Changelog

Version 13.4

Released  2024-08-27

• Intelligent workflows - Speed-up your work using several predefined workflows.
• Automated upload to the cloud - Automatically upload maps after the tiling is finished.
• Improved input page - Experience better management of input files.

Version 13.3

Released 2024-06-12

• Merging tilesets - Enables you to merge two or more tilesets (MBTiles) together.
• Improved performance for all input data formats - Opening input files is faster as well as the processing speed of some formats.
• Enhanced MapTiler Engine Pro Trial version - Easier access and activation of a 14-day trial license for all Engine users.
• Various minor enhancements to improve the overall user experience.

Version 13.2

Released 2024-02-27

• Command line upload to MapTiler Cloud - Upload tilesets directly to MapTiler Cloud from both the GUI and command line (CLI).
• Free Online Hosting and Styling in MapTiler Cloud - Use your MapTiler Cloud account to host your tiles and create beautifully styled maps.
• New Feedback Form - We've made it easier to get in touch with us through product feedback or technical support.
• Various minor enhancements to improve the overall user experience.

Version 13.1

Released 2023-11-28

• This release fixes a bug related to the rendering of vector tiles.

Version 13.0

Released 2023-11-22

• Faster tile rendering - The new algorithm processes your data in less time.
• New rendering types - Each plan now has a tailored rendering type.
• Filter the files you process - Easily filter files by filename or attribute such as their coordinate system.
• Improved responsiveness - Engine will never freeze when opening a large number of files.
• Effortless updates - One click to install new versions.
• Enhanced dialog text - It is now possible to copy text from all dialogs.
• Various minor enhancements to improve the overall user experience.

Version 12.2

Released 2023-08-18

• Custom preactivated binary - New option for MapTiler Engine distribution.
• Various enhancements to the user interface.
• Single-band image scale settings in the desktop app - The desktop app allows to adjust the band scale for single-band images with non-8-bit data types.
• Custom basemap improvement - Adding a new custom basemap is now more convenient.

Version 12.1

Released 2023-05-11

• Custom watermark image and text
• Support for on-premise floating licenses
• License Server for on-prem floating licenses
• Estimated remaining time and elapsed time during rendering
• Other small user experience improvements and bug fixes

Version 12.0

Released 2022-10-24

• MapTiler Desktop becomes MapTiler Engine, with flexible plans and more affordable prices
• MapTiler Engine PRO plan available directly from the web
• Add custom watermarks to your output
• Optimized PNG tiles are the new default output format
• Updated sample HTML viewers with MapTiler basemaps generated with your output
• Pick a color from the input file for transparency
• Other small user experience improvements

Version 11.3

Released 2021-12-21

• Change basemap for live input preview or final map
• Improved vector map inspect mode
• New Global settings with advanced rendering options - Resampling, Folder Tiling Scheme, Sparse output, Retina scale, Directories, …
• Improved file-based zooms settings, drag&drop, multiple file edits
• Other small user experience improvements
• Fixed AutoUpdate links for PRO binaries

Version 11.2.1

Released 2021-09-21

• Fixed activation issue with license keys on Linux

Version 11.2

Released 2021-06-17

• Estimates for output before rendering
• Generate Google Earth KML, or Garmin-like GPS maps
• Nice and same visual of finished uploaded map to Cloud (MapTiler, S3, Google, Azure, etc)
• Drag&Drop for GeoPackage or MBTiles to preview the map directly
• More customized icons for supported files by MapTiler Desktop on each OS
• Upload to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure [PLUS]
• Fixed tiling vector geometries outside bounds for Mercator coordinates
• Fixed visual georeferencer tool for GeoPDF
• Other small fixes and improvements

Version 11

Released 2021-02-22

• New User Interface for vector tiles generator
• Live preview of input raster sources
• Export in other output coordinates - Geodetic, National, Pixels-raster, Custom
• Upload to MapTiler Cloud
• Signed and notarized binary on macOS
• AppImage container for Linux (DEB / RPM)
• Better work with multiple files [Pro]
• Set manual scales for non-8bit images, render Float images [Plus/Pro]
• New GUI with updated visual design
• Improved UX for Output Settings - change output tiles format, zoom levels, file-based zooms
• Changed default tile size for Pixels profile (Raster) to 512 x 512
• Improved generated GeoPackage for vectors and rasters, supported in MapTiler Cloud
• Fixed Google Maps in Visual georeferencing tool
• Fixed generated tiles from vectors covering the whole world (Natural Earth Data)
• Fixed opening GeoPDF

