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prettymaps

Draws stylized maps from OpenStreetMap data, using osmnx and matplotlib.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
14.3K#43 in the directory
PyPI downloads / week
94
Commits, last 12 months
9
Contributors
20
Last commit
Latest release
v1.4.2Mar 3, 2025

Overview

prettymaps is an open-source Python visualization library released under the AGPL-3.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 14,288 stars, 733 forks, and 20 contributors. It is actively developed with 9 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v1.4.2, was published on Mar 3, 2025. On PyPI it is downloaded about 94 times per week.

Its GitHub description: Draw pretty maps from OpenStreetMap data! Built with osmnx +matplotlib + shapely

GitHub topics: matplotlibjupyter-notebookpythongenerative-artcartographymapsopenstreetmap

Install

PyPI
pip install prettymaps
v1.4.2

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 prettymaps 14.3K
Streamlit 45.9K Dash 24.4K Matplotlib 23.3K Bokeh 20.5K Taipy 19.4K Plotly (Python) 18.8K prettymaps 14.3K
GitHub stars for prettymaps and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Streamlit45,897
Dash24,441
Matplotlib23,322
Bokeh20,455
Taipy19,441
Plotly (Python)18,824
prettymaps14,288

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    24.4K starsPythonMIT

  • Matplotlib

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  • Bokeh

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  • Taipy

    Python framework for building data and AI web applications with interactive charts and dashboards.

    19.4K starsPythonApache-2.0

  • Plotly (Python)

    Interactive web based visualization built on top of plotly.js

    18.8K starsPythonMIT

prettymaps FAQ

Is prettymaps open source?

Yes. prettymaps is released under the AGPL-3.0 license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is prettymaps still maintained?

Yes. prettymaps is actively developed, with 9 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 2 months ago.

How do I install prettymaps?

From PyPI: pip install prettymaps.

What are the best alternatives to prettymaps?

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

What language is prettymaps written in?

prettymaps is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

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