mapeditor/tiled

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12850 stars · 1951 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Tiled is a free, open-source, general-purpose tile map editor for tile-based games, supporting orthogonal, isometric, and hexagonal maps with unlimited layers and custom properties. It is built with Qt, extensible via JavaScript scripting, and exports to many formats including TMX, JSON, Lua, GameMaker, and Defold.

Use cases

• create tile maps for a 2D platformer
• design isometric RPG levels
• edit hexagonal game maps
• export game levels to JSON or Lua
• automate tile placement with automapping rules
• annotate game levels with collision objects and polygons
• build large infinite or multi-map worlds

When to choose

• you are building a tile-based 2D game and need a mature, free level editor
• you need a widely supported map format (TMX) with integrations for many game frameworks
• you want a scriptable editor to add custom formats or automate level workflows

When to avoid

• you need a 3D level editor or non-tile-based level design
• you require a fully in-engine editor tightly coupled to your custom game engine
• you need a web-based collaborative map editor

Facets

application · maturity stable

editor gui graphics plugin-system gaming-tools cross-platform windows cpp cross-platform tile-map-editor tmx level-design qt6 tilesets isometric hexagonal javascript-scripting automapping game-development linux macos desktop

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