Version 10.3

Released 2019-11-21

• GDAL with improved PDF library on Windows / macOS
• New custom Tiling preset - Netherlands/New RD, EPSG:28992
• Updated custom Tiling preset S-JTSK for Czechia EPSG:5514
• Changed arguments for custom Tiling presets [Pro]
• Fixed issues with licensing library
• Small improvements in the graphic interface

Version 10.1

Released 2019-05-10

• MapTiler Cloud integration - upload directly MBTiles from the application after rendering
• Updated GDAL to 2.4.1 on macOS, Windows
• Updated OpenLayers to v5.3.0 in generated HTML sample viewers
• Switch to a darker background for File preview
• Graphical interface improved for dark system themes
• Fixed generated HTML viewers for TMS tiling scheme and Raster non-georeferenced images
• Several other small improvements and bug fixes

Version 10

Released 2018-12-05

• Vector tiles rendering (in PBF format)
• Fast upload of tiles to Azure Blob storage, next to Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage
• New Amazon S3 regions with Version4 authorization (US East Ohio, Canada, Asia Pacific, China, EU)
• Updated PROJ.4 and GDAL library (macOS, Windows)
• New Linux distribution versions - Ubuntu 18.10, Fedora 29
• Fixed issues with license activation on Linux and newer Windows
• Dropped support of Windows XP
• Several other small improvements and bug fixes

Version 9.1

Released 2018-05-21

• MapTiler Desktop with a new logo and color scheme, see https://www.maptiler.com/desktop/

Version 9

Released 2018-04-19

• Color corrections with automatic correction based on the reference image
• Updated HTML viewers for new OpenLayers 4 and Leaflet 1.0
• ZYX tiling scheme output in the folder (used mostly by Japanese map providers)
• RPM/DEB packages for new Linux distribution releases, for example: Debian 9 and Testing, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Fedora 28
• New custom tile grids for Advanced tiles: S-JTSK/Krovak, used in Czechia, Slovakia; Yandex maps, used in Russia; NZGD2000, used in New Zealand; OSGB 1936 (Ordnance Survey) used in the United Kingdom; CH1903 used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
• Standard global tilegrid with a selected Coordinate system
• Multiple MapTiler application can be used to preview different MBTiles
• Several other small improvements and bug fixes

Version 8

Released 2017-07-05

• Export tiles in OGC GeoPackage
• Autoscale 16 or 32 bit integer input bands into 8bit
• Global projected cutline for more input files [Pro]
• Pick a color from the source file for transparency
• QuadKey tiling scheme output in the folder (known from Microsoft Bing maps)
• Online preview of bounding box for the input file
• Updated library for coordinate systems and projections (PROJ 4.9.2)
• Remember Amazon S3 / Google Cloud Storage credentials in GUI

Version 7.2

Released 2016-10-24

• New GeoEditor mobile and tablet app
• Offline tiles on mobile devices via Google Drive instead of Dropbox
• Corners location for easier indoor / floor maps
• Geodetic tiles preset under Custom tiles
• Simple resume mode (continue rendering of stopped process) [Pro]
• Baidu maps native tiles on the output supported
• Selectable bands (reorder or ignore bands) and graphically CLI
• Packages for new version of Linux distributions Fedora and Ubuntu

Version 7.1

Released 2016-09-06

• Vector tile upload from MBTiles to S3 / Google Cloud Storage directly from MapTiler or cloudpush command-line utility
• Preview MBTiles with vector or raster maps with a double-click on your desktop, even offline
• Help menu contains now online tutorials, manual and link to support channels
• Prevent deleting of unfinished tilesets (GUI dialog or -keep_unfinished argument) [Pro]
• Several other small improvements and bug fixes

Version 7

Released 2016-07-05

• Auto-save of the georeference. When a file is reopened, previous georeference is loaded
• Visual preview of overlay in the Georeferencer - before tile rendering!
• Transformations available (scaled, similarity, affine, polynomial, TPS)
• Map portal for your customers with one click, hosted on Amazon or Google cloud
• Retina/HighDPI with variable scale on all profiles including raster
• Background map added to MBTiles preview
• Icons for easy upload to mobile and cloud hosting
• Legend, including image, stored in metadata of generated MBTiles maps
• HTTPS hosting on Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage
• Now unavailable MapQuest maps were replaced with our own base maps