Calamus AlternativesVirtual Tabletops and other similar apps like Calamus

Calamus is described as 'A map-making companion for tabletop RPGs, like Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder' and is a virtual tabletop in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Calamus for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, Mac and Android apps. The best Calamus alternative is Roll20, which is free. Other Calamus like games are DiceRight, Foundry Virtual Tabletop, D&D Beyond and Inkarnate.

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  1. Roll20 icon
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    Roll20 is the free, easy way to play tabletop games (such as pen and paper RPGs) online with others. It's completely web-based, so it runs right in your browser. It supports video and voice chat, background music, character sheets, a massive art library, and more!

    49 Roll20 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. DiceRight icon
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    DiceRight is an online platform for playing tabletop games. It tracks game aspects like turns and damage to speed up gameplay and eliminate tedious elements. The platform offers extensive customization, including character classes, races, game currencies, and languages.

    21 DiceRight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Foundry VTT is a standalone application built for experiencing multiplayer tabletop RPGs using a feature-rich and modern self-hosted application where your players connect directly through the browser.

    23 Foundry Virtual Tabletop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. D&D Beyond icon
     10 likes

    D&D Beyond is the official digital toolset for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition. Twitch integration and a massive online compendium of official characters, spells, items and more provide an easy to use system with everything dungeon masters and tabletop D&D gamers...

    35 D&D Beyond alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Twitch
     
  5. Inkarnate icon
     11 likes

    Inkarnate is an all-in-one fantasy mapmaking platform with a free version and a huge library of assets. With Inkarnate, one can create world and region maps, city and village maps, battlemaps and interiors, as well as scenery maps.

    15 Inkarnate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Mipui icon
     4 likes

    Mipui is an online, grid-based map editor, with focus on simplicity and collaboration - all edits appear in real-time to other viewers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Rolisteam icon
     6 likes

    Rolisteam helps you to manage tabletop role playing games with remote friends/players. It provides many features to share maps, pictures and it also includes tool to communicate with your friends/players.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Talespire icon
     3 likes

    TaleSpire is an online, digital, graphical way of playing classic P&P Role-playing games with your friends. As a DM, build your campaign in-game and invite your players for sessions. To your left you can watch one of our streams to see for yourself.

    33 Talespire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Battlegrounds: RPG Edition (aka BRPG) is virtual tabletop software designed to enhance your pen-and-paper roleplaying games, whether your players are in the same room, or on the other side of the world.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. MapTool icon
     11 likes

    MapTool is an online, multiuser, networked, graphical, interactive, programmable virtual tabletop. Requires Java 6+. It can be used for face-to-face play, or Internet role-playing in real time even if your players are on the other side of the world.

    25 MapTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPad
     
  11. Digital D20 icon
     4 likes

    Digital d20 is a platform for distributing and playing adventures in a new digital format that aims to change the way the adventures are prepared and ran, with the help of new technologies, but maintaining the romanticism of paper and pencil.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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