Though the list below isn't completely related to game development, it contains a good compilation of links and programs that may be directly or indirectly related to game development or other forms of development. If you have something to add, please reply! (Original topic on the Archives, this topic has a few sections unrelated to development removed.)
Other contributors: zzo38, EDGE, Lightning, Mad Dave, Hohoo, DeeY, Flygon, VinnyVideo, Nite, Black Squirrel, HylianDevLinks & ProgramsIndexThe
code next to the topic can be used to jump directly to the topic. Type CTRL-F, put the code in {curly brackets} and hit Find! eg. Game Dev Tools = {gmd}
Game Development Tools: gmd
Game Development Resources: gdr
Sprite Resources: spr
Audio Composing: acm
Audio Resources: ars
Video Downloaders: vdl
Video Editing: vde
Media Conversion: mdc
Image Hosts: imh
Image Editors: ime
File Hosts: fhs
Web Hosts: whs
Development: dev
Video Capturing: vcr
MFGGer-Written Guides: mwg
Misc: msc
Game Development Tools {gdr}
Unity - Wonderful game development software. Free and pro versions.
Game Maker - Easy to use game creation software. Free (lite) version available, pro costs $40-$200.
Multimedia Fusion 2 - Fast, extensible game creation. Costs $99 or so.
Construct - MMF2-like
ScratchStencyl - Flash games
Unreal EngineCRYENGINE3D RAD - 3D game development
MegaZeux - A cross-platform free-software/open-source tile-based game creation system.
MonoGame - for use with C# (
Tutorials)
RPG MakerGame EditorPyGameGameSalad - Simple game development software, deploys to multiple platforms
Ren'Py - Visual Novel engine
SmallBasic - Simple programming language
Game Development ResourcesTF3DM - 3D Models for free
More free 3D modelsNot-free 3D modelsCGTexturesScriptsSprite Resources {spr}
The Spriter's ResourceThe Shyguy KingdomSprite DatabaseThe People's SpritesSprites INCRetroGameZoneAudio Composition {acm}
Audacity - Powerful audio editor.
Anvil Studio - MIDI composer.
LMMS - Tracker
Modplug Tracker - Tracker
NtEd - "I've been using it for over a year now and I swear by it, even though it probably still has a few bugs to iron out."
-LifningAldrin (fork:
Neil) - (dead project) alternative to Windows software
BuzzLabChirp - Sound effect generator
SFXR - Another sound effect generator
Audio Resources {ars}
VGMusicSNESmusicZophar's Domain Music Section - Game rips, players and Winamp plugins
SamplesSFX GeneratorSoundfonts and VSTsYouTube Video Downloaders {vdl}
GetThemAll - Chrome addon for video downloading
UnPlug - Firefox plugin for video downloading
SaveTubeXilisoftKeepVidYouTube-MP3 (MP3 only)
VidToMP3 (MP3 only)
Video2MP3 (MP3 only)
Video Editing {vde}
Lightworks - Used by Hollywood professionals! Free and pro versions
Pitivi - GNU/Linux Windows Movie Maker alternative
Lives - GNU/Linux video editor, more complex than Pitivi
Media Conversion {mdc}
SUPER©Winamp (used with the correct addon and the wave out plugin can become a beast of a media conversion tool)
IazaRasters to vectorsMIDIs to 8-bitWave to Midi - Do not rely on it.
WinFF - FFMPEG GUI
Image Hosts {imh}
Imgur - Host of choice these days.
Min.usTinypicImageshackPhotobucketPicoodleImage Editors {ime}
Paint.NET - Powerful .NET image editor. Very easy to use.
Pinta - Paint.NET alternative. Free software, cross-platform.
GIMP - Cross-platform image editor with features like Photoshop.
UltimatePaint - Quick image editing.
Iaza - Online image editing, makes images
transparent &
animated.
InkscapeImageMagick - Command-line based
Scale2X - Command-line tool to scale images using the Scale2X algorithm
AviaryFile Hosts {fhs}
MediaFire - Arguably the best file host that doesn't require registration
Dropbox - Has more features than just hosting files but arguably the best file host that DOES require registration.
