# mapbox-gl-compare

> Swipe and sync between two maps

Latest version **0.6.0** (published 2026-06-22) · ISC license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install mapbox-gl-compare
pnpm add mapbox-gl-compare
yarn add mapbox-gl-compare
bun add mapbox-gl-compare
```

## Health

**Score 60/100 (C)** — status: active.

Positive: esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; pre 1.0.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 |
| Published | 2026-06-22 |
| First published | 2016-02-13 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | ISC |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 1 |
| Unpacked size | 35.9 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 152 |
| Author | Mapbox |
| Maintainers | mapbox-npm-01, mapbox-npm-02, mapbox-npm-07, mapbox-npm-03, mapbox-npm-04, mapbox-npm-09, mapbox-npm-05, mapbox-npm-06, mapbox-npm-08, mapbox-npm-advanced-actions, mapbox-npm-ci, mapbox-npm, mapbox-admin, mapbox-machine-user, mbx-npm-ci-staging, mbx-npm-ci-production, mbx-npm-01-production, mbx-npm-02-production, mbx-npm-03-production, mbx-npm-04-production, mbx-npm-05-production, mbx-npm-06-production, mbx-npm-07-production, mbx-npm-08-production, mbx-npm-09-production, mbx-npm-02-staging, mbx-npm-advanced-actions-staging, mbx-npm-advanced-actions-production |
| Keywords | mapbox, mapboxgl, ui |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mapbox-gl-compare
- Repository: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-compare
- Homepage: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-compare#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-compare/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/mapbox-gl-compare

## Dependencies (1)

- [@mapbox/mapbox-gl-sync-move](https://npm.io/package/@mapbox/mapbox-gl-sync-move.md) ^0.3.1

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## Recent versions

- 0.6.0 (latest) — 2026-06-22
- 0.5.0 — 2026-06-18
- 0.4.2 — 2025-12-03
- 0.4.1 — 2022-08-26
- 0.4.0 — 2020-03-13
- 0.3.0 — 2019-10-17
- 0.2.1 — 2019-06-05
- 0.2.0 — 2018-08-03
- 0.1.1 — 2018-07-09
- 0.1.0 — 2016-11-08
- 0.0.3 — 2016-10-28
- 0.0.2 — 2016-10-11
- 0.0.1 — 2016-02-15
- 0.0.0 — 2016-02-13

## README

mapbox-gl-compare
---

Swipe and sync between two maps

![Swipe example](http://i.imgur.com/MvjwVLu.gif)

Map movements are synced with [mapbox-gl-sync-move](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-sync-move).

### Installation

**CDN**

Include the script and stylesheet in your HTML. Compare is available globally as `mapboxgl.Compare`.

```html
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-compare/v0.5.0/mapbox-gl-compare.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-compare/v0.5.0/mapbox-gl-compare.css">
```

**ESM via npm**

```bash
npm install mapbox-gl-compare
```

```js
import Compare from 'mapbox-gl-compare';
import 'mapbox-gl-compare/dist/mapbox-gl-compare.css';
```


### Usage

**CDN**

```js
var before = new mapboxgl.Map({
  container: 'before',
  style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v11'
});

var after = new mapboxgl.Map({
  container: 'after',
  style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/dark-v11'
});

// A selector or reference to HTML element
var container = '#comparison-container';

new mapboxgl.Compare(before, after, container, {
  mousemove: true, // Optional. Set to true to enable swiping during cursor movement.
  orientation: 'vertical' // Optional. Sets the orientation of swiper to horizontal or vertical, defaults to vertical
});
```

**ESM**

```js
import * as mapboxgl from 'mapbox-gl';
import Compare from 'mapbox-gl-compare';
import 'mapbox-gl-compare/dist/mapbox-gl-compare.css';

const before = new mapboxgl.Map({
  container: 'before',
  style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v11'
});

const after = new mapboxgl.Map({
  container: 'after',
  style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/dark-v11'
});

// A selector or reference to HTML element
const container = '#comparison-container';

new Compare(before, after, container, {
  mousemove: true, // Optional. Set to true to enable swiping during cursor movement.
  orientation: 'vertical' // Optional. Sets the orientation of swiper to horizontal or vertical, defaults to vertical
});
```

### Methods

```js
compare = new mapboxgl.Compare(before, after, container, {
  mousemove: true, // Optional. Set to true to enable swiping during cursor movement.
  orientation: 'vertical' // Optional. Sets the orientation of swiper to horizontal or vertical, defaults to vertical
});

//Get Current position - this will return the slider's current position, in pixels
compare.currentPosition;

//Set Position - this will set the slider at the specified (x) number of pixels from the left-edge or top-edge of viewport based on swiper orientation
compare.setSlider(x);

//Listen to slider movement - and return current position on each slideend
compare.on('slideend', (e) => {
  console.log(e.currentPosition);
});

//Remove - this will remove the compare control from the DOM and stop synchronizing the two maps.
compare.remove();
```

Demo: https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/example/mapbox-gl-compare/

See [API.md](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-compare/blob/main/API.md) for complete reference.

### Developing

Create a `.env` file at the repo root with your [Mapbox access token](https://www.mapbox.com/help/create-api-access-token/):

    VITE_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token_here

Then start the dev server:

    npm start

### Testing

Tests run in a real browser via Vitest and Playwright. Install the Playwright browser before running tests for the first time:

    npx playwright install chromium

A Mapbox access token is also required — see [Developing](#developing) for `.env` setup. Then run:

    npm test

### Deploying

#### npm registry
- Update the version key in [package.json](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-compare/blob/main/package.json)
- Update [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-compare/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- Commit and push
- `git tag -a vX.X.X -m 'vX.X.X'`
- `git push --tags`
- `npm publish`
- Update version number in [GL JS docs](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js-docs/blob/publisher-production/src/components/example/helpers.js#L76)

### mapbox cdn
- `aws s3 cp --acl public-read ./dist/mapbox-gl-compare.js s3://mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-compare/v$(node --print --eval "require('./package.json').version")/mapbox-gl-compare.js`
- `aws s3 cp --acl public-read ./dist/mapbox-gl-compare.css s3://mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-compare/v$(node --print --eval "require('./package.json').version")/mapbox-gl-compare.css`

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