forum Question for the Worldbuilding Community

Started February 07, 2023 by @TheWholeShebang group

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Do y'all know any good mapmaking platforms? I've been trying to make a map for my fantasy world for ages, but I can't find a platform that works for me. I could really use some suggestions!

I use Inkcarnate! I just use the free version, but it's all I really need. I've only used it to make large world/continent maps, but I do know that there's an option for smaller town maps. (I don't know if that's free though oof.)

Inkarnate and Wonderdraft are the two best ones I know of. Inkarnate is in your browser and has a free version, but you can pay for features and/or themed map assets to use. Wonderdraft has a one-time payment for a download you can keep forever. I've used Inkarnate a lot more and like it a lot, but I've heard great things about Wonderdraft, too.

There's also a few more listed on Fiction.Tools that might be interesting, but Campaign Cartographer looks like it might be a little older, and Dungeon Map Doodler doesn't seem like a good fit for fantasy world mapmaking.

I love programs like this so if anyone else has other suggestions, please also include them. (Also, I maintain fiction.tools, so I'll add other suggestions from here to the list too :) )

@andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) thank you so much! You have no idea how long I've been trying to figure this out.