Free vector map tiles.
No API key. No limits.
Maptoolkit.org serves free, production-grade vector map tiles from OpenStreetMap, hosted and ready to use, with no API key and no sign-up.
Maptoolkit has grown on top of two communities: the open data of OpenStreetMap and the open-source ecosystem around MapLibre. Without them, we wouldn't exist. So it's time to give something back: The free Maptoolkit Community License.
- No request limits
- No cookies
- No API key
- No sign-up
- Production-grade tiles
- Weekly OSM updates
- Hosted in Europe
- Free, full stop
Try the free map tiles live
map.setStyle("https://styles.maptoolkit.org/summer.json");
Just load this style into MapLibre, add attribution and you're all set
The deal, in plain terms.
The Service is provided free of charge for applications and websites under the following conditions. No fine print, no surprise invoices.
Small teams, non-profits, and educators.
- Non-commercial projects - personal sites, hobby work, open-source projects, academic and educational use.
- Small commercial - under EUR 1M annual consolidated revenue and fewer than 10 FTE employees.
- Above either threshold? You'll want the Enterprise License.
In front of real users, not as infrastructure.
- Attribution. Every map must visibly attribute both Maptoolkit and OpenStreetMap.
- No backend-only processing, bulk extraction, offline tile generation, or mirroring.
- No reselling, sublicensing, repackaging, or hosting the Service as part of another SaaS offering.
- Not permitted for use in print materials. Use Printmaps.net instead.
- Not permitted for use with: Adult Content, Gambling and Betting, Get-Rich-Quick Schemes, Predatory Lending, Hate Speech and Extremism.
Production-grade tiles, best-effort service.
- Unlimited requests, subject to fair-use and burst protection.
- Shared community infrastructure, provided on a best-effort basis.
- No SLA, uptime guarantee, support obligation, or availability commitment. Need that? Check our Enterprise License.
- Cached in 350+ data centers worldwide.
- Hosted in the EU.
- GDPR compliant.
- Cookie-free.
- No API keys. No logfiles.
Note: Please don't bother cheating. We have the tools to check and enforce these rules.
Give credit where it's due.
Every map served by the community service must visibly attribute both Maptoolkit and OpenStreetMap. Both the Maptoolkit logo and the copyright line must be visible at all times - no exceptions, no removing, no hiding behind opaque overlays.
What it has to look like.
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Maptoolkit Logo
The logo must be displayed clearly on the map. It must maintain a minimum height of
24px(or 24pt/dp on mobile platforms) to ensure it remains legible on all screen resolutions, including high-density (Retina) displays. -
Copyright Links
The copyright line
© Maptoolkit © Openstreetmapmust be displayed in the bottom-right corner of the map. Both elements within this line must function as active, clickable hyperlinks leading to their respective websites. - Legibility & Visibility Both the logo and the copyright links must remain fully legible, visible, and unobstructed across all map sizes, screen orientations, and zoom levels.
- Layering (Z-Index) If you implement custom user interface controls or custom map layers, the attribution elements must not be hidden or obscured.
No request limits. Fair use applies.
To keep shared infrastructure stable for everyone, adaptive rate limiting applies. Limits depend on whether your Referer (or User Agent for mobile apps) is registered. Registration is free, takes a minute, and fully optional - it simply raises your request ceiling.
The default. No setup at all.
Drop our style URL into MapLibre, ship.
Tiles/s are being counted at our origin servers. Tiles served from CDN cache (typically 90%+ of traffic) don't count against your limits. In practice, a map user rarely generates more than a handful of countable requests per second, if at all.
One-minute form. No credit card, no contract, no key to manage.
Tell us your website's domain and we'll raise your site's ceiling 5×.
Building a native app? Register your app and we'll issue a partner token: one static line in your tile URL, nothing to rotate or bill.
Register your domainThe Community License is intended for websites, prototypes, indie applications, educational use and small- to medium-scale commercial deployments. Traffic that exceeds reasonable interactive usage patterns may be delayed or throttled. Bulk downloading, scraping and similar automated workloads aren't permitted under this license.
