01. Intro, About & Free/Pro Licensing
If you are using a newer version of Worldographer it is possible that some of the descriptions in this document may be out of date. We are nearly done updating the documentation for our 2025 version.
Graphics in this document were produced using the Windows Native Version running on Windows 10 or our Apple Mac version on MacOS Tahoe. Creators using Worldographer on other types of computers may see slightly different things, e.g., a dialog box on Mac or Linux does the same thing, but may appear different.
About
Worldographer is an ambitious re-design of Inkwell Ideas’ highly praised Hexographer (world/kingdom map creator/editor). Once the first version of Worldographer was created, it was expanded with the functionality originally released in Dungeonographer (dungeon maps) and Cityographer (city & town maps).
Worldographer 2025 likewise has all the world/kingdom (region), battlemat/dungeon, city/village (settlement), and even sector/sub-sector/star-map functionality of its predecessors.
Worldographer is designed to not just make world maps—it makes worlds! In Worldographer, you don’t just create a map of the world: you also may detail cultures, religions, nations, place nations on the map, create points of interest with notes, rivers, coastlines and more. However, you may use it just for mapping a world, region, single town, or building/dungeon.
Any of them can be created directly by you, or Worldographer can create it for you with just one dialog of options selected by you. Most likely you’ll want to do some of it yourself, let Worldographer do some, and edit it and add to it along the way. But you may do it all yourself or you can see what Worldographer generates with little direction from you.
The 2025 version uses a single license key for all the functionality and has a robust free version. Worldographer’s pre-2025 version uses 3 keys for the 3 core areas of functionality (world/kingdom and cosmic/star maps; city/village; battlemat/dungeon).
Note: If both Worldographer & Worldographer 2025 are installed on a machine, your computer may open the wrong one by default. If ‘2025’ is in the program’s main title bar, you’re using the 2025 version. If not, you’re using the pre-2025 version.
Licensing
Free vs. Pro Versions
Both the free and pro versions of Worldographer are the same download and the same program. However, some “Pro” features are not usable in the free version. Unlock these features by entering a code. The codes are for sale in our store.
A pro license unlocks these features (and likely more as this list can get out of date):
World/Kingdom
- Auto-generate map key
- Terrain Wizard
- Map Levels: generate them based on other level, delete them
- Auto-switch Terrain from classic to isometric and vice versa
- Generate Coasts
- Generate Rivers
- Generate Empires
- Trace Underlay
- Convert Underlay
City/Town/Village aka Settlements
- There is a 5000 person limit when generating a settlement without a pro license
- Generate a coast, if using the step by step creation process
- Configure city data (settings to generate store prices, building residents, etc.)
Battlemat/Dungeon
- Auto-generate several building types.
- In the 2025 update, add entire rooms to the map with just a few clicks.
General Features
- Configure custom label styles
- Import a map into another existing Worldographer map
- Cut/Copy/Paste
- Add custom textures, terrain, and features
- Expand/Shrink columns/rows of terrain/tiles
- Update world/name data file
- Configure features, terrain, and textures