Stay up-to-date with Mapme’s new features and product improvements
Improvement– June 24
Walking direction browsing mode – During navigation, user can freely browse the map without interrupting directions.
New – June 23
3D building layers – Highlight buildings on your map with visibility and interactivity controls.
New – June 22
Export metadata – Include location metadata fields in your export.
New – June 1
Open links on location click in lists – Opens the location’s action URL when a location is clicked in a category list or search results.
New – April 20
Drawing name display – Display the drawing name within a specific zoom range
New – April 15
Show/Hide Layers – Easily hide layers without deleting them. Hidden layers are greyed out in the list.
New – March 5
Map Restore – Use Map Restore to revert your map to the last published version or repair map data issues. Quickly recover from editing mistakes or unexpected map behavior.
New – March 5
Duplicate drawings – Duplicate individual drawings within a drawing layer. Select one or more drawings, then click the Duplicate button. Hold Shift while selecting to choose multiple drawings.
New – March 2
Parent Category View – Clicking a parent immediately shows all related locations on the map
New – February 10
Map Auto-Reset Mode – Automatically reset interactive maps after inactivity. Perfect for kiosks, public displays, demos, and shared screens.
New – February 9
Cross-Map Search – Lets users find locations across multiple maps in the same account.
Improvement – January 13
Automatic Marker Numbering – You now have full control over the starting number of the sequence, and an optional prefix added before each number.
New – December 31
Import Multiple KML Files – Upload one or more KML files. Choose whether to create a separate layer for each file or combine all files into a single layer.
New – December 31
Microsoft Entra SSO – Login using Microsoft Entra SSO Integration with Mapme
New – December 3
Bulk Actions for Locations – Delete and Unassign Multiple Items Effortlessly
New – November 12
Add a Radius Tool for Map Users – Allow map users to draw radius circles on the map to measure distances or visualize areas. These circles are temporary and not saved.
New – October 21
Hide category markers on map home – When off, markers for this category are hidden on the map home (they still appear when the category is selected).
New – October 1
Sorting Locations and Categories – You can now automatically sort both Locations and Categories.
New – September 15
Ready-Made Templates – Creating a map just got easier. Browse our new Template Gallery and import a map designed for your use case.
New – August 20
Curved lines – Automatically creates smooth curves on your map with the built-in curve (Bezier) tool.
New – July 21
3D Terrain – Enhance your map with realistic elevation data, allowing map viewers to visualize the natural landscape as it truly exists.
New – July 10
YouTube Shorts and TikTok – Embed videos of YouTube Shorts and TikTok.
New – June 12
User Roles & Permissions – Assign roles and control who can edit, publish, or view your maps.
New – May 12
Integrated Walking Directions – Draws a walking route with step-by-step directions from the user’s location.
Improvement – May 8
HTML editor – New formatting options available like tables, colors, headers
New – April 28
Highlight Drawings when Selected – Add a customizable outline around the selected shape, making it stand out clearly on the map.
New – April 25, 2025
Dynamic Color Coding for Map Drawings – Automatically color your drawings based on associated locations. Simplify map updates and save time with dynamic color syncing.
New – April 14, 2025
Map AI Import – Import any file with location data. It automatically understands your fields and maps the data for you.
Improvement – April 10, 2025
Import Wizard – Step-by-step wizard for importing location data from Excel and CSV files
New – March 24, 2025
Advanced Embed Code Generator – Easily generate embed code to display specific categories or open the map at a selected location or category.
New – March 24, 2025
Branding image editor – Optimize your map branding image with our advanced image editor
New – March 19, 2025
SEO Control – Control whether search engine can index your map
New – March 12, 2025
Wix Geolocation Support – GPS functionality works seamlessly on Wix websites
New – February 25, 2025
Outline Mode – Display shapes with no fill and a customized outline.
New – February 19, 2025
Colored 3D Buildings – Customize the color of 3D buildings.
New – January 9, 2025
3D Globe – Accurate 3D representation of Earth’s shape.
New – December 12, 2024
Favorites – Map users can create a personalized list of their favorite places.
New – November 25, 2024
Distance units – Distances can be displayed in metric units (kilometers, meters) or imperial units (miles, feet).
