PNG with transparency by default. JPEG is available for smaller file size.

Default zoom 10-16 (city). Configurable from 1 (world) to 19 (individual buildings).

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Map Tiles (XYZ / Slippy Map)

Open Beta

.zip · application/zip

Export map as a tile pyramid (PNG/JPEG) for web applications. Z/X/Y structure compatible with Leaflet, OpenLayers, Mapbox GL, and any tile server.

Export Map Tiles now ✨ Open Beta — free, no limits

Key Features

✓Z/X/Y tile pyramid

✓PNG or JPEG tiles

✓Configurable zoom levels

✓Leaflet/OpenLayers compatible

Example Map Tiles export (central Moscow, 1x0.5 km) — Example: central Moscow, ~1×0.5 km, medium detail

About Map Tiles Format

XYZ tiles (slippy map) are how almost all web maps are built: the image is cut into 256 × 256 pixel squares, and the address of a square is set by three numbers — zoom, column and row. The client loads only what falls into the window, so the map pans smoothly no matter how much data there is.

This export is taken when the map has to live on your own server: an offline application, a kiosk or a display board with no internet, an internal portal that external tile services are not allowed into. Unpack the archive into a web server directory and you have your own source, the one Leaflet, OpenLayers and MapLibre connect to.

The archive holds a z/x/y.png pyramid in the Web Mercator projection (EPSG:3857) and a metadata.json file with the set name, format, bounds and center. By default zooms 10 through 16 are rendered — from the whole city down to individual buildings; the tile format switches to JPEG if transparency is not needed and size matters more.

What Program Opens Map Tiles Files

The following programs and applications can open, edit, and work with Map Tiles (XYZ / Slippy Map) (.zip) files exported from OSM2CDR:

💻Leaflet 💻OpenLayers 💻Mapbox GL JS 💻MapLibre GL JS 🌐Google Maps API

Format specifications

Open standard
2D only
Lossless (no quality loss)
No attributes
Output: 256 files in archive
ZIP archive of XYZ tile pyramid (z/x/y.png). Slippy-map convention. Drop on any web server for OpenLayers/Leaflet.

Who Uses Map Tiles Maps

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Web Maps

Your own base layer for a website: the map works without any requests to external tile services.

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Mobile Apps

The tiles go into the resources of a mobile app and open with no network.

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Offline Maps

An offline map for an expedition, a site without connectivity or a closed network.

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Custom Tile Server

A ready pyramid for your own tile server — serving static files is enough.

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Digital Signage

Information boards and kiosks where the map has to open instantly and always look the same.

How to Export Map Tiles

Select area

Draw a rectangle or polygon on the interactive map at osm2cdr

Choose Map Tiles

Select Map Tiles (XYZ / Slippy Map) from the list of 127 available export formats

Export

Click Export and receive your .zip file in 1-5 minutes

Download

Download the ready Map Tiles file and open it in Leaflet

How to Open After Export

Any web server — unpack the archive into the site directory, and the path to the tiles comes out like /tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png.
Leaflet — L.tileLayer('tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {minZoom: 10, maxZoom: 16}).addTo(map); take the bounds from metadata.json.
OpenLayers and MapLibre — an XYZ source with the same template; in MapLibre that is a raster source with a tiles field and a tile size of 256.
Offline and mobile applications — the directory goes into the build resources; if one file is more convenient than thousands of pictures, take MBTiles or PMTiles.
Checking — open any file like 12/2476/1284.png by hand: if the picture is there, the set is laid out correctly.