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ipyleaflet

Interactive Leaflet maps in Jupyter notebooks, built on ipywidgets.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
1.5K
Commits, last 12 months
4
Contributors
85
Last commit
Latest release
0.20.0Jun 13, 2025

Overview

ipyleaflet is an open-source Python visualization library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 1,541 stars, 365 forks, and 85 contributors. It is maintained with 4 commits in the last 12 months; the most recent commit was on May 7, 2026. The latest release, 0.20.0, was published on Jun 13, 2025.

Its GitHub description: A Jupyter - Leaflet.js bridge

GitHub topics: jupyterlab-extensionleafletvisualizationjupyter

Install

PyPI
pip install ipyleaflet
v0.20.0

Development activity

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Popularity among Python data visualization libraries

Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K ipyleaflet 1.5K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K ipyleaflet 1.5K
GitHub stars for ipyleaflet and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,897
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,322
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,441
Plotly (Python)18,824
ipyleaflet1,541

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    24.4K starsPythonMIT

  • Matplotlib

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  • Bokeh

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  • Taipy

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    19.4K starsPythonApache-2.0

  • Plotly (Python)

    Interactive web based visualization built on top of plotly.js

    18.8K starsPythonMIT

ipyleaflet FAQ

Is ipyleaflet open source?

Yes. ipyleaflet is released under the MIT license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is ipyleaflet still maintained?

Mostly. ipyleaflet had 4 commits in the last 12 months; the latest was on May 7, 2026.

How do I install ipyleaflet?

From PyPI: pip install ipyleaflet.

What are the best alternatives to ipyleaflet?

The most popular alternatives listed in Python data visualization libraries are Streamlit, Dash, and Matplotlib. See the full ranking.

What language is ipyleaflet written in?

ipyleaflet is primarily written in TypeScript, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, PyPI. Updated Oct 5, 2026.