New – November 25, 2024
Geosearch distance – Display the distance between the selected item in the Geosearch results and the locations visible on the map.
Geo Gallery – Add countries, states, cities, and more to your maps with a single click.
New – October 31, 2024
Map Lock -Allows the account owner to protect specific maps from accidental or unauthorized changes.
New – October 10, 2024
Dynamic Location List – Automatically filters and displays locations based on the current map viewport
New – October 10, 2024
Drawing Name Display – Show the drawing name in a popup label either on mouseover or have it always visible.
New – September 29, 2024
Drawing rules – Easily control drawing visibility and interactivity with rules
New – September 6, 2024
Auto-expand categories filters – Auto-expand only certain parent categories
New – August 12, 2024
Category Description – Add a description to the categories (text or HTML)
New – July 19, 2024
Marker and Content Display Options – These options can now be applied at both the category and individual location level
New – July 18, 2024
SVG files – Added support for SVG image files for the map branding and location media gallery
New – July 16, 2024
API key management – Generate and manage your Mapme API keys
Improved – July 3, 2024
Visual UI for map limits – Control the map boundaries area and zoom level range
New – July 3, 2024
Open link on drawing Click/Tap – Open an external link when the drawing is clicked or tapped.
New – June 27, 2024
Accessibility – Added support for a wide range of accessibility features
New – June 18, 2024
Drawing zoom Level Visibility: – Manage the visibility of drawings based on the user’s zoom level.
New – May 30, 2024
Marker border – Make your marker stand out with a marker border.
New – May 23, 2024
Map access control – The map can only be viewed when embedded in an authorized website domain
New – May 21, 2024
Set location of the drawing label – Position the label that pops up when a user hovers their mouse over a drawing
Improved – May 9, 2024
KML and GPX import – Import larger files (up to 1MB) for more flexibility. Experience faster map loading, even with complex drawings.
New – April 24, 2024
Drop pin mode – Create new locations by placing the marker directly on the map
New – April 8, 2024
Drawing customization settings – Customize the style of the lines and shapes on the drawings on your map
New – March 5, 2024
Media for Map To Sheets – Add, edit, or delete various types of online media with Map To Sheets
New – March 3, 2024
Duplicate drawings – Duplicate a drawing and all its settings with a click of a button
New – February 20, 2024
Show drawings labels on mouseover – Displays the name of the drawing on mouseover
New – February 15, 2024
Split map tile and location names – Split the map title and location names into multiple lines
New – February 12, 2024
3D Shapes – Convert your 2D drawings into 3D shapes
New – January 25, 2024
Duplicate locations – Easily clone locations with one click
New – January 1, 2024
New Editor – The New Mapme Editor is now the default editor for all customers
New – December 12, 2023
Draw circles – You can now draw circles in addition to polygons and lines. Enter the radius value.
New – December 10, 2023
Hide title and descriptions – The beta of the new Mapme Editor is now available to all Mapme customers
New – November 11, 2023
New Editor beta – The beta of the new Mapme Editor is now available to all Mapme customers
Improvement – October 1st, 2023
Formulas for Map to Sheet – You can now use any Google Sheets formulas with Map To Sheets
New – July 15, 2023
About the map – A new page in the editor provides information about the map such as “Creation date” and “Last published date”
New – June 13, 2023
Drill-Down maps – Seamlessly move between the 2 levels of maps
Improvement – May 21st, 2023
Secondary basemap style toggle – Add a secondary basemap style, which will allow map viewers to easily toggle between the two different map styles.
Improvement – April 4th, 2023
Map to Sheet for multiple maps – Manage multiple maps from the same Google Sheets file
Improvement – March 20th, 2023
ESRI ArcGIS custom map style – Added support for ESRI ArcGIS custom map style
New – March 12th, 2023
Map to Sheets app – the Map To Sheets app is available in the Google Workspace marketplace.
