Maps & Map Tools
Map-Making Tools (Free)
Map-Making Tools (Free)
- Inkarnate - Comprehensive in-browser map-making software
- Dungeon Fog - quick and easy high quality battle map creation. Also supports Sci-Fi assets.
- MapForge Software
- WorldSpinner
- Mipui’s Map Maker - In-browser map tool
- Hobbyte - Isometric map-making software
- Pyromancers' Dungeon Painter Online
- FantasticMapper - Detailed Hex Mapping
- HexTML - World map creation using simple hexes
- Tiamat Tile Mapper
- PyMapper - Use your own assets to stitch maps together
- ANAmap RPG Map Editor
Map-Making Tools (Paid)
Map-Making Tools (Paid)
- Inkarnate Pro ($25/year or $5/mo)
- Wonderdraft ($19.99 USD) - Incredibly customizable maps
- ArkenForge Master Toolkit ($30 USD) - Make maps for Virtual Tabletops, or run it on a TV for use as a dynamic grid map with fog of war
- FlowScape ($10 USD) - create beautiful 3D maps easily that you can export as 2D battlemaps
- GenBrush ($14.20 USD) - Advanced realistic terrain creator. View as globe, add hex/square/heightmap overlay, and more.
- Dungeon Painter Studio ($14.99 USD)
- Astral Tabletop Map Builder ($9.99/mo for assets)
- Campaign Cartographer 3 ($44.95 USD)
- Illwinter's Floorplan Generator ($6.99 USD)
- Inkwell Ideas Software Shop
- Dungeonographer
- Hexographer
- Worldographer (AKA Hexographer II)
- Ortelius Professional Map-Making Software ($150/year or $400, FREE 5-month renewable education license)
Random Generators
Random Generators
- Watabou's City Map Generator More rounded/organic, customizable
- Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator - Super detailed maps for lots of scenarios
- MapGen4 - Continents with advanced river, mountain, and coast generation
- Gozzys - Random Caves, Dungeons, and Wilderness
- City Map Generator More Square
- City Map Generator More organic
- City Map Generator Procedural, fractal-based on-the-fly generation.
- Inn Floorplan Generator
- Planet Generator
- Random Terrain generator (advanced coastal algorithm)
- (Stanford CS project) Polygon World Map generator
- Twitter @UnchartedAtlas - Randomly generated maps, posted every hour.
Map Collections
Map Collections
- [Google Drive] Map Collection
- [Google Drive] Another RPG Map Collection
- Dyson’s Dodecahedron free map archive
- David Rumsey Map Collection
- Real City Maps throughout history
- Coastal Battlemaps
- /r/BattleMaps
- /r/mapmaking
- /r/FantasyMaps
- [2minutetabletop] BattleMaps
- Cartography Guild Tactical Maps
- More maps, unsorted
- [Google Image Search] Small Area Maps
- [Google Image Search] Large Area Maps
Map Assets
Map Assets
Notable Map Creators
Notable Map Creators
- Mike Schley - Creator of maps for most official D&D modules
- Dyson Logos - Creator of maps for Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and Dungeon of the Mad Mage
- Jared Blando - Another official map creator for Wizards of the Coast
- Blue Sword Games
- Rue Ink - Mapmaker for Critical Role
- Elven Tower Maps
- 2 Minute Tabletop
- Venatus Maps
- Dark Realm Maps
- Kosmic Dungeon Maps
- SkullFungus maps
- Miska's Maps - Sci-Fi and more
Extra Content
Extra Content
How to Draw a Map Using Photoshop/Gimp