# maplibre/maplibre-gl-js

MapLibre GL JS - Interactive vector tile maps in the browser

Repository: https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/maplibre-gl-js
Homepage: https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: typescript, maplibre, maplibre-gl, maplibre-gl-js, webgl2, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:21:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2094, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 46}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11455, forks 1192 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:48.175662+00:00)

## What it is
MapLibre GL JS is an open-source TypeScript library for rendering interactive, GPU-accelerated vector tile maps in the browser using WebGL2. It originated as a fork of mapbox-gl-js v1.x after Mapbox's license change and is part of the broader MapLibre ecosystem.

## Use cases
- embed an interactive map on a website
- render vector tile maps in the browser
- add markers, popups, and controls to a web map
- animate a camera fly-to between locations
- display GeoJSON data on a map
- build a custom basemap with a style spec
- replace mapbox-gl-js with an open-source alternative

## When to choose
- you need a fully open-source (BSD-3-Clause) browser map library
- you want GPU-accelerated vector tile rendering with WebGL2
- you need rich camera animation, terrain, globe, and interaction handlers
- you want a large plugin ecosystem and active community

## When to avoid
- you need native mobile maps (use MapLibre Native instead)
- you only need simple static raster maps with minimal dependencies
- your target browsers lack WebGL2 support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: graphics, data-visualization, sdk, ui-components
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: webgl2, vector-tiles, interactive-maps, open-source-fork, maplibre, gpu-accelerated, maps, geospatial, web-server, nodejs, typescript

## Member repositories
- maplibre/maplibre-gl-js (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.175662+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 2026-08-29T17:15:34.947292+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.