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Practical guides for travel map videos, route styling, and animation controls.

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How toGuide

Create your first travel map animation

Add cities, pick how you traveled, and export a vertical or horizontal video without a timeline editor.

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FeaturesGuide

Customize the globe, labels, and camera

Five globe styles, label modes, a zoom-in open, and a zoom-out that tries to show the whole route.

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FeaturesFAQ

Air, land, and sea routes

Straight flight arcs, road traces for cars and bikes, and sea arcs for boats.

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How toTutorials

Import GPX, KML, GeoJSON, or a Maps link

Bring a recorded track or a shared directions link in instead of typing every city.

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FeaturesAnnouncement

Photos, emoji, soundtracks, and SFX

Polaroid photo stacks appear when the camera holds on a stop, with procedural music and vehicle SFX mixed in.

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FAQComparison

100% Free, with Google Sign-In

No tiers, no credit packs, and no subscriptions — every feature is included.

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FAQ

What the exported video actually is

Export MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, or animated GIF directly from the 3D globe canvas.

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ComparisonLatest

Why a map animation instead of a timeline edit

A route video is easier to follow than a montage when the point is where you went.

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