Turn Shapefiles into a single-file GeoPackage. Free, private and processed right in your browser.
Three steps, no software to install. Works on Windows, macOS, Linux and mobile.
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Drop a .zip with .shp, .shx, .dbf and .prj files into the converter, or click to browse. Files up to 100 MB are supported.
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Click Convert to GeoPackage. The file is processed locally, so your data is never uploaded to a server.
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The GeoPackage file downloads straight to your device. Need another format? Pick a converter below.
Converted your Shapefile file? Upload it to GISCARTA and turn it into an interactive map your team or clients can actually use.
Colour by attribute, cluster thousands of points, switch on 3D.
Charts and key numbers next to the map, updated as you filter.
Animate dated features and compare how places change.
Publish a read-only map, embed it on your site, or keep it private with role-based access.
No credit card. No GIS degree. Upload your data and start mapping in minutes.
Shapefile is built for exchange with ArcGIS and other desktop GIS. GeoPackage is built for modern desktop GIS and multi-layer projects.
Shapefile
The Shapefile is Esri's vector format from the early 1990s. One dataset is a set of files — .shp (geometry), .shx (index), .dbf (attributes) and .prj (coordinate system) — usually shared as a .zip.
It is still the most widely supported GIS format, but it has hard limits: one geometry type per file, field names of up to 10 characters and a 2 GB size cap.
GeoPackage
GeoPackage is an open OGC standard built on SQLite. One .gpkg file can hold many vector layers, raster tiles and attribute tables together.
It has none of the Shapefile's limits — long field names, large files, proper data types — and it is the default format in QGIS.
Your Shapefile file
Upload the Shapefile as one .zip that includes .shp, .shx, .dbf and .prj, so attributes and the coordinate system come through.
The GeoPackage output
Field names and data types are kept as they are — there is no 10-character limit.
Your file never leaves your device: conversion runs in your browser, for files up to 100 MB.
Bundle Shapefile data into one portable file instead of folders of sidecar files.
Both read GeoPackage natively, with field names and types intact.
Edit the converted Shapefile data offline in mobile apps like QField and Mergin Maps.
Every converter runs in your browser and keeps your files on your device.