Improvement – February 8th, 2023
Google Analytics 4 – Add support for Google Analytics 4 (GA4) reporting
Improvement – January 15th, 2023
Multiple custom tilesets – Add support for multiple custom tilesets
New – January 2nd, 2023
Custom tileset – Add a custom tileset to your map
New – December 26th, 2022
Map to Sheets – This new integration gives Mapme the power of Google Sheets
Improvement – December 13th, 2022
Increased 3D effect – The maximum pitch (3D effect) is now 85° instead of 60°. The map view can now be set above the horizon
Improvement – November 20th, 2022
GeoSearch – GeoSearch results are displayed with a pin on the map
Improvement – November 18th, 2022
Phone and email Action Buttons – The Action Buttons now support telephone and email links.
New – October 9th, 2022
New REST API – You can programmatically access, create, modify, and delete map data with our REST API.
Improvement – August 7th, 2022
Toolbar display – The toolbar is automatically hidden if it is empty.
Improvement – July 20, 2022
Import flow – The import flow has been simplified
Improvement – June 22, 2022
Import result – Display a summary including errors when the CSV import is completed
New – May 31, 2022
Media import – Add media to your map with the CSV import. Available for all the media types supported by Mapme.
Improvement – May 10, 2022
Category views – Control the views for multi-level categories.
New – May 9, 2022
Google Analytics ID – Enter a Google Analytics tracking ID directly in the Mapme editor.
Improvement – April 20, 2022
Mutliselect category interface – The user interface has been redesigned. Colored checkboxes and a result button offer an intuitive user experience.
New – April 17, 2022
Open URL on marker click – When clicking on a marker, the map viewer jumps directly to an external Web page.
Improvement – March 30, 2022
Smarter embed overlay – We now automatically detect how the user interacts with the map and displays the overlay only when necessary
New – March 16, 2022
Set content panel display when map loads – Show or hide the content panel when the map opens
Improvements – March 9, 2022
Faster map publish – in most cases now, map publishing only takes a few seconds
New – February 24, 2022
Matterport thumbnails – Automatically generate thumbnails for Matterport embeds
New – February 24, 2022
Apply location view settings – Apply location view settings (zoom, pitch, bearing) to all the other locations on the map
New – February 15, 2022
Interactive map preview – Edit-in-place with the new interactive map preview
Improvements – February 9, 2022
New editor design – The new editor design features a large preview area with a new responsive preview mode
Improvements – January 19, 2022
Sticky action button – The action button is now sticky so it is always visible even in locations with long descriptions
New – January 10, 2022
Always show branding area – Always show the branding area on the map home and list views
Improvements – January 7, 2022
Embed any content – Extended support to allow embedding any online content in the map media and document gallery
New – October 21, 2021
Auto-expand categories on map load – Show all subcategories when the map first open in the visitor browser
New – October 19, 2021
Call-to-action buttons color – Customize the color and transparency of the call to Action buttons
New – October 12, 2021
Open map full screen – Select when the map goes full screen using Mapme editor settings
New – October 5, 2021
External CSS file – Link your map to an external custom CSS file
New – September 20, 2021
Content background color – Easily apply different background colors to your map’s content panel
New – August 23, 2021
New UI for categories and filters – Major improvements for maps with multi-select and multi-level advanced filters
New – June 16, 2021
Basemap auto-switch – The basemap switches automatically based on zoom level
New – June 16, 2021
Basemap toggle – The basemap toggle lets your map viewers switch between different basemaps.
New – June 13, 2021
Search placeholder hint – Add a placeholder hint in the search field
Improvement – June 6, 2021
“Show my location” auto-start – Auto-start “Show my location” when the map loads.
Improvement – June 2, 2021
Category multi select – Update map in real-time when selecting multiple categories. Display the number of results.
New – April 15, 2021
API auto-publish – Auto-publish your map when adding content through the API
New – March 22, 2021
Sort by alphabetical order – Sort the result of category filters by alphabetical order
Improvement – March 4, 2021
Show all location labels – Control the display of the labels based on the zoom level
New – March 3, 2021
Marker halo rule – Show or hide the marker halo (highlight) on mouseover or when a marker is selected
New – March 1, 2021
Custom start URL for embedded map – Open your map on a specific category or location when the map loads on your web page
New – February 17, 2021
List view bypass – Categories with only one location bypass the list view and open directly the location view
New – February 2, 2021
Custom map layers – Use the powerful custom map layers to add drawings to your map
New – January 25, 2021
Non-interactive markers – Set markers to be non-clickable.
