Maptoolkit.org
Free and beautiful vector maps
Details
- External ID
- 49007024
- Source
- HN
- Company
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- Product
- Maptoolkit.org
- Website domain
- maptoolkit.org
- Launched
- July 22, 2026
- Cohort
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- Upvotes
- 12
- Upvotes percentile
- 0.6039426523297491
- Tags
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- Fetched at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
- Updated at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
Description
We built Maptoolkit.org - a free, production-grade vector maps service built on OpenStreetMap and MapLibre.Map rendering and tile hosting have historically been either expensive (Google, Mapbox) or complex to maintain yourself. (Plus: Their maps are car-focused.)Our maps feature max data zoom 15, global hill-shading, 3D terrain, contour lines, water depths, and specialized styles (like Hiking, Cycling, Winter).No sign up or API keys required. You can use it like this:``` const map = new maplibregl.Map({ container: 'map', style: 'https://styles.maptoolkit.org/summer.json', // <- that's all you need to add center: [11.40, 47.27], zoom: 12 }); ```And you can create custom styles with our MapMaker. Maybe a Elden Ring map style for your website?We hope you like it.
Enrichment
- Theme
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Function
- Dev tools
- Audience
- Developer
- AI stance
- Not AI
- Project type
- Hobby / open-source project
- Normalized one-liner
- vector map library
- Manually corrected
- False
Could you build this?
No Serving global production vector tiles, hillshading, and 3D terrain requires processing terabytes of OpenStreetMap data and running high-scale geospatial tile infrastructure.
What it would actually take: The architecture requires an ETL pipeline (like Planetiler or Tippecanoe) transforming the entire planet's OSM data into vector tiles, generating raster DEM hillshading from satellite elevation models, and deploying high-availability tile servers (e.g., Martin) backed by a global CDN. This requires specialized GIS, cartographic engineering, and petabyte-scale data infrastructure.
Discussion
3 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: MapMaker - image-based color scheme generation
Concerns raised: Winter map crashes, One finger panning not ideal
Feature requests: Improve one finger panning controls
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