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MapLibre GL JS

Open-source fork of Mapbox GL JS for vector maps

7.0K stars 100 contributors Since 2021
Website → GitHub

Open-source fork of Mapbox GL JS for vector maps

License
BSD-3-Clause
Min RAM
32 MB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
intermediate
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
K8s native
Offline
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none

Use cases

  • Self-hosted vector maps without Mapbox
  • 3D terrain visualization
  • Custom styled maps for applications

Anti-patterns / when NOT to use

  • Requires vector tile source
  • More complex than Leaflet for simple maps
  • GPU needed for smooth 3D

Compare with alternatives

Replaces / alternatives to

  • Mapbox GL JS
  • Google Maps

Technical specs

Language
TypeScript
API type
SDK
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
npmcdn

Community

GitHub stars 7.0K
Contributors 100
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing MapLibre
Funding community

Release

Latest version
Last release
Since 2021

Best fit

Team size
solosmallmedium
Industries
general

Tags

  • vector-maps
  • 3d
  • webgl
  • mapbox-fork
  • self-hosted-tiles
  • terrain
  • globe
  • open-source