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24 alternatives to Terracotta, a light-weight XYZ tile server in Python

A light-weight, versatile XYZ tile server, built with Flask and Rasterio :earth_africa: - DHI/terracotta

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Terracotta, a light-weight XYZ tile server in Python launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    simple mbtiles server. Contribute to markuman/sms development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi all! A little background: I've been working on natto.dev, a spatial environment for JavaScript. I'm really excited about new interfaces for code (leveraging metaphors we're good at, spatial reasoning, making state visible, design tools, etc). With all the buzz around PyScript, I discovered Pyodide and got it working inside natto. This Python version is a stripped down version of https://natto.dev (eg interactive outputs, multiplayer) so please check that out if this interests you. I'm excited to share this spatial environment for Python. Imagine Jupyter cells arranged on a 2D…

    2022 · python.natto.dev · its alternatives →

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    There is a large grid of 250x250 tiles, on which you are be able to create a tiny website, contained into the tile. You can basically consider the tile as a mini version of your website, showcasing what your full site has (but it can be anything). You are able to link to your full site, and use any HTML/CSS/JS inside. The purpose is to create beautiful and interesting tiles, that could be used for exploring the indie-web in an easy and interesting way.

    Jan 2026 · webtiles.kicya.net · its alternatives →

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    For the past three years I've been building what I hope will be the next Blender, tackling the lack of any good 2D design or image editing tools outside the Adobe monopoly. This was our first year participating in Google Summer of Code and this Q3 update includes the big payoff from that, covering the most progress we've made so far as a project. If you're a Rust dev, consider getting involved as we apply for the next GSoC in the new year— you could be our intern next summer :) Q3 progress report: https://graphite.rs/blog/graphite-progress-report-q3-2024/

    2024 · graphite.rs · its alternatives →

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    It's free to play on steam, but you'll need a computer with a dedicated graphics card. I just released a new version after first releasing it 18 months ago. It's been a hard slog to scrounge time as it's not my day job but that's life. There's a ton of obvious improvements in the future (weather systems, temperature, varying rainfall, ice/snow, more biomes, more plate tectonics, lava, etc) but all suggestions/feedback is welcome.

    2023 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    The most versatile way to manage containers locally - afroisalreadyinu/miniboss

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TilePix▲139

    TileSet and TileMap Creation Suite

    Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Google released an API in May to get fetch 3D Tiles of anywhere on Earth. Using this in standard 3D engines like Blender is tricky because (1) the tiles are in a geographic coordinate system (2) you get a lot of little tiles at varying quality levels I wanted to simplify this so all you need to do is get an API key, select a map region and a zoom level, and get one combined glTF file that you can throw into any engine. Especially if you're just prototyping and want to see how this data looks in your engine before investing in figuring out all the nuances of the API & coordinate system. (Note…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I’m building Corviont, a self-hosted offline maps appliance (tiles + routing + search) for edge/on-prem devices. Hosted demo (no install): https://demo.corviont.com/ Self-host (Docker Compose repo): https://github.com/corviont/monaco-demo Docs: https://www.corviont.com/docs What’s inside: - Vector tiles served locally (PMTiles) - Routing served locally (Valhalla) - Offline geocoding/search + reverse (SQLite Nominatim-based index) - MapLibre UI wired to the local endpoints After the initial image + data pulls, it runs fully…

    Jan 2026 · corviont.com · its alternatives →

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    It requires no registration, no installation, and no configuration. Just run it on any computer and start drawing freely.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Virtual Meetups through Jitsi. Contribute to capnmidnight/Calla development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi everyone! I've been working on a web search interface for Python's documentation as a personal project, and I think it's ready for other people to use... Please give it a go (and join me in praying to the server gods): https://pythondocs.xyz/ Here's the tech stack for those interested: - Parser: Beautiful Soup + Mozilla Bleach - Database: in-memory SQLite (aiosqlite) + SQLAlchemy - Web server: FastAPI + Uvicorn + Jinja2 - Front end: Tailwind CSS + htmx + Alpine.js I have ideas for future improvements but hopefully the current version is useful to someone. Let me know what…

    2022 · pythondocs.xyz · its alternatives →

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    ohai! I've released Lightwhale 3, which is possibly the easiest way to self-host Docker containers. It's a free, immutable Linux system purpose-built to live-boot straight into a working Docker Engine, thereby shortcutting the need for installation, configuration, and maintenance. Its simple design makes it easy to learn, and its low memory footprint should make it especially attractive during these times of RAMageddon. If this has piqued your interest, do check it out, along with its easy-to-follow Getting Started guide. In any event, have a nice day! =)

    Apr 2026 · lightwhale.asklandd.dk · its alternatives →

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    Flexible tool to build planet-scale vector tilesets from OpenStreetMap data fast - onthegomap/planetiler

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The domain name www.io is being parked on Park.io. Contact the domain owner to make an offer right now...

    2013 · redstone.io · its alternatives →

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    Hello HN! I’m excited to share this open-source community mashup showing the power and possibility of combining 3D Gaussian splat scans with traditional mesh-based 3D tiles maps in the browser. As you've probably seen on HN a bunch lately, Gaussian splats are a new method to allow custom 3D scans of scenes and objects [1] and Google Maps 3D Tiles API are the same 3D buildings and street views your familiar with in Google Earth or Google Maps, and recently they’ve been made available for inclusion in web apps. Combining splats + 3d map mixes highly detailed real-world custom micro-scans with…

    2024 · maps-and-splats.glitch.me · its alternatives →

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    Hi all, My name is Simone Di Nuovo and i'm the creator of tilepieces, an open source project to visually editing HTML documents and Web applications. Tilepieces is a software that allows you to create applications for editing HTML documents, using some of the popular interfaces of the browser developer tools (with which it is possible to integrate css edits). Tilepieces also allows you to reuse your favorite code and libraries, and exposes APIs that are useful for editing multiple files at a time. You can start using tilepieces with its progressive web application version at…

    2022 · tilepieces.net · its alternatives →

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    Real-time Geospatial and Geofencing. Contribute to tidwall/tile38 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The web rebuilt for spatial computing.

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Tebi▲67

    Geo-distributed object storage solution

    2021 · its alternatives →

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