Snazzy Maps

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Snazzy Maps provides a free, CC-licensed repository of Google Maps styles and an editor to create, customize, and publish map styles for websites.

Target Customer

Web designers and developers building map-enabled websites; users who want to customize Google Maps visuals and generate JSON style arrays.

Key Differentiator

All styles are Creative Commons licensed and completely free to use, with a community-driven library and an integrated editor to create, view, save, and publish custom styles.

Implementation Timeline

Not explicitly stated in the content; functionality suggests immediate access to styles and instant editing/publishing once registered

Pain Points

1Need for ready-made, visually appealing Google Maps styles without building from scratch
2Desire to customize map visuals for branding or UI/UX consistency across websites
3Requirement to generate, view, and export valid Google Maps JSON style arrays for integration

Key Features

1Explore a large library of pre-made map styles
2Create your own styles with an in-browser editor
3Import JSON styles and view/export the corresponding Google Maps style array
4Save, publish, and share user-created styles
5Download an image preview of a style (beta; with Google Maps API terms)
6Copy generated style code to clipboard

Target Customer Industries

Competitive Advantages

1Free to use with Creative Commons licensing
2Large, community-driven style library
3End-to-end tooling: browse, create, import JSON, view code, save, publish
4Direct JSON style output for easy Google Maps integration
5Image download previews to visualize styles

Key Benefits

1Access to a diverse library of free map styles

2Ability to customize and publish your own styles

3Exportable JSON style arrays for Google Maps integration

4Code visibility via a built-in view/code feature

5Option to download image previews of styles

Additional Product Information

Product Description

A repository of different color schemes for Google Maps aimed towards web designers and developers, with an editor to create and publish custom map styles.

Target Market

Web designers and developers seeking customizable, ready-to-use Google Maps styles for websites

Unique Value Proposition

Free, CC-licensed map styles plus an integrated editor for creating, saving, and publishing custom Google Maps styles with JSON export

Technical Requirements

Uses Google Maps styling via JSON arrays; editor outputs a valid Google Maps style array; some features require API terms compliance (e.g., downloading style images).

Pricing Model

Free; all styles licensed under Creative Commons

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