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Visual artists, performers, VJs, designers, students, makers and educators who want to explore projection mapping for small events, installations and home setups — without the cost and complexity of professional software. It's built to be friendly to beginners, not only seasoned professionals.
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Because there's nothing to install and nothing to buy up front. Tools like MadMapper or Resolume mean expensive licenses and desktop installs; 4mapper is cross-platform, free to start, and unlocks everything with a single one-time lifetime license instead of a subscription. You can experiment at home, in a studio or in a classroom without admin rights, IT requests or hardware dongles — and still connect real Arduino controllers and live data when you want to go further.
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4mapper is projection mapping that runs entirely in your browser — open a tab in Chrome or Edge on Windows, Mac or Linux and start mapping in minutes. No installation, no dongle, no proprietary hardware. It pairs a beginner-friendly visual workflow (upload media, map surfaces, project) with advanced touches usually reserved for pro tools: live data widgets (clock, weather, crypto, social feeds), an in-browser GPU-powered Studio for generating and grading video loops, and support for custom Arduino USB controllers via an open-source library.
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4mapper is an independent project built and maintained by a single developer based in Italy. It was created to make projection mapping accessible — without expensive software or complex setups — by running directly in the browser so anyone can start mapping in a few minutes. The focus has stayed on a playful, visual workflow and on giving creative people a focused tool to explore projection mapping without friction. Since January 2026 the community has passed 1,500 registered users.
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A browser-based web application running on Chrome/Edge, using WebGL / GPU shaders for real-time, GPU-powered visuals and the in-browser Studio (procedural shaders, kaleidoscopes, color grading). Arduino controller support is handled over USB from the browser, backed by an open-source controller library published on GitHub (github.com/gargakk/4MapperController). The site itself is served on a PHP backend. It's fully cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) with no native install
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There are several open source projection mapper projects that run on a RaspPi, or other platforms, here are a few of them: https://github.com/arisona/mpm https://mapmapteam.github.io/ There are media players and graphics generators that will run on a RaspPi also. Finding a bright enough projector and sheltering it for outdoor use might be the main challenge. Another approach might be a galvo scanned laser with... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
Hi. I would be happy to help. You probably want to check out MapMap. Its free projection mapping software. I haven't used it but I hear good things. You can check out my work at www.youtube.com/@Enlightenedmonkeyarts. If after taking a look you still want help, I prefer phone or Zoom. Send me a message and we will set it up. Source: over 3 years ago
There are lots of options for this type of video playback, but most are paid software (resolume arena/avenue, playback pro, PVP etc...). I'm sure I've forgotten some free options, but you could have a look at mapmap if that would work for you. Source: over 3 years ago
You can use open source projection mapping software, like MapMap, it can be a bit unstable but I have successfully used it for Halloween, even tough I usually use Resolume: https://mapmapteam.github.io/. Source: about 4 years ago
MapMap is open source, in my experience it can crash from time to time but was suitable for some basic Halloween projection Mapping: https://mapmapteam.github.io/. Source: over 4 years ago
HeavyM - Simple video mapping software with a huge library of effects.
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Resolume - Resolume is an application for live video performances.
VPT - VPT 8 by HC Gilje, released may 2018. Video Projection Tool (VPT) is a free multipurpose realtime projection software tool for Mac and Windows. VPT 7 was downloaded over 100000 times, so in spite o…
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