MapLibre Compose is a Kotlin library for putting interactive vector maps in Compose Multiplatform apps on Android, iOS, desktop, and web. It's part of the MapLibre ecosystem, and isn't tied to any map provider; you point it at any MapLibre style and tile source: commercial, free, or your own.- Docs: https://maplibre.org/maplibre-compose/- Code: https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-compose- Live demo: https://maplibre.org/maplibre-compose/demo/About two years ago, I started building a transit tracking app in Compose Multiplatform, and found there was no suitable map library for it with the level of customization I wanted. So, within my "train-tracking-app" repo, I started working on wrapping the MapLibre Android and iOS SDKs behind a common Compose API.Around the same time, the StreetComplete folks and MapLibre Native folks were looking for the same thing: a Compose SDK for MapLibre Native. I spun my wrapper out into a library, and so began my two year yak shaving quest to bring MapLibre maps to Compose Multiplatform.The SDK-wrapping approach got the first releases out quickly, but it didn't age well. I could only expose what both supported, and each had its own slightly different…
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