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Map Templates

Start faster with ready-to-edit city map templates and create your own version in one click

Last updated: April 9, 2026

Map Templates

Mapiry includes a public template library at /templates so you can start from a ready-made map structure instead of building from scratch.

Templates are a fast starting point, not locked products. Once you create a map from a template, it becomes your own editable map.

What Templates Include

Current template themes include:

  • Coffee Shops
  • Halal Restaurants
  • Attractions
  • Street Food
  • Coworking Spaces

Each theme currently includes starter templates for major cities including Tokyo, Barcelona, Melbourne, Singapore, London, Paris, New York City, Los Angeles, Berlin, and Bangkok.

Each template includes:

  • A starter map title and description
  • Suggested categories for that map type
  • A set of starter locations
  • A detail page explaining what the template is for and how to adapt it

Where to Find Templates

You can browse templates in three ways:

  1. Open /templates to browse by theme
  2. Open a theme page such as /templates/coffee-shops
  3. Open a template detail page such as /templates/coffee-shops/melbourne-australia

Template detail pages are public and designed to be readable before you decide to use them.

Use a Template

To create your own map from a template:

  1. Open the template detail page
  2. Click Use this template
  3. Confirm creation
  4. Mapiry creates your copy and redirects you into the editor

The created map is tagged internally as a template-based map, but from your perspective it behaves like a normal map that you can edit, share, clone, or delete.

Who Can Use Templates

Templates work for:

  • Signed-in users
  • Anonymous users creating maps without an account

If you use a template while anonymous, Mapiry stores edit access in your browser the same way it does for other anonymous maps.

What You Can Customize After Creation

After the map is created, you can:

  • Rename the map
  • Rewrite the description
  • Add or remove locations
  • Change categories and colors
  • Invite collaborators
  • Make the map public or private
  • Share, embed, or publish it on a custom domain

Templates vs Cloning

Use templates when:

  • You want a clean starter structure for a common use case
  • You do not need an exact copy of an existing map
  • You want to begin from a city/theme combination quickly

Use cloning when:

  • You want a full copy of an existing map
  • You need the exact current locations, categories, and layout from another map
  • You are making a backup before larger edits

See Map Cloning for the full clone workflow.

Current Limits

  • Templates are based on the built-in template library, not user-submitted templates
  • Templates are individual starting points, not live-linked to later template updates
  • Creating a map from a template does not create a real-time sync back to the source template

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