Hex Map Notation Pad — Offline Hex Map Editor with Notes (HTML)

A small, fast hex map pad for game masters, worldbuilders and game designers. Open one HTML file — no install, no account, no internet.

Features

• Hex grid up to 60×60, flat-top or pointy-top, zoom
• Paint terrain by click or drag, flood fill, erase — 12 terrain types you can rename & recolour
• 18 map icons: village, castle, dungeon, camp, port, shrine, battle, mystery …
• Notes per hex: short label on the map + long notes (NPCs, encounters, secrets)
• Hex key with search — click an entry to jump to its hex
• Fog of war: mark unexplored hexes, export a clean player map
• Classic CCRR coordinates (0101 = top-left)
• Export: PNG (2× resolution), SVG, JSON backup, hex key as Markdown / TXT, Print / PDF
• Auto-save in your browser, 80-step undo, dark & light theme, keyboard shortcuts
• Sample map included ("The Ashen Vale", 8 keyed hexes)
• 100% offline, no libraries, no CDN, no tracking. Full readable source included.

Great for hexcrawls, OSR / D&D / Pathfinder sandboxes, solo journaling, overland travel, strategy game prototypes, or sketching a region before a session.

What's in the zip

• index.html — the tool (and its full source)
• sample-maps/sample-ashen-vale.json
• README.md (EN + DE), LICENSE.txt, screenshots

License: Unlimited personal & commercial use; the maps and notes you make are yours to publish and sell. Don't resell or redistribute the tool itself. (Full text in LICENSE.txt.)

AI: No generative AI was used.

Deutsch: Offline-Hexkarten-Editor in einer HTML-Datei: Gelände malen, Icons setzen, Notizen pro Hex, Nebel für Spielerkarten, Export als PNG/SVG/JSON und Hex-Schlüssel (Markdown). Keine Installation, kein Internet, keine KI.