Editor for Creating 2D Tiled Game Maps

TMEditor is a free tool for effortlessly designing map layouts. It is highly versatile, enabling you to define abstract elements like collision zones, enemy spawn points, and power-up locations. All this data is saved in a convenient, standardized .tmx format.

How Does TMEditor Work?

Fundamentally, the process of creating maps with TMEditor follows these key steps:

1. Select your map dimensions and base tile size.

2. Import tilesets from one or more images.

3. Arrange the tilesets across your map.

4. Add custom objects to represent abstract game elements.

5. Save your map as a .tmx file.

6. Import the .tmx file and interpret it for use in your game engine.

Key Features

- Orthogonal and Isometric map orientations

- Support for multiple tilesets

- Multiple object layers

- Multi-layer editing: Offers eight layers to add rich detail to your maps.

- Custom properties for maps, layers, and objects

- Essential editing tools: Stamp, Rectangle, and Copy-Paste

- Tile flipping (horizontal and vertical)

- Undo and Redo functionality (currently for tile and object placement)

- Supported object types: Rectangle, ellipse, point, polygon, polyline, text, and image

- Object placement on isometric maps

- Background image support

- Export formats: XML, CSV, Base64, Base64-Gzip, Base64-Zlib, PNG, and Replica Island (level.bin)

Latest Version 1.0.27 Updates

Updated October 4, 2024

General bug fixes and stability improvements.