Loremapper and Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator: how they differ
Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator and Loremapper are both free, open-source fantasy map generators that run in the browser. Azgaar's generates whole worlds — land, peoples and politics; Loremapper concentrates on the land itself: how mountains, rivers and climate would really shape it.
| Loremapper | Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A fantasy map generator and editor focused on believable terrain | A procedural generator of whole fantasy worlds, including cultures and states |
| How maps are made | Generated from a seed at true scale (real elevation, rivers, climate), then edited by hand | Generated procedurally, then customised in many editors |
| Where it runs | Browser; can also run on your own computer | Browser; desktop builds for Windows, macOS and Linux |
| Cost | Free, non-commercial project | Free |
| Source code | Open source (MIT) | Open source (MIT) |
| Account | None; maps stay in your browser | No |
What Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator does well
- Generates a complete world in one go: terrain, biomes and rivers, and also cultures, states and towns.
- Very customisable, with many editors for every layer of the world.
- Mature and widely used, with a large community, a detailed wiki and desktop builds besides the web version.
- Free and open source under the MIT License, like Loremapper.
How Loremapper differs
- The focus is the landforms: mountain ranges in belts with valleys cut into them, rivers that start in the uplands and drain real basins, wind and rain shadows shaping biomes.
- Flat maps are generated at true scale, from a 250 km region to 10,000 km, so a bigger map shows more land instead of the same shapes enlarged.
- Hand editing of the ground: brushes with elevation in metres, editable mountain ranges, rivers that flow from a source.
- Loremapper does not generate peoples, states or religions: you draw your own realms and name places.
Which to choose
Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator may suit you if…
you want a whole living world generated for you — cultures, states and towns — and a deep set of editors for every layer.
Loremapper may suit you if…
you want the land itself to be convincing at a real scale — ranges, valleys, rivers, climate — and to shape it by hand, then draw the realms of your own story on top.
Using both
The two can complement each other: some worldbuilders shape the land in one tool and develop the peoples and politics in another, using exported images as references.
Questions
Is Loremapper like Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator?
Both are free, open-source generators in the browser. Azgaar's generates whole worlds including cultures and states; Loremapper concentrates on realistic terrain at true scale and hand editing of the land.
Does Loremapper generate countries and cultures?
No. You draw realms and borders yourself; the generator makes the land, rivers, climate and (optionally) named settlements.
Can I use both?
Yes. They are separate projects; you can export images or heightmaps from Loremapper and use them alongside any other tool.
See also: all comparisons · guides · open Loremapper