Make a travel video
Make the travel-route video everyone is sharing.
You have seen them all over TikTok and Reels: a map that draws a glowing line across a whole trip, city by city, in a few seconds. Those come from ordinary Google Maps Timeline data, the location history your phone already keeps. This guide shows you how to make your own in about five minutes, for free and entirely in your browser. There is no app to install and no account to create, and because everything runs on your device, your location file never leaves it.
Three steps to your video
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Export your Timeline file
On your phone, open Google Maps and export your Timeline (location history) as a JSON file. On Android it is under Settings, and on iPhone it is under your profile in the Maps app. Our export guide walks through both, with the exact taps.
Read the export guide → - 2
Open it in the browser
Come back here, then drag your JSON file onto the page or tap to choose it. It opens instantly because parsing happens on your device; the file is never uploaded to a server. Old and new export formats are both recognized.
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Style it and export
Pick a vertical 9:16 canvas for Reels, TikTok, or Shorts, choose a route color and optional music, trim to the dates you want, then export. You get an MP4 (or WebM if your browser needs it) saved straight to your device, ready to post.
Why make it here
No app to install
It runs in the browser. No APK, no download, no sign-up.
Works on iPhone
iOS and Android both work through the browser, no App Store needed.
Your file stays local
Parsing, replay, and video export all run on your device.
Free to export
Make and download your travel video without an account.
Tips for a video worth sharing
Trim to one trip
A single trip or a single month reads better than a whole year. Use the date range to keep it tight and the pace lively.
Go vertical
The 9:16 canvas fills the screen on Reels, TikTok, and Shorts. Keep titles inside the safe zone so app controls do not cover them.
Add music and a marker
A track and a marker style give the replay energy. Your audio file is mixed in locally and never uploaded.
Sign it
Add your own handle as a watermark so viewers know whose trip it is when the video gets reshared.
Questions people ask
Is it really free?
Yes. You can open your file, build the video, and download it without paying or creating an account.
Do I need to install an app?
No. Everything happens on this website in your browser, so there is no APK and nothing to download or set up.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes. Export your Timeline in the Google Maps app, then open the file here in Safari. See the dedicated iPhone guide for the exact steps.
Is my location data safe?
Your JSON file is read in the browser and used to draw the video on your device. It is never uploaded to a server.
No trips to work with yet?
Ready to make yours?
Open your Timeline file and watch your route replay in seconds.