StoryMapJs. Maps that tell a story

Last updated on 12 May 2026

StoryMapJs is a free online tool that allows to tell a story through different geographical points on a map. 

A simple way to create an infographic in minutes and learn about multimedia storytelling illustrating a series of events that can be located on a map. It looks like Heganoo that I presented here some time ago.You will be able to insert on each point of the map multimedia content that visitors will be able to discover with a single click.

StoryMapJs is quite easy to use. Once registered you will be able to create your first SToryMap. You give it a title and then you can create the different steps you want to propose to your student readers. Each step corresponds to a point on the map. To place a point, simply search for it using the built-in search engine.

You will then give a title to the step and complete it with text. Above all, you will be able to insert multimedia content into it. You have a choice: sound, video, images. StoryMapsJs can import items from Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo, vine, Dailymotion, Google Maps, Wikipedia, SoundCloud … and many others.

Once completed, your story in card form is ready to be shared via email or social media. You can also retrieve a code to integrate it into your website or blog. The end result is very successful and enhances your storytelling in the form of a kind of slideshow in which the reader switches from one slide to another with one click, which generates movement and a zoom effect on the map.

 

The StorymapJs tool is free and ad-free. It is part of a series ofMultimedia storytelling tools proposed by a department of the University of Chicago. It is clearly aimed at the world of education and the press.. Only regrets, he is in English and asks for an email address to be able to register and use it.

Link: StoryMapJs