Leaflet: An open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps
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- #Mapping
- #JavaScript
- #Open-Source
- Leaflet is the leading open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps, weighing about 42 KB of JS.
- It features layers (tile layers, WMS, markers, popups, vector layers, image overlays, GeoJSON), interaction (drag panning, zoom, keyboard navigation, events), visual (animations, default design, retina support), customization (CSS popups, custom markers, map layers, projections), performance (hardware acceleration, modular build, tap delay elimination), and map controls (zoom buttons, attribution, layer switcher, scale).
- Leaflet supports desktop browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari 5+, Opera 12+, IE 9–11, Edge) and mobile (Safari for iOS 7+, Chrome, Firefox, IE10+ for Win8 devices), with no external dependencies.
- It encourages community involvement through bug reporting, documentation, helping others, and spreading the word.