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Mapnik

Toolkit for rendering raster map tiles from spatial data

Maps & GIS ★ 4k stars Hard setup LGPL-2.1

Mapnik is an open-source toolkit for rendering raster map tiles from OpenStreetMap and other geospatial data using a flexible styling engine. It powers custom slippy maps without relying on commercial tile providers.

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Key features

  • Raster tile rendering
  • Flexible styling
  • OpenStreetMap data support
  • No vendor lock-in

Strengths

  • Released under the LGPL-2.1 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (4k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C++

Is Mapnik secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Mapnik's latest release (v4.3.2). OSV.dev lists 2 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2025-15564, published 2026-02-07 (249 days ago)

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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