# PanoCool Knowledge Base

## 1. Overview

### 1.1 What is PanoCool

PanoCool is an all-in-one, web-based platform for creating, editing, and publishing 360° content. No installation is required.

- Guides: https://docs.pano.cool/
- Guides sitemap: https://docs.pano.cool/sitemap.xml
- Virtual Tour Gallery: https://pano.cool/gallery

### 1.2 Core value proposition

- End-to-end 360° workflow: edit → build → publish
- Browser-based tools that work across devices
- AI-powered image editing and enhancement
- Free utilities for common panorama workflows

## 2. Product reference index

This page covers PanoCool as a whole. Each product's own reference covers its features, limits, inputs, workflows, and troubleshooting.

| Product               | Primary use                                                              | Detailed reference                                  |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Virtual Tour Studio   | Create, customize, share, and export interactive 360° tours              | [Virtual Tour Studio](https://pano.cool/docs/virtual_tour_studio.txt)     |
| Street View Publisher | Publish individual or connected 360° photos to Google Maps               | [Street View Publisher](https://pano.cool/docs/street_view_publisher.txt) |
| PanoCool Retouch      | Edit and enhance 360° or flat photos, including AI-assisted edits        | [PanoCool Retouch](https://pano.cool/docs/panocool_retouch.txt)           |
| Pano Mapper           | Generate geolocated 360° images from a 360° video and GPX track          | [Pano Mapper](https://pano.cool/docs/pano_mapper.txt)                     |
| Free tools            | Compress, repair, reframe, stitch, convert, or re-center panorama images | [Free tools](https://pano.cool/docs/free_tools.txt)                       |

### 2.1 Product selection guide

- To build a hosted interactive tour, use **Virtual Tour Studio**.
- To publish 360° imagery to Google Maps, use **Street View Publisher**.
- To retouch a photo, remove objects, add overlays, or generate a 3D Gaussian Splat, use **PanoCool Retouch**.
- To extract GPS-positioned panoramas from a recorded route, use **Pano Mapper**. Its results can be sent to Street View Publisher or Virtual Tour Studio.
- To perform a focused image conversion or repair without signing in, use **Free tools**.

### 2.2 Typical cross-product workflows

1. **Edit → build → publish:** prepare photos in PanoCool Retouch, create an interactive experience in Virtual Tour Studio, then share or export the tour.
2. **Record → map → publish:** process a 360° video and GPX track in Pano Mapper, then send the generated images to Street View Publisher or Virtual Tour Studio.
3. **Repair or convert → continue:** prepare source images with a free tool, then open the result in PanoCool Retouch, Virtual Tour Studio, or Street View Publisher.

## 3. Shared terminology

- **Panorama**, **360 image**, **360 photo**, and **sphere photo** refer to 360° imagery.
- **Hotspot** means an interactive element placed in a tour.
- **Virtual tour** or **walkthrough tour** means a connected panorama experience.
- **Tour** and **project** are often used interchangeably.
- **Flat photo** or **normal photo** means a non-360° image.

## 4. Pricing and subscriptions

All prices are exclusive of tax, which varies by country. When downgrading, any storage above the new plan limit will be deleted. Product references describe feature-specific plan requirements.

### `Hobby` plan (free)

- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited panoramas
- 500 MB storage

### `Cool` plan ($9/month or $90/year)

- Everything in Hobby
- 5 custom domains
- Premium themes
- 50 GB storage
- Advanced Google Street View publishing
- 80 AI edits per month
- Presets in PanoCool Retouch

### `Super Cool` plan ($39/month or $390/year)

- Everything in Cool
- Unlimited custom domains
- Custom theme
- Download for offline use (project export)
- 360° video support
- Reusable popup and photo gallery content
- 250 GB storage
- Advanced Google Street View publishing
- 400 AI edits per month
- Presets in PanoCool Retouch

### Storage add-ons

- **Storage+:** additional 200 GB — $7/month or $70/year
- **Storage++:** additional 500 GB — $16/month or $160/year

### AI Edit token packs (one-time purchase)

- **Starter Pack:** 200 AI edits — $24
- **Studio Pack:** 2,000 AI edits — $199

### Enterprise

Custom enterprise plans are available based on requirements.

## 5. Support

Use these contacts for personal support if documentation does not answer a question:

- Email: support@pano.cool
- Facebook Messenger: https://facebook.com/360panocool

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**Last updated:** August 25, 2026