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How to Get Started Creating Your Interactive Map

The Mapme Editor makes it fast and easy to create interactive maps. No programming or coding knowledge is required.

Watch the introduction tutorial below to get started:

Set Up Your Map Home

Think of the Map Home as the homepage of your map. Start by adding:

  • Map title – Give your map a clear and meaningful name.
  • Description – Keep it short and explain what the map is about.
  • Logo or image – Optional, but useful for branding your map.

Choose Between Categories or Storytelling

Mapme lets you create two kinds of maps:

  1. Storytelling Map: Locations are presented one after another, creating a guided story that visitors can scroll through.
  2. Map with Categories and Filters: Locations are organized into categories, making it easy for visitors to browse and filter larger amounts of information.

If you choose to create a map with categories, we recommend creating a few categories first. You can always edit or add more later.

Don’t want to build your map from scratch? Start with a professionally designed template and customize it with your own locations, content, branding, and media.

Templates provide a ready-made structure, helping you launch faster while still making the map your own.

Browse Map Templates

Populate Your Map

Add locations to your map using the method that best fits your project.

You can:

  • Add locations individually using Search or Drop a Pin in the Editor.
  • Add Nearby Places to quickly find and add existing restaurants, shops, hotels, services, and other places within a selected area.
  • Import locations in bulk from a CSV or Excel file using the Import feature.
  • Copy locations from another map in your account.

Add Nearby Places is especially useful when you want to quickly enrich your map with existing businesses, amenities, and points of interest without researching and adding each one manually.

Each location can display a marker on the map along with detailed content such as:

You can also reorder locations by dragging them in the Editor.

Customize Your Map

Mapme includes a wide range of customization options to match your brand and use case, including:

Publish and Share Your Map

When your map is ready, publish it to make your latest changes live.

  1. Publish your map: Click Publish.
  2. Share your map:

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