Planetiler

About

Planetiler is a tool that generates vector tiles from OpenStreetMap data. It's designed to be extremely fast - generating tiles for the entire planet in hours instead of days. Written in Java with low memory requirements.

Features

• Generates planet-scale vector tiles in hours
• Runs on a single machine without a database
• Outputs MBTiles or PMTiles archives
• Custom schemas via YAML or Java profiles
• Built-in OpenMapTiles profile included
• Merges nearby features with matching tags

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Alternatives & competitors

tilemaker

Build vector tiles from OpenStreetMap with a single command — no database needed.

Tippecanoe

Build vector tilesets from large collections of GeoJSON features. Essential for tile generation.

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