# mapbox/mapbox-studio-classic

Repository: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-studio-classic
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mapbox-studio-classic
Homepage: https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-studio/
Language: JavaScript
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-09-18T21:46:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4943, "days_push": 2906, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1139, forks 226 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:44.140685+00:00)

## What it is
Mapbox Studio Classic is a cross-platform desktop application for designing custom maps from vector tiles, built on Node.js and Mapnik. It is deprecated in favor of the modern Mapbox Studio and has not seen releases since 2018.

## Use cases
- design custom map styles from vector tiles
- style maps with CartoCSS offline on the desktop
- generate raster tiles from custom map styles
- create choropleth and data-driven map visualizations
- maintain legacy Mapbox Studio Classic projects

## When to choose
- you need to open or maintain an existing Mapbox Studio Classic project
- you want offline, code-driven CartoCSS map styling on the desktop
- you need to render tiles locally with Mapnik without cloud services

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new map design project - use the modern Mapbox Studio instead
- you need actively maintained software or support for modern platforms
- you want browser-based or collaborative map styling

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: graphics, data-visualization, gui, developer-tools
- domain: graphics, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: map-design, vector-tiles, cartography, mapnik, deprecated, mapbox, maps, geospatial, macos, linux, desktop, nodejs

## Member repositories
- mapbox/mapbox-studio-classic (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.140685+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 2026-08-30T06:35:53.039664+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-studio-classic (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.140685+00:00, sha c1d35b8ef8a6)
  - homepage: https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-studio/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:22.544189+00:00, sha b453c4b9d4b1)
  - site_page: https://docs.mapbox.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:22.555565+00:00, sha 6b830788a899)
  - site_page: https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:22.564621+00:00, sha f919a683647b)
  - site_page: https://www.mapbox.com/search-service (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:22.553578+00:00, sha 2b64deb708ee)
  - site_page: https://www.mapbox.com/developers (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:22.558105+00:00, sha 74bb301ef7ba)
  - site_page: https://www.mapbox.com/company (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:22.560277+00:00, sha e6540a8f0611)
  - site_page: https://www.mapbox.com/company/values (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:22.562595+00:00, sha 839b8721af78)
  - site_page: https://www.mapbox.com/blog (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:22.567620+00:00, sha 61e7e2e728bd)
  - site_page: https://www.mapbox.com/webinars (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:22.569993+00:00, sha ab1b1feebe71)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.