# ImPlot vs Mapnik

## Key differences

- ImPlot has 1.6× as many GitHub stars as Mapnik (6.2K vs 4K).
- Mapnik had more development activity over the last 12 months: 191 commits vs 104.
- ImPlot is licensed under MIT; Mapnik under LGPL-2.1.
- Mapnik is the older project: its repository was created in 2011, ImPlot's in 2020.

| | ImPlot | Mapnik |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Immediate-mode plotting library for Dear ImGui. | Toolkit for rendering maps, widely used to render OpenStreetMap tiles. |
| GitHub stars | 6,239 | 3,965 |
| Commits (12 months) | 104 | 191 |
| Contributors | 55 | 98 |
| License | MIT | LGPL-2.1 |
| Language | C++ | C++ |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Install | – | – |

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