systemed/tilemaker

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

tilemaker is a single C++ executable that converts OpenStreetMap .osm.pbf extracts into Mapbox Vector Tile format tiles, outputting to files, .mbtiles, or .pmtiles containers without requiring a database or server stack. It supports Lua-based tag processing and ships with OpenMapTiles-compatible configuration.

Use cases

• convert osm.pbf to vector tiles without a database
• generate mbtiles or pmtiles from OpenStreetMap data
• make custom maps for MapLibre GL renderers
• create offline vector tiles for mobile apps
• build a self-hosted map tile pipeline
• customize OSM tag processing with Lua scripts

When to choose

• you want vector tiles without running PostGIS or a tile-server stack
• you need a single executable or Docker image for tile generation
• you want permissive licensing with no Mapbox contract or fees
• you need flexible, scriptable OSM tag filtering and zoom-level simplification

When to avoid

• you need dynamic, real-time tile rendering from live OSM edits
• you require raster tile rendering server-side at scale
• you need a full tile-serving solution rather than tile generation

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

geospatial cli parser data-science developer-tools windows cpp cli vector-tiles openstreetmap mbtiles pmtiles mapbox-vector-tiles maplibre lua-scripting no-database maps geospatial linux macos docker

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