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Map tools for designers

Map styling, cartography and illustration tools for beautiful maps in print and on screen.

Urban planners Real estate Journalists Researchers Developers Data analysts Small businesses Students & teachers NGOs & humanitarian Designers Surveyors & engineers Government

Online Map Makers

MapChart

mapchart.net

Color countries, states and regions to make simple choropleth maps

FreemiumMap Makers8

Basemaps & Map Tiles

Mapbox

mapbox.com

Custom map styles, vector tiles and location APIs for developers

FreemiumBasemaps8

MapTiler

maptiler.com

Vector map tiles, styles and hosting built on OpenStreetMap

FreemiumBasemaps8

Stadia Maps

stadiamaps.com

Map tiles, geocoding and routing on open data

FreemiumBasemaps3

Map Libraries & SDKs

MapLibre GL JS

maplibre.org

Open-source vector map rendering for the web and mobile

Open sourceLibraries6

D3 (d3-geo)

d3js.org

Map projections and SVG maps for custom data graphics

Open sourceLibraries1

Geospatial Data Visualization

Flourish

flourish.studio

Animated, interactive data stories including maps

FreemiumData Viz1

Urban Planning & Design

Autodesk Forma

autodesk.com

Early-stage planning and design with environmental analysis

PaidPlanning3

Hypar

hypar.io

Generative building design and space planning

FreemiumPlanning2

3D Cities & Digital Twins

ArcGIS CityEngine

esri.com

Procedural 3D city modelling

Paid3D & Twins4

BlenderGIS

github.com

Import GIS data, terrain and basemaps into Blender

Open source3D & Twins2

Cartography & Map Design

Projection Wizard

projectionwizard.org

Find the right map projection for your area

FreeCartography4

ColorBrewer

colorbrewer2.org

Proven color schemes for thematic maps

FreeCartography3

Maputnik

maplibre.org

Free visual editor for vector map styles

Open sourceCartography3

CARTOColors

carto.com

Color schemes designed for maps by CARTO

FreeCartography2

Snazzy Maps

snazzymaps.com

Free styles for Google Maps

FreemiumCartography1

Eduard

eduard.earth

Relief shading app for beautiful terrain

PaidCartography1

Open Geodata Sources

Natural Earth

naturalearthdata.com

Public domain map data at small scales

FreeOpen Data6

Geodata Utilities & Converters

Mapshaper

mapshaper.org

Simplify, edit and convert map shapes in the browser

Open sourceUtilities2