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AI map animation generator. Type it, watch it move.

Describe the map you need in one sentence. The AI finds the places, draws the routes and regions, plans the camera and hands you an editable scene you can export as a video in minutes.

No credit card · OpenStreetMap data · Export MP4 & images

Real recording of the studio — one prompt, the scene it built, a skin switch and export. The AI's wait is shortened.

Start with a prompt like…

How it works

From one sentence to a finished map video.

  1. 01

    Describe the map

    Write what you want to show in plain English — places, a route, a region, a few numbers. No keyframes, no GIS files, no map styling.

  2. 02

    The AI builds the scene

    It finds every place, draws the routes, picks the regions, plans the camera moves and adds titles and callouts. If something is genuinely ambiguous, it asks you instead of guessing.

  3. 03

    Refine and export

    Everything it made is an ordinary, editable scene. Ask for a change in the chat or drag things by hand, then export the video straight from your browser.

What the AI can build

Routes, regions, data and the camera that tells the story.

  • Flight paths and arcs

    Curved flight arcs between cities, multi-stop journeys and hub-and-spoke networks from one origin.

  • Road trips

    Day-by-day routes with stops, drawn along the way and followed by the camera.

  • Sea routes

    Shipping lanes between ports, resolved on a real maritime network — never hand-drawn across land.

  • Regions and borders

    Countries, states and provinces highlighted, outlined or revealed one after another.

  • Data maps

    Choropleths, bubble maps and heatmaps from well-known figures or numbers you give it. It does not invent statistics — it asks.

  • Titles, callouts and text

    Headlines, place labels, stat cards and free text on the map, timed to the story.

  • Camera moves

    Fly-ins, follows and framing that keep the action on screen in 16:9, 9:16, square or 4:5.

  • Map styles and skins

    Six basemaps and eight skins — from Old Atlas to Neon Night — on open OpenStreetMap data.

Made in Map Studio

The kind of map one sentence gets you.

Each of these is an editable scene in the studio — start from one, or describe your own. See all map animation examples →

Why ships avoid the Red SeaSea route
Night flightFlight route
Most populous countriesData map
Where in the world?Highlight
World's biggest citiesBubble map
Where humanity livesHeatmap

Why it's different

Not a one-shot clip. A scene you control.

Keep talking to it

Ask for one change at a time — a new stop, a different colour, a slower camera — and the rest of your scene stays as it was.

Real geography

Places are geocoded, sea lanes follow a maritime network and borders come from open boundary data — the AI places things, it doesn't sketch them.

Export from your browser

Render the video on your own machine in one click and find it in your library, ready for YouTube, Shorts, Reels or a newsroom package.

FAQ

AI map animation, answered.

What is an AI map animation generator?
It turns a written description into an animated map video. In AYK Maps you type something like “flight from Delhi to London” and the AI builds the scene — places, route, camera, title — which you can edit and export as a video.
Can I edit what the AI makes?
Yes. The result is a normal studio scene, not a flat video. Ask for a change in the chat (“make the route red”, “add Paris as a stop”) and only that part changes, or edit any layer, overlay or camera move by hand.
Does the AI make up data?
No. Data maps use well-known figures or the numbers you provide. When it has no reliable source for a value, it asks you for the data instead of inventing it.
What formats can I export?
MP4 video in 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Shorts and Reels, square or 4:5 for the feed, plus images. Videos render right in your browser.
Is it free to try?
The studio is free: start from a template or build by hand, preview, and export with a small watermark. AI prompts are included in paid plans, or paid from your balance on any plan — see the pricing page for plans and top-ups.
Do I need design or GIS skills?
No. You describe the map in words; the studio handles geocoding, routing, styling and animation.

More about the studio on the Map Studio home page, or compare plans on the pricing page.

Your next map is one sentence away.