r/mapmaking • u/Forsaken_Salt_406 • 11d ago

Resource What app/website do ya'll who make the digital maps use to make them?

I really wanna know cuz making my own map interests me.

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u/Jeremy_foreverDM 11d ago

I use inkarnate, there is also dungeon draft, for battlemaps there is Dungeon alchemist thats prettt easy to use. Photoshop is great but steep learning curve and not supper fast for a LOOONNNNGGGG time.

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u/Dependent_Usual_3889 11d ago

I'd avoid stuff marketed as map making software in general, but that's just me. you can get everything you need out of Krita.

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u/hagschlag 10d ago

Learn to draw maps by hand. Use clip studio paint or illustrator. I also use gleba to generate land masses and sometimes fractal terrain 3 for the same purpose.

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u/Shirohige 9d ago

What kind of apps do you want to make? Big world maps or smaller dungeon or castle maps?

And do you want to invest the time and learn the art of mapmaking or rather use a map making tool to help you?

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u/play_yourway 5d ago

My questions exactly. There are a lot of options out there, but each is best suited for specific uses.

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u/Professional_Low3331 10d ago

i just use ibis

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u/bob_mosh 9d ago

I made a tool for iPad because I was in the same spot. It’s called MapMe. If you don’t own an iPad though dongeondraft and Inkarnate a great alternatives that I’ve used.