New – January 20, 2021
Embed code generator – Customize the embed code with advanced settings that suit your needs.
Improved – December 28, 2020
Publish, embed and share – Streamlined the user interface to publish, embed, and share maps
New – December 15, 2020
Categories subset – Share your map with different categories subset
New – December 13, 2020
Show all location labels – Always display the labels for all locations visible on the map.
Improvement – November 30, 2020
Media thumbnails – Media thumbnails open in the cards instead of the gallery. Double click opens the gallery.
New – November 29, 2020
Basemap language selection – Change the map’s label language. Select from a broad selection of languages.
New – October 26, 2020
Mobile experience customization – Select which view to display when the user opens the location content on the mobile
New – October 25, 2020
GPX and KML import – Add line and shape drawings with GPX and KML files import
New – October 13, 2020
New mobile design – Complete redesign of the portrait mode for mobile devices provides a native-like app experience
New – October 12, 2020
Category view – Create custom views for your categories. Set custom zoom level, pitch, bearing, and center.
New – October 6, 2020
Location Status filter – Select locations based on status. Available status filters are “New”, “Draft”, and “Published”
New – September 13, 2020
Geosearch – The geosearch finds locations based on full or partial addresses, zip code, city names, or place names.
New – September 1, 2020
Overview and filtered views markers override – For maps with multilevel categories, set which marker is displayed on the map overview and filtered views.
New – July 28, 2020
Marker clustering – Provide a better visual experience for map users. Combine markers in close proximity with cluster markers.
New – July 28, 2020
Marker resizing –
New – July 26, 2020
Text markers – Create markers with text content. Use uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, spaces, and symbols. Up to 30 characters.
Improved – July 1, 2020
Multilevel categories – Generate automatically the category “Others” when locations are assigned to the parent category only
Improved – July 1, 2020
Youtube video – Added seek slider and current/duration time to the YouTube video player
New – June 28, 2020
GraphQL API – With the new Mapme API, you can programmatically access and modify your MapMe maps via our GraphQL API.
New – June 4, 2020
Limit map viewing area, zoom, and pitch – Restrict map boundaries, zoom level range, and pitch on your map
New – June 1, 2020
Custom print resolution – Generate image files with a custom resolution of your choice
Improved – May 27, 2020
Youtube video – Youtube videos are autoplaying. Visitors can choose to mute/unmute as well as expand the video to the media gallery.
New – May 6, 2020
Marker Override – Override all the markers displayed on the map with a unique marker
Improvement – May 1, 2020
Marker display rule – Display all the location markers in a category based on the zoom range level
New – May 1, 2020
Line and shape style editor – Customize the style of the lines and shapes that you draw on your maps
Improvement- April 24, 2020
Media file support – Added support for webm video format, m4a audio format, and webp images
New – April 8th, 2020
Path style editor – Customize the style of the lines that connect markers
New – March 15th, 2020
Multilevel categories – Organize your locations on a map with nested categories, parents, and subcategories
New – February 2th, 2020
PDF documents – Add PDF documents to your interactive map locations
Improvement – January 16th, 2020
Search – New map search algorithm returns the most useful results sorted by order of relevancy
New – December 5th, 2019
Unsupported browsers landing page – When a map is loaded with an unsupported browser, a page with links to update the browser is displayed to the user.
New – November 11th, 2019
Category filter in editor – A new dropdown filter in the editor lets you view the locations by categories
New – November 11th, 2019
Sort locations in categories – Easily sort locations within a category. Select the category in the filter and drag the locations to change their orders.
New – November 11th, 2019
Category numbering – Use numbering within categories
New – November 11th, 2019
Hide locations – Hide locations from the map without deleting them
New – November 11th, 2019
Category visibility mode – Choose if you want a category to be included in the legend or always visible
Improvement – October 15th, 2019
Media gallery – Redesign of the media gallery
Improvement – October 8th, 2019
Autoplay mode – Display your map In autoplay mode. Your map will automatically advance from one location to the other.
Improvement – September 22th, 2019
Print any map view – Generate a high-resolution image file of any map views such as categories and locations.
New – September 14th, 2019
Add custom map styles – Add in your Mapme account, custom map styles created with editors like Mapbox Studio or Maptiler.
