From your event floor plan to an interactive map with a QR code, free
Upload the plan as a PDF or an image, mark the stands, toilets, exits and food area, and share a map that visitors open on their phone by scanning a QR code. Searchable, by category, nothing to install.
- No sign-up
- No apps
- PDF or image
- QR poster
- TV view
Create your map
Try it and edit without giving any details. We only ask for an email when you publish, to send you the link, the QR code and your private edit link.
How it works
Upload the floor plan
The PDF the venue gave you, a CAD export or a photo of the printed plan. For a PDF we use the first page.
Mark the places
Pick an icon (stand, toilets, exit, first aid, food…) and tap the plan where it goes. Add a name and a detail, such as the exhibitor.
Publish and share
You get the map link, a print-ready QR poster and a view for the screens at your event.
What your visitors get
No app to download
They scan the QR code with the camera and the map opens in the phone browser.
Search and categories
They type “toilets” or an exhibitor’s name and the map takes them there. They can also filter by food, services or access.
Zoom into your plan
They pinch to zoom and move around the plan; names appear as they zoom in.
Printable QR poster
An A4 page with the title, the plan and a big QR code for the entrance, tables or registration, as PDF or PNG.
Screen view
A full-screen version with the legend and the QR code, for the TV at the entrance, landscape or portrait.
Changes go live at once
An exhibitor moves stand? Move the point and the map updates on every phone and screen. The printed QR code keeps working.
Several floors, turn-by-turn directions or kiosks?
The free map is a plan with points. If your venue needs more, 3D Maps is the RDS add-on for shopping centres, marinas, hospitals and exhibition centres.
Your venue in 3D
Buildings, floors and units on a 3D map you can turn and explore.
Turn-by-turn routes
Visitors pick a destination and see the way, with stairs and lifts between floors.
Kiosks and screens
The same map on touch kiosks and RDS screens, with a QR code to continue on the phone.
What data this tool uses
- The plan you upload is converted to a WebP image (without metadata) and stored on our server in the EU. The original file is not kept. If it is a PDF, your browser turns it into an image and the PDF is not sent.
- We also store the map’s texts: the title, the date and place, and each point’s name and detail. Do not put anyone’s personal data on the map.
- Until you publish it, the map is a draft that only this browser can open; it is deleted 72 hours after your last change.
- To publish it we ask for an email: we send you the link, the QR code and your private edit link. We keep the edit key only as a cryptographic hash, plus an encrypted copy so we can send you the links again.
- Anyone with the link or the QR code can see a published map. It is not listed anywhere or shown in search engines. It is kept until you delete it or for up to 12 months without visits or changes. We review new maps daily and remove any used for abuse.
- To prevent abuse we count requests per IP address using a salted cryptographic hash that is deleted after a few hours.
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes. Creating the map, publishing it, the QR code, the poster and the screen view cost nothing, and you do not need an account. We only ask for an email when you publish. It is made by the team behind RDS, a digital signage platform.
What file can I upload?
A JPG, PNG or WebP image, or a PDF, up to 8 MB. For a PDF the first page is used. A photo of the printed plan works too, ideally taken straight on and in good light.
How do visitors use it?
They scan the QR code on the poster with their phone camera and the map opens in the browser, with no app to install. They can search, filter by category, see the list and zoom into the plan.
Can I change the map after printing the QR code?
Yes. With your private edit link you change, add or remove points whenever you like, and the change shows at once. The link and the QR code stay the same.
Can I show it on a screen at the event?
Yes. The screen view shows the plan, the legend and a QR code to continue on the phone, and it updates itself. Open it in the TV’s browser or in a digital signage player such as RDS.
How long does the map stay online?
A published map stays until you delete it from your edit link, or until 12 months pass without visits or changes. A draft you never publish is deleted after 72 hours.
What if my event has several halls or floors?
Create one map per hall or floor and put a QR code in each. If you need a multi-floor 3D map with turn-by-turn routes, have a look at RDS 3D Maps.
Who can see my map?
Anyone who has the link or scans the QR code. We do not list it anywhere and we ask search engines not to index it. Only you can see the draft.
Already made your map? Recover your links
Type the email you used and we will send you the link to your map and your edit link again.
Put the map on the screens at your event
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