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Animated travel maps, made in your browser.

Draw your route or drop in a GPX file, choose how you travelled, pick a map style and export an MP4 for YouTube, Reels or TikTok. Free, with no account, and the video is rendered on your own computer.

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Greek island hopping

Ferry · Mediterranean style · 16:9

  1. Athens (Piraeus)Start
  2. Mykonos160 km
  3. Paros200 km
  4. Naxos220 km
  5. Santorini300 km
  6. Heraklion420 km
Open this trip in the editor
Exported from the editor as it is: 1080p, 30 fps, 13.6 seconds. It rendered in about 12 seconds on a laptop. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap
  • No account, no watermark
  • MP4 up to 4K at 60 fps
  • GPX, KML, KMZ, IGC
  • Nothing is uploaded

From a route to a video in four moves.

The preview plays exactly like the export, frame for frame, so what you see while editing is what you get.

  1. Draw

    Click stops on the map, search for places, or import a GPX, KML, KMZ or IGC track.

    26 ways to travel

  2. Style

    Pick a map style, a layout for titles and labels, then add signs, stamps and photos.

    16 styles · 3D globe

  3. Frame

    Follow the marker, glide between two shots, hold a fixed frame or show the whole trip.

    4 camera modes · 20 scenes

  4. Export

    Render an MP4 with your music and voice-over, a transparent WebM, or a GIF.

    up to 3840×2160 · 60 fps

One trip, every screen.

Switch the frame between 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5 and the camera reframes itself. Both videos here are untouched exports.

16:9
YouTube, presentations, travel vlogs
9:16
Reels, TikTok, Shorts, Stories
1:1 and 4:5
Instagram and Facebook feeds

Make your own

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Round the world1:1 · Satellite on the 3D globe · plane

The same trip in 16 map styles.

Each image below is a frame from the editor, not an illustration. Switching style changes nothing else in your project.

The Greek islands route in the Mediterranean style MediterraneanSun-baked terracotta land and deep azure sea The Greek islands route in the Field Notes style Field NotesWarm cream paper with soft greens and quiet roads The Greek islands route in the Satellite style SatelliteCloud-free Sentinel-2 imagery of the whole planet The Greek islands route in the Midnight style MidnightDeep navy land, inky seas and softly glowing roads The Greek islands route in the Old Atlas style Old AtlasAged parchment, sepia ink and a sea of faded jade The Greek islands route in the Topographic style TopographicHiker's map with strong relief and leafy greens The Greek islands route in the Neon Night style Neon NightBlack streets and electric magenta and cyan The Greek islands route in the Watercolour style WatercolourSoft painted washes on white paper

See all 16 styles

The MapAnimate editor showing the Great Ocean Road template: the route panel on the left, the map with the route and stop labels in the middle, and the timeline below.

What's in the editor

Everything here is free today. The changelog lists what changed and when.

All features

Draw
Click stops on the map or search for a place. Car, bike and walking legs can follow real roads and paths from OpenStreetMap.
Import
GPX, KML, KMZ and IGC from Garmin, Strava, Komoot, Google My Maps or a flight instrument. Long tracks simplify with one slider.
Travel
26 ways to travel, each with its own line and animated vehicle: planes climb and leave a contrail, trains pull carriages, boats leave a wake.
Look
16 map styles from journal paper to satellite, 3D mountains, and a 3D globe for trips that cross oceans.
Story
Up to 20 scenes with fly, fade or cut transitions, title cards, signs, passport stamps and your own photos.
Sound
Your music, a voice-over you record in the browser, and sound effects for each way of travel.
Export
MP4 at 1080p, 1440p or 4K, 24–60 fps. Also a transparent WebM for your own footage, and GIF.

Legend

Every leg of a trip has its own line. Flights arc along the great circle, walks are dotted, rail gets a track.

About each transport

Start from a famous route

Each one opens in the editor with its stops, transports and a map style. Change it to match your own trip.

All 14 routes

Questions

All questions

Is MapAnimate free?

Yes. MapAnimate is completely free, with no account, no watermark, no paywall and no export limits. It is funded by donations and, in the future, by clearly labelled sponsors on the website (never inside your videos).

Do I need to create an account?

No. Open the editor and start. Your projects are saved automatically in your own browser, and you can download a project file to move it to another computer or keep a backup.

Can I use the videos commercially, for example on a monetised YouTube channel?

Yes. You can use the videos in personal, monetised and commercial work. The map data comes from OpenStreetMap, so keep the small map credit that is drawn in the corner of every video.

Is there a watermark?

No. MapAnimate never adds its logo to your video. The only text added automatically is the small map data credit required by OpenStreetMap and the tile providers.

What video formats and sizes can I export?

MP4 (H.264) at 1080p, 1440p or 4K, at 24, 30 or 60 frames per second, in 16:9 landscape (YouTube), 9:16 vertical (Reels, Shorts, TikTok), 1:1 square and 4:5 portrait. You can also export a transparent WebM (the route and titles without the map, to layer over your own footage) or a GIF.

Free, and paid for by the people who use it.

There are no ads in your videos and nothing to upgrade to. Donations pay for map hosting and for new features such as more map styles and vehicles.

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