How to use

MapMess is a simple idea: a living map of moments tied to real places. Instead of keeping photos only in a timeline or a camera roll, MapMess lets you place them where they happened, return to them by location, and share selected places with other people.

The map opens first because the map is the main experience. Public photos are visible to everyone. After login, you can also see your own private photos and photos that have been shared with you. The layer control lets you show or hide My Photos, Shared Photos, and Public Photos.

Use the controls on the right side of the map to center on your current location, fit visible photos into view, open the camera, upload a photo from your library, or open your photo gallery. A single photo marker opens a thumbnail popup; clicking the thumbnail opens the full-size photo above the map. A cluster marker centers the grouped photos in the viewport.

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Your photo.

Your latest photo.

Your public photo.

Your latest public photo.

Shared or public photo from another layer.

Photo opened from the gallery or a direct photo link.

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Several nearby photos grouped together.

For your own photos, MapMess supports private and public visibility, share links, coordinate copying, gallery browsing, photo-location editing, and deletion. Long-press one of your photo markers to move its location, then submit, cancel, or delete it.

Privacy Policy

MapMess is designed to use only the information needed to provide the service. We do not sell personal data, and we do not use your photos, location, or account information for advertising profiling.

If you sign in, MapMess uses your account session to identify your own photos and show account controls. Anonymous visitors can view the map and public photos without signing in. Authenticated users can also view their private photos and photos shared with them.

MapMess may process photo files, generated previews and thumbnails, upload timestamps, visibility settings, share tokens, and photo coordinates. Library uploads may use embedded EXIF GPS coordinates to place a photo on the map. Browser geolocation is requested only when you choose location-based actions such as centering the map on your current position or preparing the camera flow.

Some map state may be stored in your browser, such as a recent location or the last photo-centered view, so the map can restore a useful position. Private photos remain visible only to their owner unless the owner creates a share link or makes the photo public. Deleting an owned photo permanently removes the stored image objects and the related database record.

Terms and Conditions

By using MapMess, you agree to use the service responsibly and only upload photos that you have the right to store, share, or publish. You are responsible for the content you upload and for the visibility choices you make.

MapMess lets you keep photos private, share individual photos by link, or make photos public on the map. Share links may allow token-authorized access without login. Public photos are visible to anonymous visitors, and their image, preview, and thumbnail files may be loaded without authentication. You can change an owned public photo back to private from the map or gallery.

You agree not to upload unlawful, harmful, abusive, infringing, or privacy-invasive content, and not to misuse the service, its APIs, authentication, storage, map tiles, or sharing features. MapMess may depend on browser permissions, network availability, geolocation support, authentication providers, and map or image services.

Photo deletion is permanent and has no trash or recovery flow. The service is provided as available, and features may change as the project develops.