AwesomeDataviz

leafmap

Interactive mapping and geospatial analysis in Jupyter with multiple mapping backends.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
3.8K
PyPI downloads / week
7.3K
Commits, last 12 months
147
Contributors
46
Last commit
Latest release
v0.63.1Aug 2, 2026

Overview

leafmap is an open-source Python visualization library released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 3,782 stars, 474 forks, and 46 contributors. It is actively developed with 147 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.63.1, was published on Aug 2, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 7.3K times per week.

Its GitHub description: A Python package for interactive mapping and geospatial analysis with minimal coding in a Jupyter environment

GitHub topics: ipyleafletfoliummappingpythongeopythonjupyter-notebookjupytergisdatavizdata-sciencewhiteboxtoolsgeospatial

Install

PyPI
pip install leafmap
v0.63.1

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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147 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Oct 202529
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Jan 202616
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Aug 202612
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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 leafmap 3.8K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K leafmap 3.8K
GitHub stars for leafmap and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,895
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,323
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,443
Plotly (Python)18,822
leafmap3,782

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  • 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

leafmap FAQ

Is leafmap open source?

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

Is leafmap still maintained?

Yes. leafmap is actively developed, with 147 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 14 days ago.

How do I install leafmap?

From PyPI: pip install leafmap.

What are the best alternatives to leafmap?

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

What language is leafmap written in?

leafmap is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, PyPI. Updated Oct 4, 2026.