Tools

Web tools and libraries built around the VersaTiles ecosystem.

Available

Playground: Live preview of all built-in map styles — switch themes, compare styles, and explore the default tile data without any setup.
Editorial Tools: A web-based suite for newsrooms — create locator maps, area maps and point maps for stories on local events, exclusion zones, and more.
GeoJSON BBOX Tool: Select a bounding box on a map and export the coordinates in various formats.
Map Animation: A Node.js tool for generating map animations — fly-throughs, time-lapse overlays, and other animated sequences from VersaTiles tile data.
Server Installer: Generates customised shell commands for setting up a map server on Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi, Windows and more.
Style-Maker: A MapLibre plugin for customising map styles — colours, fonts and language settings.
SVG Renderer: A JavaScript library for rendering map regions as SVG, suitable for static map generation on the frontend or backend.

VersaTiles-Studio: A desktop application in Rust for converting geographic data into vector tiles with size optimisation.
Generate City Maps: An interactive web demo for generating stylised black-and-white city map posters from any region.
Style Converter: A Node.js utility for converting map styles from the OpenMapTiles schema to the Shortbread schema.