Cached in a data center near you - powered by Cloudflare
Global Performance & Optimization
Maptoolkit.org leverages Cloudflare's network of 350+ data centers, achieving a 95–99% cache hit ratio. By pairing this extensive edge caching with highly optimized vector tile file sizes, we ensure ultra-low latency and maximum rendering speed worldwide.
When the free tier isn't the right fit.
For larger projects, dedicated infrastructure, SLAs or access to our full API suite - Enterprise unlocks everything Maptoolkit can do.
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Community License | Enterprise License |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | ||
| MCP Server | ||
| Cartography | ||
| Worldwide high-quality vector basemap | ||
| Hillshading & 3D terrain | ||
| Swiss-style rock drawing in the Alps | ||
| 3D buildings | ||
| Weekly data updates | ||
| Custom stylesheets | ||
| Your own geodata via Maptoolkit Connectors | ||
| GDPR-ready, hosted in Europe | ||
| Service | ||
| Service level | Best effort | SLA |
| Support | Community | Dedicated |
| Project manager | Dedicated | |
| Direct access to engineering team | ||
| APIs beyond vector tiles | ||
| Raster Tiles API | ||
| Static Maps API | ||
| Printmaps API | Optional | |
| Routing API | ||
| Map Matching API | ||
| Isochrone API | ||
| Maptoolkit Connectors | ||
| Enhancement APIs | ||
| Elevation API | ||
| Weather API | ||
| Geocoding API | ||
Frequently asked questions
Is it free for commercial use?
Yes, up to a size threshold. Non-commercial use is always covered: personal sites, hobby work, open-source projects, academic and educational use. Commercial use is covered under EUR 1M annual consolidated revenue with fewer than 10 FTE employees. Above either threshold you need the Enterprise License. Visible attribution to Maptoolkit and OpenStreetMap is required either way.
How can you offer this for free?
The tiles are the same ones serving our commercial customers on maptoolkit.com. That infrastructure is already live and paid for, so serving indie projects, open-source work and small teams on top of it costs us little. It also puts our cartography in front of people who may later need the commercial platform.
Does this include routing, geocoding or elevation?
No. Maptoolkit.org is the basemap tile service. Routing, geocoding, isochrones, elevation, weather and static maps are commercial APIs on maptoolkit.com and need an API key.
Are raster tiles available?
There is no raster basemap endpoint. The community service serves vector tiles, which a MapLibre-compatible renderer draws on the client. The elevation model behind the hillshading and 3D terrain is a terrarium-encoded raster DEM, and it is the only raster source the styles use.
Which map libraries can I use?
MapLibre GL JS is the reference implementation. There are documented setups for Leaflet, OpenLayers, deck.gl, CesiumJS, kepler.gl, Flutter, React Native, and MapLibre Native on Android and iOS.
Can I use the tiles with Leaflet?
Yes, through the @maplibre/maplibre-gl-leaflet plugin. The
community service is vector only, so the plugin draws a MapLibre GL layer
inside a Leaflet map. No API key is required, and there is
setup and a working example
in the docs.
Can I download the tiles or run my own server?
Not with the community service. The tile server is closed, and the license does not cover bulk extraction, offline tile generation or mirroring. Self-hosting and on-premise deployment are available commercially, under the Enterprise License on maptoolkit.com. If you want a free option you can host yourself, the compare pages list the projects built for it.
Do you offer support or an SLA?
No. The community service runs on shared infrastructure on a best-effort basis, with no uptime guarantee and no support obligation. Those commitments come with the Enterprise License.
How long until my OpenStreetMap edits appear on the map?
The basemap is rebuilt weekly, on Sundays, from the full OpenStreetMap planet file. An edit made during the week appears in the following rebuild.
How does this compare to other providers of free map tiles?
OpenMapTiles, Protomaps, OpenFreeMap and VersaTiles also serve free vector tiles built on OpenStreetMap, with different hosting models and tile schemas. The compare pages put each of them next to Maptoolkit.org on the same map view.