Box.netWeb Hosts {whs}
Free & Paid - Majority free.
000webhostByetHost - doesn't allow zip files. Otherwise, no complaints! Use a domain name for free too
0php's List - Free.
Development {dev}
XAMPP - all-in-one Apache server with PHP, MySQL, Perl, FTP, and a mail server (not recommended for live use, but great for development)
WAMPserver - Apache 2 server with PHP5, MySQL2, and a mail server. Basically a second option if you use Windows.
Python/IDLE - the official Python interpreter
CherryPy - an excellent HTTP framework that allows you to write web applications in pure Python
Geany - Cross-platform text editor for programming
Notepad++ - Windows text editor for programming
Video Capturing {vcr}
Open Broadcaster Software - Your best option for streaming or recording your desktop or a capture card.
CamStudioDebut Visual CaptureLICEcap - Capture to GIF
MFGGer-Written Guides {mwg}
Cap'n Coconuts's Guide to Writing Better ReviewsFujiko's GIMP TurorialMit's Spriting DictionaryTheShyGuy's tutorial on palette swapping in Game Maker: StudioMisc {msc}
Icon MakerFreeware Asylum
[i]Though the list below isn't completely related to game development, it contains a good compilation of links and programs that may be directly or indirectly related to game development or other forms of development. If you have something to add, [b]please reply![/b] ([url=http://archive.forums.mfgg.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=184&start=0]Original topic on the Archives[/url], this topic has a few sections unrelated to development removed.)
Other contributors: zzo38, EDGE, Lightning, Mad Dave, Hohoo, DeeY, Flygon, VinnyVideo, Nite, Black Squirrel, HylianDev[/i]
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[b]Index[/b]
The [i]code[/i] next to the topic can be used to jump directly to the topic. Type CTRL-F, put the code in {curly brackets} and hit Find! eg. Game Dev Tools = {gmd}
[i]Game Development Tools[/i]: gmd
[i]Game Development Resources[/i]: gdr
[i]Sprite Resources[/i]: spr
[i]Audio Composing[/i]: acm
[i]Audio Resources[/i]: ars
[i]Video Downloaders[/i]: vdl
[i]Video Editing[/i]: vde
[i]Media Conversion[/i]: mdc
[i]Image Hosts[/i]: imh
[i]Image Editors[/i]: ime
[i]File Hosts[/i]: fhs
[i]Web Hosts[/i]: whs
[i]Development[/i]: dev
[i]Video Capturing[/i]: vcr
[i]MFGGer-Written Guides[/i]: mwg
[i]Misc[/i]: msc
[b]Game Development Tools[/b] {gdr}
[url=http://unity3d.com/]Unity[/url] - Wonderful game development software. Free and pro versions.
[url=http://yoyogames.com]Game Maker[/url] - Easy to use game creation software. Free (lite) version available, pro costs $40-$200.
[url=http://clickteam.com]Multimedia Fusion 2[/url] - Fast, extensible game creation. Costs $99 or so.
[url=http://scirra.com]Construct[/url] - MMF2-like
[url=http://scratch.mit.edu/]Scratch[/url]
[url=http://stencyl.com]Stencyl[/url] - Flash games
[url=https://www.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine-4]Unreal Engine[/url]
[url=http://cryengine.com/]CRYENGINE[/url]
[url=http://www.3drad.com/]3D RAD[/url] - 3D game development
[url=http://www.digitalmzx.net/]MegaZeux[/url] - A cross-platform free-software/open-source tile-based game creation system.
