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This is a list of online raster tile servers based on OpenStreetMap data. For the names of the physical servers that serve openstreetmap.org's map tiles, see Servers/tile.In the URLs provided ${X} and ${y} have to be replaced by the x and y Tile numbers and ${z} by the zoom level. Sometimes the $ is missing. In the URLS to Carto.com and some others there is also a {s} which should be replaced by the subdomain[1]. Subdomains are used to help with browser parallel requests per domain limitation. These subdomains are typically single letters 'a', 'b' and 'c'. Refer to the provider documentation for details of available subdomains.
See also Servers/Tile CDN for description of tile servers maintained by OSM and how one may donate new server to it.
 | It is highly recommend to consult and follow usage policies of a given server! Respect their terms of use/tile usage policy. |
 | Please don't forget to credit OpenStreetMap. See the Legal FAQ for details. Some tile services require their own attribution in addition. Ask their operator for details. |
Base maps
| Name | free/commercial | latency | IPv6 | comment | tiles url | Tile example | source code |
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| OpenStreetMap's Standard tile layer openstreetmap.org front page Tile usage policy compare |
free, funded by donations | yes | https://tile.openstreetmap.org/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/ | ||
| German fork of the Standard tile layer openstreetmap.de map usage policy compare |
free, funded by donations | yes | label in German and local language (transliterated where no name in Latin script is available), commercial and high-traffic use restricted | https://a.tile.openstreetmap.de/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://b.tile.openstreetmap.de/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://c.tile.openstreetmap.de/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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https://github.com/giggls/openstreetmap-carto-de/ | |
| Geofabrik Standard OpenStreetMap Carto style (similar to www.openstretmap.org) compare |
commercial, registration required, trial available | OSM data updated minutely | no | labels in local language | 
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| Geofabrik German openstreetmap.de map (German OpenStreetMap Carto fork) compare |
commercial, registration required, trial available | OSM data updated minutely | no | labels in German and local language, non-Latin characters are transliterated | 
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| Geofabrik English OpenStreetMap Carto style (similar to www.openstretmap.org) but English labels |
commercial, registration required, trial available | OSM data updated minutely | no | labels in English and local language, non-Latin characters are transliterated | 
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| Geofabrik Topo base map suitable for outdoor activities, with hillshade and contours compare |
commercial, registration required, trial available | OSM data updated minutely | no | labels in English and local language, non-Latin characters are transliterated | 
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| API.Wikiocity Wikiocity map |
commercial, registration required | ~1 day | no | you need to register to use this, a free plan is available. | https://api.wikiocity.com/r/raster/{language}/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | https://github.com/wikiocity/wikiocity-styles | |
| OpenCycleMap OpenCycleMap compare |
commercial, registration required | no | you need to register to use this, a free plan is available. | https://tile.thunderforest.com/cycle/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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unavailable, this is a closed source project | |
| Humanitarian map style Humanitarian focused OSM base layer Usage policy: https://www.openstreetmap.fr/fonds-de-carte/ compare |
free, funded by donations | 5 minutes | yes | map style info. https and http/2 supported. | https://a.tile.openstreetmap.fr/hot/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://b.tile.openstreetmap.fr/hot/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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https://github.com/hotosm/HDM-CartoCSS |
| OSM France Priority given to French names and symbols (baguette instead of pretzel for bakery!). Special display for sport fields. Usage policy: https://www.openstreetmap.fr/fonds-de-carte/ compare |
free, funded by donations | 1 hour | yes | Fork of openstreetmap-carto. Some newer features are sometimes experimented and are discussed on the French OpenStreetmap mailing list. Guided tour of improved features. https and http/2 supported. | https://a.tile.openstreetmap.fr/osmfr/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://b.tile.openstreetmap.fr/osmfr/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://c.tile.openstreetmap.fr/osmfr/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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https://github.com/cquest/osmfr-cartocss map |
| wmflabs Hike & Bike Hiking map compare |
~3 months | no | Out of service as of 1/2022. Using osmc:symbol=* | https://tiles.wmflabs.org/hikebike/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| wmflabs Hillshading shading compare |
n/a | no | Out of service as of 1/2022. | https://tiles.wmflabs.org/hillshading/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| wmflabs OSM B&W mapnik map grayscale compare |
~3 months [1] | no | Out of service as of 1/2022. | https://tiles.wmflabs.org/bw-mapnik/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| wmflabs OSM no labels mapnik map without labels compare |
