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Is mapshaper still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 4 days ago. Latest release v0.7.101, 14 days ago.

Can I trust mapshaper?

Widely used. 4.2k stars, 13 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install mapshaper on macOS (mbloch/mapshaper) · gitmanual

How to install on macOS

mbloch/mapshaper

Tools for editing Shapefile, GeoJSON, TopoJSON and CSV files

Node.js#csv#geojson#gis#shapefile

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Is it free?: Check its licenseIt has its own license: read it before using it for work.
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 4 days ago. Latest release v0.7.101, 14 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used4.2k stars, 13 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 4,204
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

The README gives a npm install for macOS.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗mapshaper.orgThe project's own site.

Also: Docs ↗

Install with a package manager

npm

npm install -g mapshaper

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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Parts list

1×Node.js >=20.11.0runtime
1×npm package manager

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package.json scripts (10)

testmocha test
buildrollup --config
docsnode build-docs.mjs
roadmapnode build-roadmap.mjs
linteslint --ext mjs src/
prepublishOnlynpm test && ./pre-publish
postpublish./release_web_ui; ./release_github_version
devrollup --config --watch
test:browserplaywright test --fully-parallel --workers=6
benchmark:rasterMAPSHAPER_RUN_BENCHMARKS=1 playwright test browser-tests/raster-resampling-benchmark.spec.mjs --project=chromium --workers=1

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1,976 files in the repo

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