Wonderdraft

A desktop program for drawing fantasy world and regional maps for tabletop games and fiction.

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About Wonderdraft

Wonderdraft is a map-making program for fantasy worlds. You brush landmasses and it smooths the coastlines, generate terrain of different types, draw rivers and roads, paint groups of trees and mountains, and add labels from presets. Maps can be anywhere from 512 to 8192 pixels across, and pen tablets such as Wacom and Surface are supported.

It runs on Windows 10 64-bit and Ubuntu, needs no internet connection and is DRM-free. It is a one-time purchase with no subscription or extra commercial licence, and optional paid asset packs add buildings, ships and frames.

Strengths

  • Automatic coastline shaping and landmass generation
  • Works offline and is DRM-free
  • One-time price with no additional commercial licensing
  • Pen and tablet support

Limitations

  • Paid software
  • No macOS build listed
  • Extra asset packs cost more

Details

Pricing
PaidOne-time purchase of $29.99 via itch.io, with optional paid asset packs.
License
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows, Linux
How it runs
Downloadable app
Works offline
Yes
Best suited for
Game masters and writers drawing fantasy world maps
Last verified
Added
Provenance
Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.

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  • Dungeondraft

    A desktop map editor for drawing battle maps for tabletop role-playing games.

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    Dungeondraft is a paid DRM-free map editor for Windows and Linux from a similar offline approach, but it focuses on battle maps rather than world maps.

  • Dungeon Alchemist

    A 3D map-making application that builds tabletop RPG battle maps by automatically furnishing drawn rooms.

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    Dungeon Alchemist is a paid Windows program that builds 3D battle maps by furnishing rooms automatically, so it suits encounter maps rather than fantasy world maps.

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