Getting Started

Step 1 — Create an Account

Go to app.cartographer.live/register and create a free account. The free tier gives you 2 active projects and 5 auto-style credits per month — enough to explore all the core features.

Step 2 — Create a Project

A project is a container for related maps. This might be a single campaign world, an adventure module, or a setting you're designing. From the dashboard, click New Project, give it a name, and open it.

Step 3 — Create a Map

Inside your project, click New Map. Choose a map type:

• World Map — for territory and continent-scale maps. Starts with procedural generation.
• Location Map — for battle maps and building layouts. Starts with a blank canvas.

For your first map, choose World Map and type a seed phrase — anything works. Cartographer generates a continent from it.

Step 4 — Draw Territories

Once your world generates, switch to the Territories tab in the sidebar. Click New Territory, give it a name and color, then draw its border freehand on the map. As you draw near existing borders, Cartographer snaps to them automatically.

Repeat for each kingdom, faction, or region in your world. Use the undo button freely — nothing is permanent until you save.

Step 5 — Auto-Stylize Your Map

Switch to the Generate tab. Type a description of how you want the map to look — for example: "aged parchment fantasy map with illustrated mountains and forests" or "neon cyberpunk district map with glowing borders".

Click Generate. This uses one AI style credit. The result appears directly on your map within 15–30 seconds. If you don't love it, edit the prompt and try again.

Step 6 — Export

Click the Export button in the toolbar to download your map as a PNG. Free accounts export at standard resolution. The Master Cartographer plan unlocks 4K exports suitable for print and large virtual tabletop sessions.