New – July 31th, 2019
Show or hide drawings – Show or hide your drawings (shapes and lines) based on triggers (New Mapme)
New – July 31th, 2019
Override category markers – Override category markers for specific locations with custom markers (New Mapme)
New – July 15th, 2019
Layout Styles – Choose which content items and which image styles are displayed
New – July 15th, 2019
New Mapme beta – The New Mapme beta is now available in all accounts.
Improvement – March 15th, 2019
Options Settings – The new user interface let map creators easily select between the different settings available in the Mapme editor.
Improvement – January 31th, 2019
Show or hide the content panel – Show or hide the content panel when the map first opens. Control is available for portrait and landscape mode.
Improvement – January 28th, 2019
Duplicate of map with categories – Map duplication (cloning) is now also available for map with categories
Improvement – January 16th, 2019
Performance Improvement – Map loading time has been significantly decreasing especially for maps with a high number of locations
New – January 16th, 2019
Action button in overview – Add an action button in the map overview
New – December 31th, 2018
High Quality Printing – Generate high-resolution images of your maps that are suitable for high-quality printing.
New – December 24th, 2018
Editor Redesign – The new editor design lets you work faster and navigate more easily.
New – October 10th, 2018
Marker display order – Control the order in which markers are displayed on the map
New – September 27th, 2018
Location autofill – Quickly create new maps by reusing the content of existing locations in your account
Improved – September 4th, 2018
More basemap styles – Added 2 new base maps styles, Le Shine and Heads-up
Improved – August 21st, 2018
Team member invitation – Add new team members to your account with the improved invitation process
New – August 18th, 2018
Halo and popup color – Customize the color of the halo and pop-up for image markers
Improved – August 8th, 2018
Custom CSS Editor – Customize your map with the new in-page Custom CSS editor
Improved – August 6th, 2018
Category for list layout style – add support for categories with the list layout style
New – July 16th, 2018
Display of non-categorized locations – Control when non-categorized locations are displayed on maps with categories
Improved – July 11th, 2018
Autoplay – Customize the playback speed for the autoplay mode
Improved – July 9th, 2018
Import – ADD and SYNC options are now available for imports to maps with existing data
New – June 11th, 2018
Archive maps – Archive maps that you don’t use anymore. The map is unpublished and the live version is not visible anymore. The map data stays available in the editor.
New – June 8th, 2018
Disable Preview – Disable the real-time preview when working with a large number of locations in order to increase the speed of the editor.
New – May 19th
Custom HTML – Add HTML to the overview and sections descriptions. Add colors, advanced styling, buttons and more.
New – May 13th, 2018
Marker display based on Zoom level – Show or hide markers based on zoom level range
Improved – April 15th, 2018
Dashboard – The new dashboard makes it easy to sort and find the map you and your team are working on.
New- April 15th, 2018
Search – Add search to your interactive map to enable your visitors to quickly and easily discover your map content.
Improved – March 21st, 2018
Action Button – Choose how to open the Action Button link. The options are new tab, same tab, and modal.
Improved – March 15th, 2018
Improved Accessibility – Support for alternative text for Image and key navigation
Improved – March 15th, 2018
Custom CSS upload – Upload your custom CSS files
New – March 11th, 2018
Upload video – Upload and stream your own video files for each location on the map
Improved – March 11th, 2018
Image cover for integrated media – Add an image cover on your integrated media
New – March 7th, 2018
Custom Map URLs – Customize your map URL with a user-friendly name
New – February 25th, 2018
Multiple Category Selection – Select one or multiple categories and use advanced filters
Improved – February 12th, 2018
Expand Map View Editor – Expand the map view editor to make it easier to draw shapes and lines on your map
Improved – February 9th, 2018
Social Sharing Image – Screenshots are now automatically generated as the default social sharing image
NEW – January 31th, 2018
Image gallery zoom – Zoom images with gestures on the touch screen
NEW – January 28th, 2018
Marker Editor – Provide amazing customization options such as marker shape, marker size, marker content size and support animated gifs markers.
NEW – December 20th, 2017
Multiple Categories per location – Assign multiple categories to a single location
NEW – December 7nd, 2017
Import Export – Import new locations. Mass update existing locations. Export your map data.
