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Turn any GPS route into an animated map video

Your route, drawn across the map — as a video. Drop any GPX, Google Timeline, KML, FIT or TCX file and watch your run, ride or road trip draw itself across a styled map, then download it as an MP4 for Stories, Reels, TikTok or YouTube. Rendered entirely in your browser, no account.

17 map themes · vertical, widescreen & square · MP4 export · €0 · no upload

Drop your location file here or click to browseGPX, FIT, TCX, GeoJSON, KML, KMZ, Google Timeline JSON
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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make a video from my GPS track?

The studio opens with a demo route through Berlin so you can try it immediately. Drop your own GPX, Google Timeline JSON, GeoJSON, KML, KMZ, FIT or TCX file to replace it, pick a map theme and format, and press Render. The route draws itself across the map, ends on a stats card, and downloads as an MP4 you can post anywhere.

Is my location data private?

Your file is parsed and the video is rendered entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded to any server. To draw the map, tiles for the area your data covers are requested from Dawarich's tile server, the same as any online map. The only optional upload is "Save to my account", which imports your file during signup.

Is it free? Do I need an account?

Yes, free — no account, no signup, unlimited renders. Every video carries a small dawarich.app credit in its summary frame.

What formats and resolutions can I export?

Three formats: vertical 1080 × 1920 for Stories, Reels and TikTok, widescreen 1920 × 1080 for YouTube, and square 1080 × 1080 for feed posts. Videos are 8–30 seconds long, 30 frames per second, exported as MP4 (H.264 where the browser supports it).

Which browsers can render videos?

Rendering uses the WebCodecs API: current versions of Chrome, Edge and Safari work, as do recent Firefox releases. On unsupported browsers the preview still works — only the render step is unavailable.

Which files work with the video maker?

GPX tracks, Google Timeline exports (Records.json, Semantic Location History and phone Takeout formats), GeoJSON, KML, KMZ, FIT and TCX. You can drop several files at once — they are combined into one route, split wherever there is a gap of more than an hour.

Can I make a video from my Google Maps Timeline?

Yes — export your Timeline from the Google Maps app (Settings → Personal content → Export Timeline data) or via Google Takeout, then drop the JSON file here. The video plays your travel history day by day with dates and distance. To inspect the data first, try the Google Timeline Visualizer; to convert it into other formats, the Google Timeline Converter.

Is this an alternative to apps like Relive?

For route replay videos, yes — with no app install and no account. Relive builds 3D videos from activities tracked in its own app; this tool animates any GPS file you already have, including whole months of location history, and renders the MP4 locally in your browser instead of uploading your movements to a server.

Do Strava and Garmin exports work?

Yes. Export a single activity as GPX (or TCX) from Strava or Garmin Connect and drop it here — a FIT file straight off a Garmin device works too. One activity makes the cleanest video: the route draws itself from start to finish with your distance and dates.

One file makes one video. Dawarich records every route automatically — any trip in your history becomes a video. 7-day free trial, 14-day refund, cancel anytime.

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