Does it work with iPhone (HEIC) photos?

Yes. HEIC / HEIF is converted to JPEG internally before processing, and GPS and capture time are read intact. The conversion also runs in your browser, so photos are never sent out.

What happens to photos without location data?

Photos without GPS can't be placed on the globe, so they're automatically skipped. The skipped count and reasons (no GPS, no capture date, parse failure) are shown on screen.

What if video export isn't supported?

MP4 export uses the browser's WebCodecs API, which needs a recent Chrome / Edge, or Safari 16+. If video export is your goal, desktop Chrome / Edge is the most reliable.

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2026-06-14

How to Make a Travelogue (Photo Map Video) from Trip Photos (Free, Globe)

You have piles of trip photos, but you only ever revisit them inside an album. Lay them out on a map as a "travel route" and they feel far more like memories. Phone photos often record where they were taken (GPS), and with that you can automatically draw "when and where you went" on a 3D globe. This guide covers how to make a photo-map video from your trip photos.

What is a photo map (travelogue)?

A photo map places photos on a map according to where they were taken. Connect them in capture-time order and the route of your trip — where you went, and in what order — becomes visible.

Drop time-ordered pins on a 3D globe and connect points with arcs (great-circle arcs) for a more dynamic "route visualization" than a flat map. Turn the result into a video and it's ready for a year-in-review post or sharing with family.

What you need

All you need are photos with recorded location data (GPS). Most phones embed GPS automatically when you shoot with location services enabled.

Photos without GPS (taken with location off, screenshots, downloaded images, etc.) can't be placed on the map, so they're left out.

Make one with just a browser

The free tool TraviPix reads your photos' EXIF (GPS and capture time) and draws the route on a 3D globe. It supports HEIC (iPhone) photos, and all processing happens in your browser.

The steps:

Open TraviPix and drop in a batch of GPS-tagged trip photos
They're ordered by capture time automatically, with time-ordered pins and great-circle arcs on the globe
Play to fly the camera through the trip; use the continent selector to zoom into a region
Export as MP4 to use on social media or share with family

A note on privacy

Trip photos sometimes include ones taken near home. TraviPix shows only the capture time on hover and deliberately does not display raw latitude / longitude on screen. That said, a pin's position still reveals an approximate location, so decide before posting whether to include photos taken near home.

Photos, EXIF, thumbnails, and video are all processed in your browser and never sent to a server.

Try the tool featured in this article — free, right now.

Use TraviPix

Frequently asked questions

Q. Does it work with iPhone (HEIC) photos?: A. Yes. HEIC / HEIF is converted to JPEG internally before processing, and GPS and capture time are read intact. The conversion also runs in your browser, so photos are never sent out.
Q. What happens to photos without location data?: A. Photos without GPS can't be placed on the globe, so they're automatically skipped. The skipped count and reasons (no GPS, no capture date, parse failure) are shown on screen.
Q. What if video export isn't supported?: A. MP4 export uses the browser's WebCodecs API, which needs a recent Chrome / Edge, or Safari 16+. If video export is your goal, desktop Chrome / Edge is the most reliable.