~3 months | no | Out of service as of 1/2022. | https://tiles.wmflabs.org/osm-no-labels/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| Stamen Toner Black & White map compare |
funded by donations | no data updates | no | Black&White, printing, uses Natural Earth at low zooms, retina tiles available
variants available: toner, toner-hybrid, toner-labels, toner-lines, toner-background, toner-lite |
https://stamen-tiles.a.ssl.fastly.net/toner/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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https://github.com/stamen/toner-carto |
| Stamen Watercolor Artistic map compare |
funded by donations | no data updates | no | Watercolor | http://c.tile.stamen.com/watercolor/${z}/${x}/${y}.jpg | 
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| Transport Map Transport map compare |
commercial, registration required | no | you need to register to use this, a free plan is available. | https://tile.thunderforest.com/transport/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| Thunderforest Landscape Landscape map compare |
commercial, registration required | no | you need to register to use this, a free plan is available | https://tile.thunderforest.com/landscape/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| Thunderforest Outdoors Outdoors map compare |
commercial, registration required | no | you need to register to use this, a free plan is available | https://tile.thunderforest.com/outdoors/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| Öpnvkarte Transport map compare |
yes | https://tile.memomaps.de/tilegen/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| MapTiler Streets Streets map compare |
commercial, registration required | yes | you need to register to use this, a free tier for non-commercial use is available. | https://api.maptiler.com/maps/streets/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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| MapTiler Outdooor Outdoor map |
commercial, registration required | yes | you need to register to use this, a free tier for non-commercial use is available. | https://api.maptiler.com/maps/outdoor/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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| MapTiler Pastel Pale map for overlaying own data |
commercial, registration required | yes | you need to register to use this, a free tier for non-commercial use is available. | https://api.maptiler.com/maps/pastel/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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| MapTiler Basic Basic map compare |
commercial, registration required | yes | you need to register to use this, a free tier for non-commercial use is available. | https://api.maptiler.com/maps/basic/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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| MapTiles English MapTiles with English labels |
commercial, registration required | ~ 2 weeks | no | you need to register to use this, a free tier for non-commercial use is available. | https://maptiles.p.rapidapi.com/en/map/v1/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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| MapTiles French MapTiles with French labels |
commercial, registration required | ~ 2 weeks | no | you need to register to use this, a free tier for non-commercial use is available. | https://maptiles.p.rapidapi.com/fr/map/v1/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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| MapTiles Spanish MapTiles with Spanish labels |
commercial, registration required | ~ 2 weeks | no | you need to register to use this, a free tier for non-commercial use is available. | https://maptiles.p.rapidapi.com/es/map/v1/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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| Carto Light ("Positron") general map Required attribution: "Map tiles by Carto, under CC BY 3.0. Data by OpenStreetMap, under ODbL." |
commercial, registration required, uses Natural Earth at low zooms, no_labels variant available | no | https://cartodb-basemaps-{s}.global.ssl.fastly.net/light_all/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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| Carto Dark ("Dark Matter") general map Required attribution: "Map tiles by Carto, under CC BY 3.0. Data by OpenStreetMap, under ODbL." |
commercial, registration required, uses Natural Earth at low zooms, no_labels variant available | no | https://cartodb-basemaps-{s}.global.ssl.fastly.net/dark_all/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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| OpenTopoMap Topographical Map |
free, see https://opentopomap.org/about#faq | no | Topographical Map | https://{a|b|c}.tile.opentopomap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | |||
| Omniscale base map |
commercial, registration required | no | coloured base map, greyscale version and coloured version with hillshading available | ||||
| Retina Tiles OpenStreetMap-Carto styled retina tiles |
commercial, registration required | ~ 2 weeks | no | you need to register to use this, a free tier for non-commercial use is available. | https://retina-tiles.p.rapidapi.com/local/osm{r}/v1/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?rapidapi-key=XXX | 
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| Standard Tiles OpenStreetMap-Carto styled standard tiles |
commercial, registration required | ~ 2 weeks | no | you need to register to use this, a free tier for non-commercial use is available. | https://retina-tiles.p.rapidapi.com/local/osm/v1/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?rapidapi-key=XXX | 
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| Lima Labs Open carto Based map with Anglicized labels |
