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Introducing Vectora

Turn your activity data into beautiful overlay videos, without the friction.

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Vectora telemetry overlay preview on a sports video

Vectora exists for one simple reason: your activity data deserves to be seen, not trapped in an app screen. If you record runs, rides, flights, hikes, or track sessions, you already have a story in your data—pace changes, climbs, sprints, turns, and effort. Vectora helps you turn that story into a clean overlay you can share alongside your footage.

At its core, Vectora takes a GPX track and produces time-aligned visuals: route maps, speed/pace, cadence, power, heart rate, elevation profiles, and more. Instead of stitching screenshots together or fighting with complicated templates, you pick a template, preview frames, and render an overlay video you can drop into your editor.

The workflow is designed to stay simple. Create a project, import a GPX, choose a template, and scrub the timeline to preview. When it looks right, start a render job and download the result from the Tasks panel. If you’re new, start with the Getting Started guide.

Sync is usually the part that breaks overlay projects—camera clocks drift, devices start late, and a “close enough” alignment becomes obvious once the overlay is on-screen. Vectora’s Sync tools help you control Start and Duration precisely, and you can optionally sync to a local video file by reading metadata (start time + duration) without uploading the footage. The full walkthrough is in Syncing Overlay with a Video.

Vectora also leans into a practical reality: activity files aren’t always perfect. Some exports strip advanced fields, some indoor workouts have no GPS, and some platforms remove sensor extensions. That’s why the app is built to degrade gracefully—widgets show data when it exists, and stay neutral when it doesn’t. If you’re unsure what’s supported, see Widgets & Data Sources.

Templates are the second half of the story. They’re how you control layout, styling, and what’s shown. The idea is not “one overlay for every sport”, but reusable building blocks you can tailor. As Vectora grows, you’ll see more templates for different use-cases: cycling power-focused layouts, minimalist running pace layouts, aviation instrument dashboards, and more.

If you want to try Vectora right away, open the app and import any GPX file you have. If you need a GPX export first, check the tutorials for Strava, Garmin, or Wahoo.

We’re building Vectora with two priorities: make overlays look great by default, and make the workflow fast enough that you’ll actually use it. If you have feedback—missing widgets, better template defaults, or edge cases you hit—send it via the Feedback page. And if you’re comparing plans or want template editing features, see Pricing.