View MBTiles files in your browser
A tiled map in one SQLite file, as offline map apps and drone mapping tools save it. Open an MBTiles right here and look around. The file never leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your archive opens as the map it holds, drawn from its own tiles at every zoom they cover.
- Its own tiles • Vector or pictures
- Over OpenStreetMap or on their own
- From its first zoom to its last
- Export • The view as PNG
About MBTiles
Mapbox published MBTiles in 2011 to carry a map's tiles in one file for offline use. Offline map apps, drone mapping software like OpenDroneMap, QGIS and GDAL make and read it.
An MBTiles is a SQLite database with a tiles table, each row a tile's zoom, column, row and data, and a metadata table with its name, bounds, zooms and format. Its tiles are pictures, PNG, JPEG or WebP, or vector tiles.
Filepeek reads the database with its own SQLite build in your browser and draws the tiles at every zoom they cover, over OpenStreetMap or on their own. Show details gives its name, kind, zooms and layers, and Export saves the view as PNG.
MBTiles
.mbtiles
Format
- MIME type
- application/x-sqlite3
- Made by
- Mapbox
- Released
- 2011
Inside the file
- Holds
- A map's tiles
- Tiles
- PNG, JPEG, WebP or vector
- Metadata
- Name, bounds and zooms
- Built on
- SQLite
Opens in every browser
Filepeek opens MBTiles archives in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. On their own, browsers download them.
- YouChromeOpens through Filepeek
- YouEdgeOpens through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxOpens through Filepeek
- YouSafariOpens through Filepeek
Apps that open MBTiles
- WindowsQGIS
- MacQGIS
- iPhone and iPadGuru Maps imports it
- AndroidLocus Map imports it
Questions
How do I open an MBTiles file?
Drop it on this page or choose Peek an MBTiles. The map it holds opens at once, framed to its bounds.
Can I open a drone map's MBTiles?
Yes. An orthophoto saved as MBTiles shows as the picture it is, laid over the earth where it was taken.
Can I see the map without OpenStreetMap under it?
Yes. Open the Map menu and choose Only the archive.