[url=http://www.monogame.net/]MonoGame[/url] - for use with C# ([url=http://rbwhitaker.wikidot.com/monogame-tutorials]Tutorials[/url])
[url=http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/download]RPG Maker[/url]
[url=http://game-editor.com/]Game Editor[/url]
[url=http://www.pygame.org/news.html]PyGame[/url]
[url=http://gamesalad.com/]GameSalad[/url] - Simple game development software, deploys to multiple platforms
[url=http://www.renpy.org/]Ren'Py[/url] - Visual Novel engine
[url=http://smallbasic.com/]SmallBasic[/url] - Simple programming language
[b]Game Development Resources[/b]
[url=http://tf3dm.com/]TF3DM[/url] - 3D Models for free
[url=http://artist-3d.com/]More free 3D models[/url]
[url=http://www.turbosquid.com/]Not-free 3D models[/url]
[url=http://www.cgtextures.com]CGTextures[/url]
[url=http://gmlscripts.com/]Scripts[/url]
[b]Sprite Resources[/b] {spr}
[url=http://www.spriters-resource.com/]The Spriter's Resource[/url]
[url=http://tsgk.captainn.net/]The Shyguy Kingdom[/url]
[url=http://sdb.drshnaps.com/]Sprite Database[/url]
[url=http://panelmonkey.org/]The People's Sprites[/url]
[url=http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/]Sprites INC[/url]
[url=http://www.retrogamezone.co.uk/]RetroGameZone[/url]
[b]Audio Composition[/b] {acm}
[url=http://audacity.sourceforge.net/]Audacity[/url] - Powerful audio editor.
[url=http://anvilstudio.com/]Anvil Studio[/url] - MIDI composer.
[url=http://lmms.io]LMMS[/url] - Tracker
[url=http://modplug.com/]Modplug Tracker[/url] - Tracker
[url=http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/staff/jan/nted/nted.xhtml]NtEd[/url] - "I've been using it for over a year now and I swear by it, even though it probably still has a few bugs to iron out." [i]-Lifning[/i]
[url=http://code.google.com/p/aldrin-sequencer/]Aldrin[/url] (fork: [url=http://sites.google.com/site/neilsequencer/]Neil[/url]) - (dead project) alternative to Windows software [i]Buzz[/i]
[url=http://labbed.net/software.php?id=labchirp]LabChirp[/url] - Sound effect generator
[url=http://drpetter.se/project_sfxr.html]SFXR[/url] - Another sound effect generator
[b]Audio Resources[/b] {ars}
[url=http://www.vgmusic.com/]VGMusic[/url]
[url=http://www.snesmusic.org/v2/]SNESmusic[/url]
[url=http://www.zophar.net/music.html]Zophar's Domain[/url] Music Section - Game rips, players and Winamp plugins
[url=http://www.findsounds.com]Samples[/url]
[url=http://www.drpetter.se/project_sfxr.html]SFX Generator[/url]
[url=http://www.flstudiomusic.com/]Soundfonts and VSTs[/url]
[b]YouTube Video Downloaders[/b] {vdl}
[url=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/getthemall-video-download/nbkekaeindpfpcoldfckljplboolgkfm]GetThemAll[/url] - Chrome addon for video downloading
[url=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/unplug/]UnPlug[/url] - Firefox plugin for video downloading
[url=http://www.savetube.com/]SaveTube[/url]
[url=http://www.xilisoft.com/youtube-video-converter.html]Xilisoft[/url]
[url=http://keepvid.com/]KeepVid[/url]
[url=http://youtube-mp3.org/]YouTube-MP3[/url] (MP3 only)
[url=http://www.vidtomp3.com/]VidToMP3[/url] (MP3 only)
[url=http://video2mp3.net]Video2MP3[/url] (MP3 only)
[b]Video Editing[/b] {vde}
[url=https://www.lwks.com/]Lightworks[/url] - Used by Hollywood professionals! Free and pro versions
[url=http://www.pitivi.org/]Pitivi[/url] - GNU/Linux Windows Movie Maker alternative
[url=http://lives.sourceforge.net/]Lives[/url] - GNU/Linux video editor, more complex than Pitivi
[b]Media Conversion[/b] {mdc}
[url=http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html]SUPER©[/url]
[url=http://www.winamp.com/]Winamp[/url] (used with the correct addon and the wave out plugin can become a beast of a media conversion tool)
[url=http://iaza.com]Iaza[/url]
[url=http://vectormagic.com]Rasters to vectors[/url]
[url=http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-SanJose/8700/P/GsorigE.htm]MIDIs to 8-bit[/url]
[url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/wave2mid]Wave to Midi[/url] - Do not rely on it.
