LeylineBeta

Connect anything. Leyline draws the map.

Leyline is a relationship map maker: add characters, artists or ideas, say how they're connected, and groups form on their own.

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Free. No account needed to start.

Editor demo

A real recording of the editor: eight items, two groups, three styles, then presentation mode.

Connected doesn't mean together

Some links bring things together: member of, family, signed to. Others just build a bridge: a collaboration, an alliance. Others push apart: a rivalry, a beef.

For each relationship type, you choose whether it groups, connects or repels. Leyline works out the groups and the layout, and every link reads like a sentence.

A link's panel: the sentence “Orrin the Cartographer member of Cartographers' Guild”, the relationship type and the choice between Groups, Connects and Repels

Everything you need to map a world

  • Links that mean somethingMember of, rival, influenced: every relationship has its own name, color, direction and strength.
  • A timelineDate items and links, then scrub through the years to watch the map change.
  • Secrets and spoilersKeep hidden the links nobody should know about yet, and reveal them at the right moment.
  • Present and export videoThe map builds itself, item by item, then downloads as an MP4 for YouTube, TikTok or Reels.
  • Share and exportA link to send, or an image ready for a story, a post or a page.
  • Explore in 3DFor very large maps: orbit around, fly close to an item.

Three styles, one map

Switch styles anytime, the map stays put. Each one comes in light and dark.

The same map in the Dossier style, dark mode
DossierClean and monochrome, like an investigation board.
The same map in the Atlas style, dark mode
AtlasInk and parchment, with curved links.
The same map in the Poster style, dark mode
PosterBright overlapping colors, like a screen print.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make a character relationship map?

Open the editor, type a first character's name, then add the next ones. Link them by dragging from one to another and choose what connects them: family, ally, rival, member of. Leyline places the items and forms the groups on its own.

Is Leyline free?

Yes, Leyline is free during the beta: the editor, the three styles, share links, image and video export. A Creator plan will come later, with extras for people who publish videos; the essentials will stay free.

Do I need an account?

No. Your maps stay in your browser. An account, by email or Google, is only there to find them on all your devices and share them by link.

Can I turn a map into a video?

Yes. Share, then Export as video: the map builds itself item by item and downloads as an MP4, in landscape for YouTube, vertical for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, or square.

What can I use it for?

Anything that's told through connections: a music scene, the clans and alliances of a saga, the factions of a tabletop RPG campaign, the characters of a novel, a true crime case, a family, schools of thought or the players in a project.

Your first map takes a minute

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