Convert Shapefile files to GeoJSON, online and free. GISConverter reads your Shapefile data locally in the browser and writes a GeoJSON file so you can display it on a web map or pass it through a web API — nothing is uploaded, and your data never leaves your computer.
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KML, KMZ, SHP (.zip), GeoJSON, GPKG, GML, GPX, DXF, GeoTIFF, and more
Shapefile is a vector GIS format, so it isn't always the format the next tool expects. Converting it to GeoJSON lets you display it on a web map or pass it through a web API without redrawing or re-collecting anything. Because GISConverter runs a full GDAL engine in your browser, the geometry and attributes carry across faithfully, and the file never leaves your device.
Shapefile (.shp): The Shapefile is the long-standing Esri vector format and remains the lingua franca of desktop GIS. A single “shapefile” is really a set of files that must travel together — at minimum .shp (geometry), .dbf (attributes) and .shx (index), usually with a .prj that records the coordinate system.
GeoJSON (.geojson): GeoJSON is an open, JSON-based standard (RFC 7946) for encoding vector features and their attributes. It is human-readable, works natively in JavaScript, and is the default vector format of the modern web-mapping stack, so nearly every web map and API speaks it.
Yes. GISConverter is completely free and runs in your browser — no signup, no watermark, and no daily limit.
No. Your Shapefile file is read and converted locally on your device with a GDAL engine compiled to WebAssembly, so it never leaves your computer.
GeoJSON is an open, JSON-based standard (RFC 7946) for encoding vector features and their attributes.
The Shapefile is the long-standing Esri vector format and remains the lingua franca of desktop GIS.
A shapefile is really several files (.shp, .dbf, .shx, .prj) that must stay together, so GISConverter bundles them into a single .zip for download — and reads a zipped shapefile the same way on input.
Yes. Output defaults to EPSG:4326 (WGS84 longitude/latitude). Enter any EPSG code, such as EPSG:3857, in the coordinate-system box to reproject on the way out.
