Guides
Everything about making your own map poster.
- How to make a custom city map poster in 5 minutes
Step by step: choose a place, a style and your text, then download a print-ready city map poster.
- Which poster size: A4, A3, A2 or A1?
The paper sizes in MyCityMap with their dimensions, and how to choose the right one for your wall.
- PNG, SVG or PDF: which file for home printing, print shops or plotters?
The difference between the PNG, SVG and PDF downloads and which one fits your printer or project.
- Getting your map printed: paper, DPI and print shops
Practical tips for printing your city map poster at home or at a print shop: resolution, paper and file choice.
- The 6 map styles explained
Minimal, Bold, Kadaster, Liberty, Positron and Dark Matter: what each MyCityMap map style looks like and when to use it.
- Customize colors, roads and labels
How to change map colors, road widths, casing and labels in the MyCityMap editor.
- Personalized map gift ideas: wedding, birth, first date
Ideas for a personal map poster as a gift: the place where you met, got married, were born or live together.
- Adding coordinates and a place name to your poster
How the text presets fill in the place name, country and coordinates, and how to style the text.
- Framing a map poster: frames and mats
Tips for framing your city map poster: standard frame sizes, mats and choosing a frame color.
- Where does the map data come from? OpenStreetMap & license
The sources behind MyCityMap: OpenStreetMap data, OpenFreeMap vector tiles and Nominatim search.
- Pricing, payment and downloads explained (€2 / €4 / €8)
What the MyCityMap downloads cost, how payment works without an account, and how you get your files.
- FAQ, including personal and commercial use
Answers to common questions about MyCityMap: accounts, saving, file types, and personal and commercial use.