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Text2Map

Plugin ID: 4927

Convert pasted text (lat/lon, JSON, GeoJSON, WKT) into temporary geometry layers. Works with both QGIS 3 and QGIS 4.

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Text2Map lets you quickly visualise spatial data from plain text without leaving QGIS.
Compatible with QGIS 3.16+ (Qt5) and QGIS 4.0+ (Qt6).

Supported input formats:
- Decimal lat/lon pairs (comma, space, or semicolon separated; one per line)
- DMS coordinates (Degrees Minutes Seconds)
- JSON objects / arrays with lat/lon key variants
- GeoJSON (FeatureCollection, Feature, or bare geometry)
- WKT (POINT, LINESTRING, POLYGON and MULTI variants)

Features:
- Automatic format detection
- Creates a temporary memory layer in EPSG:4326
- Preserves JSON / GeoJSON properties as attribute fields
- Custom layer naming
- Auto-zooms map canvas to the new layer
- Full error messages on parse failure

Version QGIS >= QGIS <= Date
3.0.0 - 3.16.0 4.99.0 4 pkraze 2026-04-03T09:19:28.771613+00:00
2.2.0 - 3.16.0 3.99.0 12 pkraze 2026-04-02T14:03:41.347763+00:00

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