Turn your trip into a video
Pebbls has two ways to make a video of a route you’ve cycled, walked, sailed or driven. One draws the route on a flat map. The other flies over it in 3D. Both are free to start, run in the browser with nothing to install, and work from a route file out of Strava, Garmin or Komoot, or a route you draw on the map.
Below is the same trip made both ways: the Hebridean Way, 764 km by bike and ferry up the islands off the west coast of Scotland.
Animated map
The route draws itself across a map, with your stops named as it reaches them.
- Made in your browser and ready to download in a few minutes
- Wide, tall or square, for YouTube, Reels, TikTok or a post
- Four map styles, with borders, stop names and a height profile
- Free: Full HD, up to 30 seconds and 10 stops, with a small Pebbls mark
Cycling the Hebridean Way · 764 km by bike and ferry
3D flyby film
The camera follows your route over satellite imagery in 3D, hills and all, and slows down at the places you mark.
- Your photos appear at the places you took them
- The right icon for each stretch: bike, boots, boat or van
- Landscape, portrait or square, about a minute long
- Free: routes up to 200 km with up to 10 moments, ready within a few hours
Cycling the Hebridean Way: Harris and Lewis · 164 km
Which one suits your trip
| Animated map | 3D flyby film | |
|---|---|---|
| What you see | A flat map, with the line drawing itself and places named as it goes | A flight close to the ground over satellite imagery and hills |
| Best for | Long trips across countries or seas, and quick posts | A day ride, a hike, or one stage of a longer trip, where the landscape matters |
| Route length, free | Any length | Up to 200 km |
| Photos | Up to three at each stop, with Premium | Up to three at each moment, free |
| Length of the video | Up to 30 seconds free, up to 3 minutes with Premium | About a minute |
| Ready in | A few minutes | A few hours, or minutes with Premium |
| Premium adds | Photos, 4K at 60 frames a second, Night and Outdoors styles, green screen, your own logo | All three shapes from one film, routes up to 2,000 km, music and route colours, no wait |
Getting your route in
Both tools take a GPX file, the file most apps and watches use to save a route. On strava.com, Garmin Connect and Komoot it’s in the activity’s menu, under Export or Download GPX. Wahoo, RideWithGPS and AllTrails have the same option.
No file is fine too. You can draw the route on the map: it follows roads and paths, or goes straight across water. The animated map also takes KML, TCX and GeoJSON files, or you can just type the places you went through.
Premium and credits
The two tools share the same credits. One credit makes one premium video. Credits come in packs of 6 for £14, $18 or €16 and don’t run out, and Pebbls Explorer members get 12 a year. A credit is only used when you press the button to make the video, and you get it back if the video fails.
If you track your trips with Pebbls
If you record your journeys with the Pebbls app, you don’t need either tool for this. The app records your route as you go, and every chapter with a few pebbls and photos gets a flyby film made for it, free. You can also turn any of your Pebbls journeys into an animated map, and its photos come with it.
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Questions
Can I turn a Strava ride into a video?
Yes. On strava.com (not the app), open the activity, press the ··· menu and choose Export GPX. Upload that file to either tool. Garmin Connect, Komoot, Wahoo, RideWithGPS and AllTrails let you download a GPX in much the same way.
Is it free?
Yes, both are. A free animated map is Full HD, up to 30 seconds long with 10 named stops, and has a small Pebbls mark in the corner. A free flyby film covers up to 200 km with up to 10 moments and ends with a short Pebbls card. Neither asks for card details.
Do I need an account or an app?
No. Both work in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer. For a flyby film you give an email address so we can send you the link when it’s ready.
Can I make both from the same route?
Yes, upload the same file to each. The animated map suits the whole trip, and a flyby film suits one day of it, so the two work well together.
Can I post the video anywhere?
Yes, it’s yours to download and post where you like. The map credits stay small in the corner, as the map data asks.