Jul 4, 2026
Welcome to the June 2026 edition of the MapLibre Newsletter!
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Mierune, MapLibre’s inaugural sponsor, for their continuous backing since 2022.
As we keep building and evolving, contributions from organizations and individuals alike are what keep our project running smoothly and our community thriving. If you would like to support our ongoing work, please visit the MapLibre Sponsors page for more details.
A huge shoutout to Mierune, MapLibre’s very first sponsor!
📢 We are Hiring: Graphics Engineer
We are looking for a Graphics Engineer to join our team!
If you are passionate about open-source geospatial tools and low-level graphics programming, we would love to hear from you.
Check out the job description at maplibre.org/jobs/graphics-engineer.
📱 MapLibre Native
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Thanks to the efforts of Adrian Cojocaru and Alex Cristici, the instancing based fill extrusion optimizations is now implemented for the Vulkan backend as well. If you are using MapLibre Android, this is yet another reason to switch to the Vulkan backend (the default since version 13.0.0).
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Harel Mazor shared a blog post detailing his experiences adding Android Auto and Carplay support to his app using MapLibre Native. He also published a project to bring contours to MapLibre iOS and Android using a Rust-based HTTP interceptor.
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Over on Slack, Vladyslav Odobesku created a discussion thread about adding a Kotlin based
CustomVectorTileProviderthat would be a more performant alternative toCustomGeometrySourcefor Android developers. -
MapLibre Native FFI project now features browser support using the WebGPU backend. Dive into the Slack discussion thread and the relevant PR for more details.
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Taku Fukada from our valued sponsor MIERUNE implemented double resolution rendering for CJK characters. This makes these characters much more legible on mobile screens. MapLibre GL JS has had this behavior for a while already and we’re thrilled to bring this crisp rendering to MapLibre Native.
Releases:
| Platform | Latest Versions |
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| Android | 13.3.0, 13.3.1 |
| iOS | 6.27.0 |
🌐 MapLibre GL JS
We have rolled out seven pre-releases for version 6: 6.0.0-12 through 6.0.0-18.
We are nearing the finish line for the version 6 breaking changes! You can track our final milestones on the tracking issue: #6427
We have just a few remaining Pull Requests that needs community’s input before they close:
🤝 We would like to thank all the people who have contributed to the project this month:
👥 Conferences & Events
Last month (June 11–13), our board members headed to Madison, Wisconsin for State of the Map US 2026 to connect with the community and share what we’ve been building. A huge thank you to the organizers and everyone who stopped by to chat with us!
🗓️ Monthly meetings
We continue our regular community calls on the second Wednesday of each month, with an additional session on the last Wednesday to better accommodate Asia/Oceania time zones.
Upcoming Calls
- MapLibre Native: Jul 08, 2026 – 7:00–8:00 PM Berlin Time (UTC+2)
- MapLibre GL JS: Jul 08, 2026 – 8:00–9:00 PM Berlin Time (UTC+2)
🌏 MapLibre Eastern Call
Held on the last Wednesday of the month at an Asia/Oceania-friendly hour:
- Jul 29, 2026 – 9–10:00 AM UTC
All calls are open to everyone. Zoom links are shared in the MapLibre Slack.
Not yet a member? Request an invite via the OpenStreetMap US Slack and join the #maplibre channel.
We’d love to see you there!