Google Earth Pro
Drop-in replacementFreeThe same free Pro release from Google, installed from the Linux file on Google's own download page.
Your files: Opens your .kml and .kmz saved places files exactly as the Windows version does.
Does Google Earth Pro run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Google publishes Google Earth Pro installer files for Linux, and there is a browser version as well. Note that Google is retiring the desktop download on 25 June 2027.
Google Earth Pro is one of the few big-name Windows programs with a proper Linux version from the vendor. Google's versions page says the desktop app is available on PC, Mac or Linux, and offers a 64-bit installer file for Debian and Ubuntu systems and another for Fedora and openSUSE. It is the same free Pro release you had on Windows.
There is an expiry date on this, though. Google's own page says the desktop download will no longer be available from 25 June 2027. After that the supported version is Google Earth in a browser at earth.google.com, which already covers flying to places, measuring distances and viewing 3D terrain.
Your saved places move across as .kml or .kmz files. Export them from Google Earth on Windows before you wipe the machine, then open them on the Linux side in either the installed app or the browser version.
The 3D view leans on your graphics card, so an old laptop with basic graphics will feel sluggish. That is the same on Windows, but it is worth testing before you rely on it.
Google Earth Pro on Linux, and alternatives
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