PixBuf, SQLite 3, libxml 2, libsoup 2.4, librsvg 2 and WebKitGTK+ to run plastichunt and SCons to build it. Then do:

$ scons
# scons install

The first line compiles and links; the second one, run as root, installs to /usr/local.

Plastichunt is written by Michael Schutte michi@uiae.at. You can download, use, modify and distribute it according to the MIT License as provided in the COPYING file.