The main features of Mapyrus are

1. Graphical output to web-image, PostScript, Portable Document Format (PDF) and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) formats.
2. Display of lines, polygons and other shapes including options for fancy linestyles, hatching, gradient fill and other patterns.
3. Transparent colors. Colors defined by name, RGB values or Hue-Saturation-Brightness.
4. Clip polygons.
5. Display of labels, including tabular display and user-defined fonts.
6. Display of images, including geo-referenced images.
7. Running as a stand-alone utility program, or as a self-contained web server.
8. Use of geometrical algorithms from Java Topology Suite library.

The requirements of Mapyrus are

1. Java 1.5, or later.