MapTool AlternativesVirtual Tabletops and other similar apps like MapTool

MapTool is described as 'Online, multiuser, networked, graphical, interactive, programmable virtual tabletop. Requires Java 6+. It can be used for face-to-face play, or Internet role-playing in real time even if your players are on the other side of the world' and is a virtual tabletop in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MapTool for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best MapTool alternative is DiceRight, which is free. Other great apps like MapTool are Roll20, Foundry Virtual Tabletop, Inkarnate and Linwood Setonix.

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  1. DiceRight icon
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    DiceRight is an online platform for playing tabletop games. It tracks game aspects like turns and damage to speed up gameplay and eliminate tedious elements. The platform offers extensive customization, including character classes, races, game currencies, and languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • DiceRight is the most popular Web-based alternative to MapTool.

    • DiceRight is the most popular free alternative to MapTool.

    • DiceRight is Free and ProprietaryMapTool is Free and Open Source
  2. Roll20 icon
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    Roll20 is the free, easy way to play tabletop games (such as pen and paper RPGs) online with others. It's completely web-based, so it runs right in your browser. It supports video and voice chat, background music, character sheets, a massive art library, and more!

    49 Roll20 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • Roll20 is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to MapTool.

    • Roll20 is Freemium and ProprietaryMapTool is Free and Open Source
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    Foundry VTT is a standalone application built for experiencing multiplayer tabletop RPGs using a feature-rich and modern self-hosted application where your players connect directly through the browser.

    23 Foundry Virtual Tabletop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Foundry Virtual Tabletop is the most popular Windows, Linux, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to MapTool.

    • Foundry Virtual Tabletop is the most popular commercial alternative to MapTool.

    • Foundry Virtual Tabletop is Paid and ProprietaryMapTool is Free and Open Source
  4. Inkarnate icon
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    Inkarnate is an all-in-one fantasy mapmaking platform with a free version and a huge library of assets. With Inkarnate, one can create world and region maps, city and village maps, battlemaps and interiors, as well as scenery maps.

    15 Inkarnate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Powerful, customizable, cross-platform, opensource table sandbox game.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • iPhone
     
    • Linwood Setonix is the most popular Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to MapTool.

    • Linwood Setonix is the most popular Open Source alternative to MapTool.

    • Linwood Setonix is Free and Open SourceMapTool is also Free and Open Source
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    Cauldron VTT is a web application to run tabletop role playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder, online.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Owlbear Rodeo icon
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    Owlbear Rodeo is an attempt to make a web app to run tabletop encounters without the complicated setup process needed for other VTTs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Dungeoneer icon
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    A VTT with DM tools for 5th edition D&D. Includes an initiative tracker, random table support, challenge rating calculators and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Rolisteam icon
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    Rolisteam helps you to manage tabletop role playing games with remote friends/players. It provides many features to share maps, pictures and it also includes tool to communicate with your friends/players.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Talespire icon
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    TaleSpire is an online, digital, graphical way of playing classic P&P Role-playing games with your friends. As a DM, build your campaign in-game and invite your players for sessions. To your left you can watch one of our streams to see for yourself.

    33 Talespire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Battlegrounds: RPG Edition (aka BRPG) is virtual tabletop software designed to enhance your pen-and-paper roleplaying games, whether your players are in the same room, or on the other side of the world.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Fantasy Grounds is a virtual tabletop to help facilitate play of tabletop-style role-playing games online with a GM (game master) and one or more players. It replicates what you would traditionally do around a physical table, such as rolling dice, managing character sheets...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam
     
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