How can we help you create?
Everything you need to turn a route into a cinematic story map — importing, styling, sharing, exporting as video, and your plan.
From GPS track to shareable story
The whole journey in six steps: bring in a route, add moments, choose the look and camera, then share or export.
- — Try everything before creating an account; sign up when you save, share or export
- — Every story opens with a camera and map style already applied, so you can press play straight away
Import a route
Upload a GPS file or paste a Google Maps link. Using Strava, Garmin, Komoot, Wikiloc or AllTrails? Export a file there first.
- — GPX, FIT, TCX, KML, KMZ or GeoJSON, up to 50 MB
- — My Maps links bring the full path; directions and place links become moments
- — Step-by-step export guides for Strava, Garmin, Komoot, Wikiloc and AllTrails
Draw a route or pick places
No file? Click your path on the map, add the places you visited, paste coordinates or turn trip photos into moments.
- — Drawn routes are smoothed but don't snap to roads
- — Paste coordinates in almost any format, one or a whole list
- — Add trip photos places each photo by the location saved in it
Editor, moments and callouts
Find your way around the editor, then add the moments that tell the story and edit their cards right on the map.
- — Four panels: Moment, Map, Style and Camera
- — 18 callout cards in four families: Clean, Magazine, Handmade and Tech
- — Hover a card on the map to edit its text, icon and accent color in place
Map styles, route line and tracker
Pick one of 11 map styles or upload your own map, then style the route, markers, tracker and music.
- — Satellite, eight color looks, City and Terrain; Custom Map — try it free, publish with Plus
- — Atmosphere, weather, letterbox and 3D terrain
- — 10 route lines, 8 markers and 6 trackers, or upload your own image or 3D model
Camera and pace
Choose how the camera follows your route and how quickly the story moves.
- — Director, Chase, Crane and Aerial presets, or a Fixed Angle
- — Distance, pace, and how long the camera holds at each moment
Share and embed
Publish a link anyone can open, put the player on your own site, or share a QR code.
- — Disable, re-enable or replace the link any time
- — Embed at any size with autoplay, sound, controls and title options
- — Plus: a custom, readable link
Export a video or snapshot
Render your story as a video for Reels, TikTok or YouTube, or save a still image, right in your browser.
- — Free: Reel quality (1920 px, 24/30 fps) with a routetale.app watermark and a 2-second "Made with RouteTale" end card
- — Plus: High quality (2560 px, up to 60 fps), no watermark or end card
- — Snapshots up to 3840 px on Plus
Plans & billing
Free covers everything needed to make and share a story map; Plus removes the room limits and the watermark.
- — Free: 6 projects, 10 stops per story, watermarked shares and snapshots
- — Plus: unlimited projects, 100 stops per story, watermark-free exports (snapshot + video), high-res video (2560p · 60fps), publishing with Custom Map, custom share URLs
- — A failed renewal payment keeps your Plus access for a grace period while it retries — nothing is lost
Still need help?
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