7 Best React Map Libraries

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by Dhiren Gala dot icon Updated: Feb 3, 2023

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Here is the best open source React map libraries for your applications. You can use these simple and easy-to-use components for adding maps and mapping functionality to your React-based applications.

 

These libraries allow developers to create interactive maps quickly and easily with markers, popups, and other features. Also, they offer a wide range of customization options to fit their specific needs for creating maps with React. These features include vector tiles and styling with interaction options. Moreover, using these React map libraries, you can add advanced functionalities to your applications, such as vector and raster data, tiled maps, and more.


Using the Google Maps React library, you can also integrate Google Maps into React applications. It provides a simple and easy-to-use API for adding maps, markers, and other functionality with just a few lines of code.

 

There are several such libraries that can suit your specific needs and requirements. We have handpicked top and trending open source React map libraries based on popularity, licensing, and unique features to add mapping functionality to React applications:

Google Maps React:

  • Used for integrating Google Maps into React applications.
  • Provides a simple and easy-to-use API.
  • Allows adding maps, markers, and other functionality with just a few lines of code.

google-map-reactby google-map-react

JavaScript doticonstar image 6056 doticonVersion:2.2doticon
License: Permissive (MIT)

Google map library for react that allows rendering components as markers :tada:

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            google-map-reactby google-map-react

            JavaScript doticon star image 6056 doticonVersion:2.2doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

            Google map library for react that allows rendering components as markers :tada:
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                      Maps | Mapbox GL:

                      • Used in Geo, Map, React Native, and React applications. 
                      • Offers react native module for creating custom maps.
                      • Support MapLibre flavors of Mapbox SDKs.

                      mapsby react-native-mapbox-gl

                      JavaScript doticonstar image 1183 doticonVersion:8.5.0doticon
                      License: Permissive (MIT)

                      A Mapbox GL react native module for creating custom maps

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                                mapsby react-native-mapbox-gl

                                JavaScript doticon star image 1183 doticonVersion:8.5.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                A Mapbox GL react native module for creating custom maps
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                                          React-simple-maps:

                                          • Used for creating simple, interactive maps in React.js.
                                          • Offers features such as panning, zooming, simple rendering optimization, etc.
                                          • Provides a declarative API built on top of D3.js with TopoJSON.
                                          • Can be used with other libraries to create more complex maps.

                                          react-simple-mapsby zcreativelabs

                                          JavaScript doticonstar image 2804 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                          License: Permissive (MIT)

                                          Beautiful React SVG maps with d3-geo and topojson using a declarative api.

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                                                    react-simple-mapsby zcreativelabs

                                                    JavaScript doticon star image 2804 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                    Beautiful React SVG maps with d3-geo and topojson using a declarative api.
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                                                              React-leaflet:

                                                              • Used for creating maps with markers, popups, and other interaction options.
                                                              • Offers a simple API and extensive documentation.
                                                              • Provides bindings between React and Leaflet.

                                                              react-leafletby PaulLeCam

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                                                              License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                              React components for Leaflet maps

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                                                                        react-leafletby PaulLeCam

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                                                                        React components for Leaflet maps
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                                                                                  React-map-gl:

                                                                                  • Provides a simple and intuitive API.
                                                                                  • Allows adding maps, markers, and other functionality with just a few lines of code.
                                                                                  • Offers features like vector tiles, styling, and other interaction options. Used in Geo, Map, and WebGL applications as a React-based wrapper around Mapbox GL JS.

                                                                                  react-map-glby visgl

                                                                                  TypeScript doticonstar image 7145 doticonVersion:v7.1.0-beta.1doticon
                                                                                  License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                                  React friendly API wrapper around MapboxGL JS

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                                                                                            react-map-glby visgl

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                                                                                            React friendly API wrapper around MapboxGL JS
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                                                                                                      bing-maps-react:

                                                                                                      • Used for integrating Bing Maps into React applications.
                                                                                                      • Provides a simple and easy-to-use API.
                                                                                                      • Offers complete Bing maps functionality, including maps, markers, and more.
                                                                                                      • Get a Bing Maps API key from the Bing Maps Dev Center to take full advantage of this component.

                                                                                                      bingmaps-reactby milespratt

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                                                                                                      An easy to use Bing Maps React component.

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                                                                                                                bingmaps-reactby milespratt

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                                                                                                                An easy to use Bing Maps React component.
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                                                                                                                          React-OpenLayers:

                                                                                                                          • Used for creating feature-rich, interactive with React using OpenLayers.
                                                                                                                          • Provides functionalities such as vector and raster data, tiled maps, and more.
                                                                                                                          • Helps display a dynamic map on any web page.

                                                                                                                          react-openlayersby allenhwkim

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                                                                                                                          OpenLayer React Components

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                                                                                                                                    react-openlayersby allenhwkim

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