Placeholder Map Generator

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What Is a Placeholder Map?

A placeholder map is a stand-in map image used to fill a layout where a real map will eventually appear. Designers and developers drop one into store-locator cards, contact pages, dashboard widgets, and travel mock-ups so the interface looks finished long before a live mapping service is wired in. Because each image is built from a numeric seed, you can lock in a specific look and reuse it across screenshots, design files, and tests without an API key or usage quota.

How to Use This Generator

  1. Set the width and height in pixels to match the slot in your layout.
  2. Change the seed to redraw the streets, parks, and water until you find a composition you like — the same seed always returns the same map.
  3. Toggle the center marker on or off depending on whether you want a pin in the middle.
  4. Choose SVG for crisp scaling or PNG for a raster file, then copy the URL or download the image.

You can also request maps directly by URL and embed them in any <img> tag. See the Help page for the full list of parameters.

Is This a Real Map?

No. This is a decorative fake map. The roads, parks, and water are generated procedurally from the seed and do not correspond to any real city, street, address, or geographic coordinate. It is meant purely as visual filler — never use it for navigation, distance, or any decision that depends on actual geography.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the output deterministic?

Yes. The same URL — same width, height, seed, and marker setting — always returns the identical image, so your mock-ups stay stable across reloads and builds.

Can I get SVG or PNG?

Both. SVG is the default and scales to any size without blurring; switch the format to PNG when you need a flat raster image.

Does it show real locations?

No. The map is entirely synthetic. There are no real place names, streets, or coordinates behind it — it only looks map-like.

Is it free?

Yes. The generator is free for personal and commercial projects, with no attribution required and no sign-up.