# tomchentw/react-google-maps

React.js Google Maps integration component

Repository: https://github.com/tomchentw/react-google-maps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-google-maps
Homepage: https://tomchentw.github.io/react-google-maps/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react, google-maps-javascript-api, react-styleguidist
Last push: 2022-11-07T13:24:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4331, "days_push": 1395, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4626, forks 921 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:55.222983+00:00)

## What it is
A React component library that wraps the Google Maps JavaScript API, providing declarative components like GoogleMap, Marker, InfoWindow, and overlays. It uses higher-order components (withGoogleMap, withScriptjs) to integrate maps into React applications.

## Use cases
- embed a google map in a react app
- add markers and info windows to a react map
- render directions and polylines in react
- add heatmap layer to google maps in react
- use google places search box in react
- cluster markers on a react google map

## When to choose
- you are on an older React codebase using HOC patterns and need Google Maps integration
- you need ready-made components for markers, overlays, drawing, and heatmap layers
- you want a mature, MIT-licensed wrapper with extensive component coverage

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - the library is in maintenance mode and the official @vis.gl/react-google-maps or @react-google-maps/api are recommended
- you need Mapbox, Leaflet, or non-Google map providers
- you need active bug fixes or support for the latest Google Maps API features

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, geospatial
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: react, google-maps, maps-integration, hoc, react-components, maps, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- tomchentw/react-google-maps (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:55.222983+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 2026-08-29T18:19:38.272889+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tomchentw/react-google-maps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:55.222983+00:00, sha 0bd51f7de0ce)
  - homepage: https://tomchentw.github.io/react-google-maps/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:04:33.419890+00:00, sha 843792400f10)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/react-google-maps (fetched 2026-08-29T09:04:33.422208+00:00, sha d51dc4681f22)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.