# systemed/tilemaker

Make OpenStreetMap vector tiles without the stack

Repository: https://github.com/systemed/tilemaker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tilemaker
Homepage: https://tilemaker.org/
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: vector-tiles, openstreetmap
Last push: 2026-07-04T23:12:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 43, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4084, "days_push": 60, "days_rel": 168, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- 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 1883, forks 281 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:48.804016+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: geospatial, cli, parser, data-science
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp, cli
- tags: vector-tiles, openstreetmap, mbtiles, pmtiles, mapbox-vector-tiles, maplibre, lua-scripting, no-database, maps, geospatial, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- systemed/tilemaker (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:48.804016+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 2026-08-30T03:13:42.510508+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/systemed/tilemaker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:48.804016+00:00, sha 14aa293428d6)
  - homepage: https://tilemaker.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:54.043027+00:00, sha 025efbfeeb2b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.