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tippecanoe for Mac

Build vector tilesets from collections of GeoJSON features

Quick answer: tippecanoe is a design tool for macOS. Install it with brew install tippecanoe. It is distributed under the BSD-2-Clause licence. It has 347 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What tippecanoe is

tippecanoe is a design tool for macOS: build vector tilesets from collections of GeoJSON features.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/felt/tippecanoe.

How to install tippecanoe

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install tippecanoe.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install tippecanoe on Mac?

Run brew install tippecanoe in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is tippecanoe open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-2-Clause licence.

Does tippecanoe run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is tippecanoe?

It was installed 347 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1868 in this catalogue.

What version of tippecanoe is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.79.0.