Hex tile map with mountains, forests, rivers, and water

Paint a hexcrawl. Export your world.

Hexus is a fast browser hex map editor for game masters and indie developers. Paint wilderness regions, place landmarks and overlays, save to the cloud, and export for your table, VTT, or game pipeline.

Free account: cloud saves, PNG/SVG/JSON export, Universal VTT (.uvtt), built-in terrain. Pro: Foundry bundles, Roll20 helpers, more slots, custom art, marketplace library. Demo editor: paint locally in your browser — create an account to export and save to the cloud.

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Exports & licensing For game masters For developers

Built for real tables

Public beta — we're shipping fast and welcome feedback via beta feedback or launch status.
Commercial use: PNG/SVG exports are for your table, VTT, and portfolio — not for redistributing Hexus built-in tile art in a shipped commercial game. Licensing details →
Export paths: PNG, SVG, Universal VTT (.uvtt), Map JSON, and player-safe JSON — see the VTT cheat sheet and export guide.

“I exported a hexcrawl as Universal VTT the same evening I signed up — grid alignment checked out in Foundry after the Pro bundle import.”

— Private beta tester (GM)

“The JSON export let me prototype overworld logic without redrawing — I pair it with our own art pipeline for the vertical slice.”

— Indie prototype lead (Developer)

“Quickstart templates got us to a playable frontier map before session zero. PNG for Discord, UVTT when we moved to the VTT.”

— Campaign organizer (GM)

Maps you can run tonight

Built-in terrain and overlays — export for your table or VTT when the region feels right.

Hexcrawl wilderness map with forests, hills, and paths — Hexcrawl wilderness — paint a playable region in an evening.

Mountain pass hex map with elevation and routes — Mountain pass — landmarks and overlays on a hex grid.

Swamp crawl hex map with wetlands and trails — Swamp crawl — export PNG, SVG, or Universal VTT when ready.

What you can build

Hexcrawl wilderness

Campaign-scale wilderness maps with biomes, paths, and landmarks — ready to export for your table.

Campaign regions

Islands, frontiers, and mountain passes — seeded starters so you paint instead of staring at a grid.

Prototype overworlds

Export JSON and texture keys for indie pipelines; PNG/SVG for pitches and playtests.

Built for your workflow

For game masters

Paint faster hexcrawls, export Universal VTT free, and use Pro Foundry bundles when you need one-click import.

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For developers

Map JSON, texture manifests, and cloud saves — built-in art for templating, not commercial redistribution.

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Export your way

PNG & SVG for tables and handouts. Universal VTT (.uvtt) free for signed-in users. Foundry bundles and Roll20 helpers on Pro. Map JSON for engines and archives.

Read the export & licensing guide →

Premium terrain packs

Pro unlocks the marketplace library — curated overlay packs for bigger campaigns (bundle offers at launch).

Browse marketplace →

Start free. Upgrade when you need more.

One cloud save on Free; five slots, custom assets, Foundry/Roll20 VTT exports, and priority support on Pro.

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How Hexus compares

Balanced comparisons for high-intent shoppers — strengths, trade-offs, and migration paths.

vs Hexer Browser hex painting, JSON export, marketplace packs vs Inkarnate Playable hexcrawls vs illustrated world maps vs Worldographer Cloud regional maps vs desktop world suites