ANAmap: a free RPG Map Editor

ANA Map will no longer be updated

This version won’t be updated anymore. You can switch to the new RPG Map 2 which gets rid of Flash and implements many features requested by users. The source code of the original ANA Map is available on GitHub.

About the old Flash version

IMPORTANT : you need a Flash Player for this version to work. So far it has been tested on Firefox 59 and Chrome. For Chrome, you may need to click this link for it to work and choose “Allow” when asked to run flash. If nothing shows, there might be an issue with the Flash player: you should check if it’s enabled and not blocked by any third party extension.

For the last 20 years, I’ve been playing tabletop RPGs with friends on a very regular basis. I’ve spent a huge amount of time writing scenarii and missions. I did it with traditional pen & papers at first, and with Google Docs afterwards.

Problem is: it’s ok to write missions with Google Docs, until it comes to drawing the map of, say, a dungeon in Dungeon & Dragons, or a haunted house in Call of Cthulhu. Most of the dedicated tools are either:

  • Old: like with a Win95 interface with almost zero attention to ergonomic
  • Bloated: the tools allows EVERY single thing related to drawing a map, and therefore, is too complicated for my simple needs.
  • Ugly: the tool uses lots of terrible textures where I just want to draw walls and doors.

For some times now, I’ve been using Photoshop to paint my maps. But let’s face it. It’s a great tool, but it has not been designed for that purpose. And it’s not free.

So I’ve decided to work on my own tool, with the sacred KiSS principle in mind (Keep it Short & Simple).

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  1. Aoife:

    Perfect tool, this is exactly what I was looking for. It's simple to use and a very effective map creator. So glad that there is no download and that it is easy to use.
    October 11, 2016 at 22:45
  2. Philippe:

    Best free mapping tool I've seen. No download, very responsive, easy to learn and have everything you need. Thanks! If you're searching for things to add: Maybe add brush size for placing walls or add a copy/paste tool.
    September 20, 2016 at 19:34
  3. William:

    Loving this tool. very simple, very sleek, got everything you need without being overly complex.
    September 14, 2016 at 08:23
  4. Oliver:

    This is awesome! In keeping with KiSS, I expect adding the ability to make a long list of shapes other than squares/rectangles would be too complex; but maybe (and probably a big effort, too) a free-form capability at least for the walls tool?
    September 13, 2016 at 23:46
  5. Lamrett:

    Is there any way to increase brush size for removing walls or, better yet, remove them all at once?
    September 13, 2016 at 13:45
  6. Ulisses:

    Very good tool! extreme usefull for mastering my RPG sessions with my students..
    September 2, 2016 at 12:52
  7. Alex:

    Great! It would be great if there was a way to move text. Thanks
    September 1, 2016 at 20:42
  8. John:

    Bug report: when using the arrow key some of the walls disappeared as the map moved around. Like the tool though.
    August 23, 2016 at 21:38
  9. Roni:

    Nicely done!
    August 22, 2016 at 21:43
  10. Janiel:

    Très bon outil que je commence tout juste à utiliser pour les plans de ma campagne SF. Bravo !
    August 21, 2016 at 13:10
  11. Bingus:

    Love it. Could you add other textures sometime soon? (Like for floors: water,sand, stone, etc etc. That would be cool. Other than that, its perfect and simple. Thanks!
    August 20, 2016 at 06:51
  12. Cellbind:

    I only seem to get artifacts around my doors when I export using firefox, using chrome seems to help here. I am running windows 7.
    August 19, 2016 at 11:18
  13. Bruno José Peixoto:

    Amazing tool!
    August 18, 2016 at 22:21
  14. Rodrigo:

    Have to say, im impressed. Easy to use, clean interface and beatifull results!
    August 16, 2016 at 14:48
  15. Raven:

    Hello!

    I've just discovered ANAmap, and wow! What an amazing tool! It is exactly what i've been looking for.
    I'm currently using it for a C.O.P.S. scenario, and it's perfect for drawing gunfights places and crimes scenes, etc…
    I think i'm gonna use it for all my other RPGs! (Dark Heresy, Cthulhu, Dungeons&Dragons…). ANAmap is simple, has a visual style that goes for any type of RPG, and it even allow you to convert your maps to .PNG files for various usages, such as importing it on a virtual table (Roll20, for example) when you play RPGs with your friends from a distance (as I do as a GM).

    Thanks so much to the author! Keep up the good work! :)

    PS: There seems to be some very minor, random graphic glitches on vertical doors, on the .PNG version of a map, after you exported it. Nothing to be alarmed, but just so you know. ;)

    PS 2: A tool to draw thin lines with a snap-to-grid/freehand function would be a great addition to make ANAmap even more awesome
    Especially to draw things such as sidewalks, floor markings, carpets…
    Basically everything that is not a wall or a furniture/door.
    August 16, 2016 at 10:18
  16. Matrik:

    Incredible work here. This is exactly the thing I need to help me do my work as DM. Simple to use and pleasing to the eye. Really, huge thanks for making this availble.
    August 15, 2016 at 23:35
  17. PL:

    Nice, but it could have an hex based map option.
    August 15, 2016 at 16:00
  18. Fausto:

    Wonderful tool! Just one request: would it be possible to have a "thin" wall tool? Like, a bold line to separate two adjacent squares.
    August 13, 2016 at 09:53
  19. snowzua:

    cool nice job keeping it simple, but could use more stuff, chests, monsters, maby in a drop down menu, to keep it simple.
    August 9, 2016 at 09:15
  20. MiniVacAttack:

    If there was one thing I would like to see added, it would be a simple water tool.
    August 3, 2016 at 00:57

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