A Map Editor for Your TTRPG Adventures

Create maps with height-aware lighting, direct painting, soft shadows, and independent layer ordering.

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The witch cabin in the Tabletop Canvas editor, lit by a warm hearth fire with soft shadows, with the light settings open — Every Light Casts Shadows

A glowing painted pond with a dock and rowboat in the Tabletop Canvas editor, with the Water tool open — Water You Paint Right In

A root cellar dug into the ground beneath the witch cabin, with the Dig tool open in the Tabletop Canvas editor — Dig Down Through Unlimited Layers

A warm candlelit study and bedroom inside a cold stone crypt, with World Lighting open in the Tabletop Canvas editor — Set the Mood for Every Room

An entire lit crypt dungeon shown in the Tabletop Canvas editor, with the Light tool and layer list open — Build Whole Dungeons

A round mortuary chamber glowing pale blue around a shrouded body, with a light selected in the Tabletop Canvas editor — Ghostly Glow, Real Shadows

Map assets by DnDungeon, used for demonstration only and not included.

Free Map: Hedge Witch’s Cabin

A two-level cabin made in Tabletop Canvas, free for your table in day and night versions. Start your players on the ground floor, then swap in the basement when they find the way down.

15 × 15 Squares
140 px per Square
300 DPI
Gridless
Day & Night
4 Maps

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Map assets by DnDungeon, used under the DnDungeon Assets License.

Hedge Witch’s Cabin by day: a two-room cabin with a garden, a pond with a dock and rowboat, and a campfire

The cabin clearing by day with the ground dug away to reveal a stone root cellar with a magic circle, barrels and a well

Hedge Witch’s Cabin at night, lit by the hearth, lanterns, a glowing pond and a campfire

The cabin clearing at night with the root cellar revealed, its magic circle glowing

Early Access

Jump in early and help us finish it.

Tabletop Canvas already works, and you can make real maps with it today. But we’re not done. Buying during Early Access keeps us focused on polishing everything in the beta, all the way to version 1.0 at the end of November 2026. You pay less, and every update along the way is yours.

$25 now, $30 once Early Access ends
Version 1.0 lands at the end of November 2026
Every update is free, forever
No keys, no DRM, works offline
Windows now, macOS and Linux later

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Early Access price $25, regular price $30.

Early Access Price · $30 After Early Access

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Checkout opens on release day. Prices in USD.

Features

Light & Shadow

Height-Aware Lighting for any object
World Lighting with dynamic shadows
Soft Shadows you can tune
Shadow Tint to set the mood
Point & Spot Lights in a single light
Mood Presets plus your own
Interior Settings for indoor scenes
Adjustment Layers for effects
LUTs & Masks for color grading

Build & Paint

Dig Tool for holes, hills and cliffs
Walls & Floors with node editing
Doors & Windows that fit into walls
Paths & Roofs with textures
Water & Waterfalls painted right in
Terrain Painting with texture brushes
Full Artist Suite with pressure brushes
Curved Text for map labels
Square & Hex Grids or gridless

Assets & Export

Seeded Scatter that stays editable
Prefabs to save and reuse groups
Import Asset Packs you already own
Image Import for your own art
Asset Library with tags and editing
Smart Selection to align and replace
Foundry VTT export, walls and all
UVTT Export for Roll20 and other VTTs
Image Export as PNG, JPEG or WebP

And much more!

Artists & Asset Packs

A few map artists we love, with free and paid packs that import straight into Tabletop Canvas. We’re not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them; we just like their work. Each creator sets their own licensing and usage rules, so check their terms before using their assets.

DnDungeon

Free Demos · Paid Packs

An independent tabletop map and asset studio with a distinctive fantasy style, making battlemaps and richly detailed asset packs.

Free Demos Shop Packs Patreon

Forgotten Adventures

Free Starter Pack · Patreon Library

Mapmaking assets, tokens, and battlemaps, with a large library of objects, textures, walls, and paths that grows every month.

Free Starter Pack Patreon

CartographyAssets

Free & Paid Community Packs

A community marketplace where independent artists share free and paid map assets, organized to browse by style and category.

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Make Map Assets?

We’d love to hear from artists who want their packs featured. Email us at support@papercolossus.com.

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System Requirements

Platform & Requirements

Desktop: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
Minimum: Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Recommended: Processor: Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Graphics: WebGPU support (DirectX 12) with up-to-date drivers.
macOS & Linux: macOS and Linux versions are in the works.
Internet: Not needed. No license key or activation; it works offline.

These are early estimates and may change based on what we learn during Early Access.

Files & Ownership

Projects: Maps save locally as standalone project files.
Asset Packs: Export your own Tabletop Canvas asset packs to share or reuse.
Map Exports: Image export, plus direct export to Foundry VTT and Universal VTT files for Roll20 and other VTTs, with walls, doors, windows, and lighting.
Your Artwork: Static PNG, JPEG, and WebP images, Tabletop Canvas asset packs, and Dungeondraft asset packs.
Commercial Use: Sell the maps you make, as long as you hold commercial-use licenses for the assets in them.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Can I use Tabletop Canvas today?

Yes! It’s on sale now in Early Access. Version 1.0 lands at the end of November 2026.

What is Early Access?

It’s the stretch between the beta and version 1.0 at the end of November 2026. It already works, but we’re still smoothing out the rough edges, and your support lets us focus on that full time. Early buyers pay $25 instead of $30.

How much will it cost?

Tabletop Canvas is $25 USD during Early Access, then $30 after Early Access ends. It’s a one-time purchase, and all future updates are free, forever.

Can I use it with my virtual tabletop?

Yes. Export directly to Foundry VTT, or as a Universal VTT (.uvtt) file for Roll20 and other VTTs. Your map’s walls, doors, windows, and lighting come with it.

Can I use my Dungeondraft assets?

Yes. Tabletop Canvas imports Dungeondraft asset packs. Each pack keeps its own license, so check its terms before using it in maps you share or sell.

Can I sell maps I make?

Yes. The maps you make are yours to sell, as long as you have commercial-use licenses for any assets you use in them. Many asset creators sell personal and commercial licenses separately, so check each pack’s terms.

How do I install it?

Buy Tabletop Canvas, download the Windows installer from your order, and run it. There is no license key or activation.

Are updates free?

Yes. Every future update is free, forever, for everyone who buys Tabletop Canvas.

Ready to Build Your Next Map?

It’s $25 during Early Access, then $30 once version 1.0 is out.

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