NEW – December 2nd, 2017
Bullets and numbering – Added bullets and numbered list formatting in descriptions
NEW – November 10th, 2017
Category and Filters – Create categories and assign your locations to categories, Easily filter the map by categories
Improved – November 10th, 2017
Navigation Bar – The navigation bar for large screens has been redesigned. A new index indicates the position of the card. The cards can be minimized to allow for full map access.
NEW – October 18th, 2017
Integrated Media – Add advanced interactive media like 3D, 360, and VR on your map. Supported services include Matterport Space, Sketchup 3D models and YouTube 360-degree videos.
NEW – September 29th, 2017
Zoom level indicator – the zoom level (1 to 22) is now displayed in the Location View Editor in order to provide better control of the zoom level for each location
NEW – September 28th, 2017
Overlay for Embed – Option to add an overlay when the map is embedded in order to prevent scrolling issues
NEW – August 26th, 2017
New map style – Added 5 new map styles to select from in the map style gallery (Standard, Decimal, North Star, Terminal, Vintage).
NEW- August 16th, 2017
Image Gallery on mobile – When multiple images and/or videos are available, they are now being displayed in a gallery
IMPROVED- August 6th, 2017
Hide slider – In the slider layout, choose to show it or hide the horizontal slider.
NEW- August 3rd, 2017
3 New map Style – Added 3 new beautiful map styles to the map style gallery
IMPROVED- July 21th, 2017
Embed Code – The new embed code simplifies the embed process and provides more flexibility.
NEW – June 27th
Animated GIF – Use animated GIFS in your story maps
NEW – June 15th
Landscape view on mobile – Added support for landscape view on mobile
NEW – June 12th
Password Reset – Added password reset to log in
NEW – June 29th
Audio – Add an audio file to each location in your Story Map.
NEW – June 29th
Social Sharing Image – upload your own image for social sharing
IMPROVED- June 19th, 2017
Editor Optimization – Major improvements to the editor’s responsiveness when adding and editing locations.
IMPROVED- June 13th, 2017
Caption and Credit – For each image in the media gallery, you can add an image caption and/or image credit.
NEW – June 8th, 2017
Image Editor – Control how your images are being displayed. Show full image or auto-crop to fit the area. Easily rotate images.
NEW – May 16, 2017
Show my location – Show the map user his/her location. Can be enabled/disabled from the editor
IMPROVED – May 10, 2017
Media Gallery – The photo and video interface in the editor has been completely redesigned and has been replaced by the new Media Gallery. Adding, sorting and managing photo/videos is now quick and easy
NEW- April 9, 2017
Image Overlay – Add image overlay on top of the map background
NEW – April 2, 2017
Video autoplay – Video now autoplay in mute mode on the large screen. Click on the video to enable the sound.
IMPROVED – March 22, 2017
Slider optimization – Decrease loading time on desktop and mobile. Automatically optimize the number of cards displayed based on the viewport (width and height of the screen)
NEW – March 9, 2017
Play button – New play button in the navigation bar seamlessly moves location by location through the story map
NEW – March 7, 2017
Navigation Control – A new navigation bar was added to the card design on large screens. Controls include:
- Home
- Previous
- Next
NEW – March 5, 2017
Spinner – A spinner icon is displayed while the map is loading. The spinner is mostly viewed on slow mobile connections.
NEW – March 4, 2017
Interactive Overview – The story map overview (Home) is now fully interactive. The map can be moved, zoomed in/out, and clicking on a marker opens the story map to the relevant location.
NEW – February 27, 2017
Social Sharing Control – Enable or disable the social sharing buttons for both the story map and each location. Click for more info
IMPROVED – February 15, 2017
Preview Redesign – The preview area was completely redesigned to be more intuitive.
NEW – February 15, 2017
Card Style Layout for Large Screens – The card style layout for a large screen is fully available. It is the default layout for new story maps. The card-style layout is fast and works smoothly with any number of locations. The card-style design works now seamlessly across all devices. Click here for more info
NEW – January 22, 2017
Draw Lines and shapes – A new powerful feature to draw lines and shapes on the map. Click here for more info
NEW – January 14, 2017
Support for Arabic and Hebrew – Provides now support for RTL (right-to-left) languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. Click here for more info