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. C:

    Thank you so much for making this, it was just what I was looking for! I do hope you add a few more icons so that we can add water, traps, etc.
    November 10, 2017 at 18:28
  2. Dave:

    Would it be possible to add the following: rough walls, round walls, secret doors, water, holes, ladders, and spiral stairs?
    November 8, 2017 at 18:10
  3. Winter:

    New problem: it won't let me export my file as a .png.
    November 7, 2017 at 10:31
  4. Winter:

    Great application, this. Only problem I have with it is that when I move the map down or to the left, I have to redo everything to the right or above. Very annoying.

    Then again, I didn't know you could scroll around until an hour ago, and I've been using this for a good while now.
    November 7, 2017 at 09:02
  5. Kuvasz:

    With the dark theme rocking, this is JUST the thing for Shadowrun ;)
    November 4, 2017 at 21:07
  6. Kuvasz:

    Really AWESOME stuff maan, nothing too complicated, nothing fancy, just easy, samrt, and minimalistic. Guys, don't press the chummer, this is not a full detail mapping tool, and wasn't intended to be. It's for floorplans and layouts.
    November 4, 2017 at 21:05
  7. rreinke:

    I cant convert the json to a png it crashes flash player…
    November 3, 2017 at 23:28
  8. Mug:

    @Sad, Pixel, Frank
    I resolved this on Chrome by clicking on the (i) left of the website url and authorizing flash player on this website. If it can help.
    November 2, 2017 at 14:59
  9. Sad:

    Gone for me too :P
    November 2, 2017 at 01:18
  10. Pixel:

    i cant see it either
    November 1, 2017 at 22:17
  11. Frank:

    Is it gone? Can't see it anymore
    November 1, 2017 at 17:18
  12. Bruno:

    Awesome tool, a suggestion i have for improving it would be for it to calculate the dimensions, for example 25×50 squares. That would be helpful.
    October 30, 2017 at 23:36
  13. Abdiel:

    This is awesome!!
    Congratulations on a job very well done. I love it.
    October 24, 2017 at 22:18
  14. Richard:

    Good tool apart from that.
    October 20, 2017 at 12:25
  15. Richard:

    Serious problems with the text editor, only works when it wants to.
    October 20, 2017 at 11:09
  16. Benny:

    sorry… it messed up with my formatted text…

    +1 on Water. text should be movable after writing it down.
    Exporting the Map should have the Option: With oder without Text.
    Add black space (for abyss for example).
    Maybe add a legend, so you can add (1) in your map and describe it in your legend.
    In General: great tool! makes fast mapping really easy! Keep it up!
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    October 17, 2017 at 15:44
  17. Benny:

    +1 on Water

    text should be movable after writing it down

    Exporting the Map should have the Option: With oder without Text

    Add black space (for abyss for example)

    Maybe add a legend, so you can add (1) in your map and describe it in your legend

    In General: great tool! makes fast mapping really easy! Keep it up!
    October 17, 2017 at 15:43
  18. O:

    nice tool, although i would like to see the addition of water, round walls, cave walls, danger lines indicating of a dangerous area, secret doors, holes, ladders, and spiral stairs. that could turn this editor from a good tool to a great tool
    October 16, 2017 at 13:48
  19. J:

    This tool is great for quick maps. The only thing I miss is water, though :(
    October 7, 2017 at 10:48
  20. K:

    Great tool! Only thing scrolling left or up erases all of the rooms/walls. Thanks!
    October 6, 2017 at 07:16

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