# mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps

Google Maps plugin for Cordova

Repository: https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cordova-plugin-googlemaps
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cordova-googlemaps-plugin, cordova, sdk, crosswalk, phonegap, google, google-maps, java, objective-c
Last push: 2024-06-10T10:25:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4691, "days_push": 814, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1671, forks 920 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:20.145284+00:00)

## What it is
A Cordova/PhoneGap plugin that embeds Google Maps in hybrid mobile apps using the native Google Maps SDK on Android and iOS and the Google Maps JavaScript API in the browser. It exposes a unified JavaScript API for displaying and interacting with maps across platforms.

## Use cases
- show a google map inside a cordova app
- add markers and map interactions to a phonegap app
- display native maps on android and ios from javascript
- embed google maps in a hybrid mobile application
- render maps in cordova browser platform

## When to choose
- you are building an Apache Cordova or PhoneGap app and need Google Maps
- you want one JavaScript API for maps across Android, iOS, and browser
- you need native map performance instead of a webview-based map

## When to avoid
- you are building with React Native, Flutter, or native SDKs directly
- you need maps other than Google Maps (e.g., OpenStreetMap, Mapbox)
- you need a plugin with frequent updates and active community support

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: sdk, gui
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: cordova, phonegap, google-maps, maps, hybrid-apps, native-maps, android, ios

## Member repositories
- mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:20.145284+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:42:42.020146+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:20.145284+00:00, sha 378c36745727)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/cordova-plugin-googlemaps (fetched 2026-08-29T11:16:06.051643+00:00, sha 3f56310c1ba7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.