Convert Shapefile files to KML, online and free. GISConverter reads your Shapefile data locally in the browser and writes a KML file so you can open and view it in Google Earth or Google Maps — 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 KML lets you open and view it in Google Earth or Google Maps 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.
KML (.kml): KML is the XML-based format Google Earth and Google Maps use to describe points, lines, polygons, labels and styling. Because it is plain text it is easy to read, edit and share, and it stores coordinates in WGS84 longitude/latitude by default.
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.
KML is the XML-based format Google Earth and Google Maps use to describe points, lines, polygons, labels and styling.
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.