commercial, a free tier for non-commercial or low volume use is available. Use free as the API key | yes | Out of service as of 1/2022. Labeled in English and local languages where possible/ | https://cdn.lima-labs.com/{z}/{x}/{y}.png?free | 
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| Tracestrack Tiles OSM-Carto based retina maps |
commercial, a free tier for non-commercial or low volume use is available. | 1 week | no | Base map and 18 language labels | https://tile.tracestrack.com/base/{z}/{x}/{y}.png, https://tile.tracestrack.com/en-name/{z}/{x}/{y}.png, https://tile.tracestrack.com/_-name/{z}/{x}/{y}.png etc | 
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| Geoapify Map Tiles OSM-based map tiles |
commercial, a free tier for low volume use is available. Registration required | Monthly updates after data checks | yes | OSM Carto, OSM Bright and variants, Klokantech Basic, Toner and variants, Positron and variants, Dark Matter and variants | https://maps.geoapify.com/v1/tile/osm-bright-smooth/{z}/{x}/{y}.png | 
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Overlay tiles
| Name | free/commercial | latency | IPv6 | comment | tiles url | Tile example | source code |
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| waymarkedtrails Hiking routes |
1 day | Using osmc:symbol=* | https://tile.waymarkedtrails.org/hiking/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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https://github.com/waymarkedtrails/waymarked-trails-site | ||
| waymarkedtrails Cycling routes |
1 day | https://tile.waymarkedtrails.org/cycling/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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https://github.com/waymarkedtrails/waymarked-trails-site | |||
| waymarkedtrails Riding routes |
1 day | Horse riding, using osmc:symbol=* | https://tile.waymarkedtrails.org/riding/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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https://github.com/waymarkedtrails/waymarked-trails-site | ||
| OpenPtMap Transport map compare |
Transport | http://www.openptmap.org/tiles/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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https://github.com/waymarkedtrails/waymarked-trails-site | |||
| OpenRailwayMap Railway infrastructure Usage policy compare |
free, funded by donations, see policy | Railway infrastructure | https://a.tiles.openrailwaymap.org/standard/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://b.tiles.openrailwaymap.org/standard/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://c.tiles.openrailwaymap.org/standard/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | https://github.com/OpenRailwayMap/OpenRailwayMap | |||
| OpenRailwayMap Railway maxspeeds Usage policy compare |
free, funded by donations, see policy | Railway maxspeeds | https://a.tiles.openrailwaymap.org/maxspeed/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://b.tiles.openrailwaymap.org/maxspeed/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://c.tiles.openrailwaymap.org/maxspeed/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | https://github.com/OpenRailwayMap/OpenRailwayMap | |||
| OpenRailwayMap Railway signalling Usage policy |
free, funded by donations, see policy | Railway signalling and train protection signals | https://a.tiles.openrailwaymap.org/signals/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://b.tiles.openrailwaymap.org/signals/${z}/${x}/${y}.png https://c.tiles.openrailwaymap.org/signals/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | https://github.com/OpenRailwayMap/OpenRailwayMap | |||
| OpenSeaMap Sea marks |
Sea marks only, background transparent | http://tiles.openseamap.org/seamark/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| Tracestrack Bus routes |
commercial, a free tier for non-commercial or low volume use is available. | 2 weeks | Bus routes only, background transparent | https://tile.tracestrack.com/bus-route/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| Tracestrack Subway routes |
commercial, a free tier for non-commercial or low volume use is available. | 2 weeks | Subway routes only, background transparent | https://tile.tracestrack.com/subway-route/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| Tracestrack Train routes |
commercial, a free tier for non-commercial or low volume use is available. | 2 weeks | Train routes only, background transparent | https://tile.tracestrack.com/train-route/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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| Tracestrack Bicycle routes |
commercial, a free tier for non-commercial or low volume use is available. | 2 weeks | Bicycle lanes and routes, background transparent | https://tile.tracestrack.com/bicycle-route/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | 
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Regional tile servers
| Name | free or commercial | latency | IPv6 | Region | tiles url | Tile example | source code |
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| openstreetmap-carto rendering from SOSM standard usage policy |
free, donated resources | 1 hour | no | Switzerland | https://tile.osm.ch/switzerland/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | https://tile.osm.ch/switzerland/14/8544/5827.png | https://github.com/sosm/openstreetmap-carto |
| OSM-Swiss-Style link to the map usage policy |
free, donated resources | 1 hour | no | Switzerland | https://tile.osm.ch/osm-swiss-style/${z}/${x}/${y}.png | https://tile.osm.ch/osm-swiss-style/15/17062/11532.png | https://github.com/sosm/OSM-Swiss-Style
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See also
Note: This table is transcluded on the Tiles page where you can read more.