Its available on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

You will also find the minimum requirements and a demo of how it works on the site.

If you use a Mac, you might run into trouble installing it because of Gatekeeper.

Dungeondraft with unfinished tavern battlemap on a Windows PC screen

Our guide onhow to fix macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malwareshould solve the issue.

when you’ve got it installed, proceed to the next step.

If youre not feeling imaginative or inspired, you coulduse an AI text-to-art generatorto help you put something together.

Battle map drafts of a warehouse

In this example, well be drafting a warehouse where the tracks of a young rampaging green dragon lead.

Below is what the draft looks like.

There are a few important things you must decide when drafting:

2.

New Map menu on Dungeondraft

Get started by launching Dungeondraft and clickingNewat the top left to create a new map.

A dialogue box will appear, asking you for certain options.

Select your template based on your draft.

Dungeondraft Map Wizard generating a dungeon

it’s possible for you to leave it blank or choose your custom height and width.

You should add at least one extra tile to the width and height to leave space for the terrain.

Unless you want to create a random indoor dungeon or cave, you dont needMap Wizard.

Painting on gravel terrain using the Terrain Brush tool in Dungeondraft

If you select this option, it will start the app with a map generator.

Select your floor, walls, and other parameters, then clickGeneratefor a random map.

ClickFinishto add props and other edits.

Ground floor drawn in Dungeondraft

Building Wearadds nice little imperfections like scrapes and scratches to your building to make it feel more realistic.

We recommend you leave it on.

We also recommend you toggleShadowson to add more realism to your buildings.

Windows and door placement on the ground floor in Dungeondraft

you’re able to always turn it off later if it’s off-putting.

Feel free to experiment with features like this to find what works for you.

Place the Building

Once youre satisfied with your terrain, its time to raise a building on it.

New Level Options dialogue box in Dungeondraft

Heres how to do so:

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Heres how to add another floor to your map:

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Add Details

The next step, and possibly the most time-consuming, is adding in the details and props.

Finished warehouse battle map on Dungeondraft

it’s possible for you to also add assets you made yourself or download a ready-made one.

Here, we used a darker shade of our mainPattern Shape Toolcolor to create custom shadows.

Export Your Map

Dungeondraft makes it really easy to export your map.

Dungeondraft Export Options menu

As soon as youre finished, just clickExporton the top menu.

Lastly, remember to export the other levels of your map if you have any.

Just clickSource Leveland choose the level you would like to export.

Some of its tools glitch, and the app might crash if you stress it too much.

However, these events are not frequent, and you’re able to use Dungeondraft mostly hitch-free.