Primarily intended for tactical-scale battlemaps
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Pros
Pro Loads of content Add-Ons available for it
10 free Add-Ons and 60 paid Add-Ons provide a vast library of ready-to-use mapping assets that allow even non-artists to make great looking maps. Best of all, the content covers many genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, modern day, post-apocalytic, etc.
Pro Offers a free level of use
Can be used without a license, if you only need low-resolution (50 dpi) output, but that is sufficient for many popular virtual tabletop programs.
Pro Beautiful Graphics
This map builder offers high quality map tiles that can be adjusted independently. Allowing for beautifully customized maps
Pro Offers file exports in multiple image formats
Maps can be easily exported as .png, .bmp, .jpg, or .tiff.
Pro Not subscription-based
Buy it once, yours forever (even if you switch platforms). No recurring monthly fees.
Pro Cross-platform
Works on Windows and MacOS.
Cons
Con Not a 64-bit app
Having more than 4GBs of free RAM makes no difference, aside from being able to run other apps at the same time.
Con Easily Overwhelmed
The program is very slow and is easily overwhelmed, causing frequent crashes and loss of data.