[url=https://code.google.com/p/winff/]WinFF[/url] - FFMPEG GUI
[b]Image Hosts[/b] {imh}
[url=http://imgur.com]Imgur[/url] - Host of choice these days.
[url=http://min.us]Min.us[/url]
[url=http://tinypic.com]Tinypic[/url]
[url=http://imageshack.us]Imageshack[/url]
[url=http://photobucket.com]Photobucket[/url]
[url=http://picoodle.com]Picoodle[/url]
[b]Image Editors[/b] {ime}
[url=http://getpaint.net]Paint.NET[/url] - Powerful .NET image editor. Very easy to use.
[url=http://pinta-project.com/]Pinta[/url] - Paint.NET alternative. Free software, cross-platform.
[url=http://gimp.org]GIMP[/url] - Cross-platform image editor with features like Photoshop.
[url=http://www.ultimatepaint.com/]UltimatePaint[/url] - Quick image editing.
[url=http://iaza.com]Iaza[/url] - Online image editing, makes images [u]transparent[/u] & [u]animated[/u].
[url=http://inkscape.org/]Inkscape[/url]
[url=http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php]ImageMagick[/url] - Command-line based
[url=http://scale2x.sourceforge.net/]Scale2X[/url] - Command-line tool to scale images using the Scale2X algorithm
[url=https://www.aviary.com/]Aviary[/url]
[b]File Hosts[/b] {fhs}
[url=http://mediafire.com]MediaFire[/url] - Arguably the best file host that doesn't require registration
[url=http://dropbox.com]Dropbox[/url] - Has more features than just hosting files but arguably the best file host that DOES require registration.
[url=http://box.net]Box.net[/url]
[b]Web Hosts[/b] {whs}
[url=http://www.free-webhosts.com/]Free & Paid[/url] - Majority free.
[url=http://000webhost.com]000webhost[/url]
[url=https://byethost.com/index.php/free-hosting]ByetHost[/url] - doesn't allow zip files. Otherwise, no complaints! Use a domain name for free too
[url=http://www.0php.com/free_PHP_webhosting.php]0php's List[/url] - Free.
[b]Development[/b] {dev}
[url=http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html]XAMPP[/url] - all-in-one Apache server with PHP, MySQL, Perl, FTP, and a mail server (not recommended for live use, but great for development)
[url=http://www.wampserver.com/en/]WAMPserver[/url] - Apache 2 server with PHP5, MySQL2, and a mail server. Basically a second option if you use Windows.
[url=http://www.python.org/download/]Python/IDLE[/url] - the official Python interpreter
[url=http://cherrypy.org/]CherryPy[/url] - an excellent HTTP framework that allows you to write web applications in pure Python
[url=http://www.geany.org/]Geany[/url] - Cross-platform text editor for programming
[url=https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.4.5.html]Notepad++[/url] - Windows text editor for programming
[b]Video Capturing[/b] {vcr}
[url=https://obsproject.com/]Open Broadcaster Software[/url] - Your best option for streaming or recording your desktop or a capture card.
[url=http://camstudio.org]CamStudio[/url]
[url=http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture]Debut Visual Capture[/url]
[url=http://www.cockos.com/licecap/]LICEcap[/url] - Capture to GIF
[b]MFGGer-Written Guides[/b] {mwg}
[url=http://phpbb.mfgg.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17131]Cap'n Coconuts's Guide to Writing Better Reviews[/url]
[url=http://bibbyteam.jaxboards.com/?act=vt803&page=1&pid=5126#pid_5126]Fujiko's GIMP Turorial[/url]
[url=http://phpbb.mfgg.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17605]Mit's Spriting Dictionary[/url]
[url=http://phpbb.mfgg.net/viewtopic.php?p=449983#p449983]TheShyGuy's tutorial on palette swapping in Game Maker: Studio[/url]
[b]Misc[/b] {msc}
[url=http://icofx.ro/]Icon Maker[/url]
[url=http://freewareasylum.com/home/]Freeware Asylum[/url]