Tool
Leaflet
Lightweight open-source 2D map library for the web
About
Leaflet is the leading open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. Weighing just about 42 KB of JS , it has all the mapping features most developers ever need.
Leaflet is designed with simplicity , performance and usability in mind. It works efficiently across all major desktop and mobile platforms, can be extended with lots of plugins , has a beautiful, easy to use and well-documented API and a simple, readable source code that is a joy to contribute to.
Here we create a map in the 'map' div, add tiles of our choice , and then add a marker with some text in a popup:
Learn more with the quick start guide , check out other tutorials , or head straight to the API documentation . If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ first.
Features
- Tile layers, WMS
- Markers, Popups
- Vector layers : polylines, polygons, circles, rectangles
- Image overlays
- Drag panning with inertia
- Scroll wheel zoom
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Pricing detail
- Free BSD library
- Platforms
- Web / JS
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