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Map drawing tool where the map lives in the URL

Map drawing tool where the map lives in the URL

by singiamtel·May 27, 2026·8 points·1 comment
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URL fragment storage enables account-free sharing in 30 seconds.

Strengths
  • •URL fragment storage means drawings never hit the server without accounts.
  • •Keyboard shortcuts and instant load match the 30-second setup promise.
  • •Built on Cloudflare with OpenStreetMap keeps infrastructure lean.
Weaknesses
  • •URL length limits constrain complex drawings with many annotations.
  • •No collaboration features beyond sharing a static link.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Anyone needing to quickly share marked-up maps without signup

Similar To

Google My Maps · MapHub · Scribble Maps

Post Description

For the past 2 years, my girlfriend and I have been software engineers at CERN working for the ALICE and CMS experiments. A few months ago we decided to leave and focus full time on building our own products as we realised we'll never make the jump otherwise. Draw on a Map is the first one we've shipped and it already has nearly 300 users.

Draw on a Map doesn't need an account for you to draw and share, and the map stays in the URL fragment (not sent to the server) when not logged in. You can open, draw, share in a matter of 30 seconds.

The app is built on top of Cloudflare and using the data from OpenStreetMap. We wanted something lean that doesn't require a big time investment to learn how to use.

Would highly appreciate any feedback!

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