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. arcaneApocalypse:

    I'm having issues exporting it into a PNG. It just keeps freezing whenever I try to do it. Otherwise it's great.

    July 21, 2018 at 05:09
  2. Mallium:

    This is fantastic! If you're open to suggestions, a water asset would be great, it's the only thing this seems to be missing.

    July 20, 2018 at 20:43
  3. playest:

    If you want to make map with other people in real time you should try hextml.playest.net
    Have fun :)

    July 6, 2018 at 17:58
  4. Seb:

    Excellent ! Juste ce qu'il faut (et en me^me temps tout c qu'il faut) pour construire de bonnes cartes pour nos donjons :) !
    Merci beaucoup !

    July 6, 2018 at 13:00
  5. Anonymous:

    Awesome but I find a bug
    BUG: When you use the arrows to move de map to right (only right) when you use the arrows again to return to the first point all Room/walls are removed.

    July 3, 2018 at 23:17
  6. JadeCriminal:

    This is epic.

    If you find rotating doesn't work. Save it, reload, and you are back in business. :)

    I am going to be using this so much.

    July 3, 2018 at 01:32
  7. thrth:

    it doesnt want to work

    June 29, 2018 at 16:29
  8. lil pixie:

    loved it, just wish i could put some special characters such as ´ and ~, since my language uses it alot. but overall it's a simple and useful tool. thank you very much!

    June 26, 2018 at 21:54
  9. Yamochix:

    More assets please ! Like different kind of walls, different kind of trees, water, etc.

    June 21, 2018 at 19:15
  10. Onarr:

    Awesome!! This is just what I needed, simple but effective. Is there any way to see more of the map at a time? I mean, seen more "pixels" in screen.

    June 20, 2018 at 12:18
  11. Guren:

    need*

    June 17, 2018 at 01:20
  12. Guren:

    Thank you!
    Simple and perfect.
    Just what i nerd!

    June 17, 2018 at 01:19
  13. Patriot375:

    Thank you very much for this simple but I really like the minimalist flair. It is very easy, functional, and clean but still has style. kudos.

    June 13, 2018 at 00:42
  14. roboknight:

    A nice pond/lake/water texture would be useful

    June 10, 2018 at 10:39
  15. XxGoldenbluexX:

    Un outile pratique, simple. Un plaisir de faire un petit plan de construction et de le partager a ses colegues. Des plans facilement compréensible. Un plaisir, merci beaucoup!

    June 9, 2018 at 23:39
  16. Spaviere:

    Absolutely fantastic! It would be great if you could add some other texture!

    June 7, 2018 at 18:25
  17. Murphy:

    Fantastic website and map-creating tool. I've been playing with it all night and have created several great maps for my roleplays. Only thing I'd add is some kind of fence and maybe a water tile. Love it!

    June 7, 2018 at 07:53
  18. Anonymous:

    Semplicemente perfetto! GRAZIE!

    June 5, 2018 at 10:06
  19. Scytale:

    Brilliant. Served my needs perfectly. Thanks dude

    June 4, 2018 at 22:48
  20. GipsyFox:

    Note: You can do everything from 2D map 90° view to plataform stage (I myself did it arround 10 misc maps). If you have another softaware like 'paint tool', you can simple save PNG and put pixelart or textures in overlayer.

    June 4, 2018 at 20:30

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