Metamaps is a free and open-source technology for changemakers, innovators, educators and students. It enables individuals and communities to build and visualize their shared knowledge and unlock their collective intelligence.

You can find a version of this software running at metamaps.cc, where the technology is being tested in an open beta.

Metamaps is developed and maintained by a distributed, nomadic community comprised of technologists, artists and storytellers. You can get in touch by using whichever of these channels you prefer:

• Contact: [email protected] or @metamapps on Twitter
• User Documentation: docs.metamaps.cc
• User Community: hylo.com/c/metamaps
• To see what we're developing, or to weigh in on what you'd like to see developed, see our Metamaps Feedback and Features board on trello
• To follow along with, or contribute,to our design process, see our Metamaps Design board on trello
• To follow along with, or contribute to, our development process, see our Github Issues and Pull Requests
• Request an invite to the open beta here

• To send us a personal message get in touch with us via email, Twitter, or Hylo
• If you would like to report a bug, please check the issues section in our contributing instructions.
• If you would like to get set up as a developer, that's great! Read on for help getting your development environment set up.

First off is getting the code downloaded to your computer. You can download a zip file from github, but if you've got git you can just run git clone https://github.com/metamaps/metamaps in your terminal.

There are instructions for setup on various platforms, with particular support for Mac and Ubuntu, which can be found here:

• Mac Install Walkthrough
• Ubuntu Install Walkthrough

If you prefer to isolate your install in a virtual machine, you may find it simpler to setup using Vagrant:

• Vagrant installation

We don't promise support for Windows, but at one point we had it running and we've kept those docs available for reference

• Outdated Windows Walkthrough

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

The license can be read here.

Copyright (c) 2017 Connor Turland