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Convert KML or KMZ to a shapefile — free

Need a Google Earth file in ArcGIS, QGIS or CAD? Drop the KML or KMZ here, check it on the map, and download it as a shapefile.

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    How to do it

    1. Drop your KML or KMZ file into the box above — or click “choose a file” to pick it from your device.
    2. Click “Convert to Shapefile”. DropMaps opens in a new tab with your file on the map, so you can check it looks right.
    3. The save options open by themselves, with Shapefile highlighted. Click it and the file downloads straight away.

    Questions

    Will anything change in the shapefile?

    Shapefiles only allow column names up to 10 characters, so longer names are shortened. A shapefile also holds one kind of shape (points, lines or areas), so keep those in separate layers before converting.

    What do I get?

    A .zip with the .shp, .shx, .dbf and .prj files inside — ready for ArcGIS, QGIS, AutoCAD and most other mapping software.

    My file has more than one layer. How do I convert the rest?

    The save options open for the first layer. For the others, open the layer’s menu in the layer list and choose Export….

    Is my file uploaded anywhere?

    No. The file is opened right in your browser, on your own computer. Nothing is sent to us unless you choose to save the map to a DropMaps account.

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    Viewers

    Shapefile viewerKML / KMZ viewerGeoJSON viewerCSV to mapGeoTIFF viewerGPX viewerGeoPackage viewerFile Geodatabase viewer

    Converters

    Shapefile to GeoJSONShapefile to KMLKML to GeoJSONGeoJSON to shapefileGeoJSON to KMLCSV to KMLCSV to shapefileGPX to KMLKML to CSVGeoPackage to shapefileFile Geodatabase to shapefile

    Map functions

    BufferDissolveMerge layersClipEraseSimplifyCentroidsCount points in polygonsJoin by locationFix geometry

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