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Tools and Resources – Godot Wild Jam

Tools & Resources

In order to make a video game you’ll probably need a game engine, we’re totally unbiased in recommending the Godot Engine. Obviously, the Godot Engine can’t do everything, so below you’ll find a collection of our favorite software and tools for making games.

2D and Pixel Art

Gimp – Cross-platform image editor available for Linux, macOS, and Windows

Inkscape – SVG/Vector Graphics Tool

Krita – Free and open source painting program. Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Paint.net – Free image and photo editing software for Windows

Pixel Art

Aseprite – Animated Sprite editor and pixel art tool. Paid or free if you compile it yourself. Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Grafx2 – Bitmap paint program. Available on Linux and Windows

Libresprite – Free and open source program for creating and animating sprites. Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows

3D Art

Blender – Free and open source 3D creation suite. Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Blockbench – Low Poly 3D Editor. Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Material maker – Procedural materials authoring tool based on the Godot Engine. Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Audio

Audacity – Audio editing and recording app. Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Sound and Music creation

ChipTone – Free online tool for generating sound effects

Jsfxr – Online 8 bit sound maker and SFX generator

LMMS – Free, open source Digital Audio Workstation. For recording, editing, mixing, and producing audio and music

Sound Resources

FreeSound – Free, searchable collection of audio snippets, samples, recordings, etc

Video

DaVinci Resolve – Professional Video Editing, Color, and Effects. Available for Linux, macOS, and Windows

OBS Studio – Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Godot Plug-ins & Tools

Accessibility Scripts – Made and maintained by the Godot Wild Jam community our accessibility scripts give you a head-start on making your games accessible to everyone
 
Asesprite Wizard – Helps import Aseprite animations
 
Godot Asset Library – Assets made by and for the Godot Community
 
Godot Game Template – Quickly setup menus and accessibility features, created by GWJ member Maaack
 
Godot Firebase – Google Firebase SDK written in GDScript
 
Godot Shaders – Community-driven shader library for the Godot game engine
 
MadTalk – Chat system made by one of our Wildlings, Vela
 
Leaderboards
Dreamlo – Leaderboard provider
SilentWolf – Leaderboard provider, Godot-only

Other

Figma – UI and Brainstorming

Lospec – Color Palettes

Miro – Brainstorming and Collaborative Whiteboard

Notepad++ – Source code editor and Notepad replacement

Regexr – A tool for testing Regular Expressions

Assets and More

Itch.io Free Assets – Free assets but check the license first!

Pizza Doggy’s Assets – Free and Paid assets from GWJ member Pizza Doggy

Fonts

DaFont – Free fonts but check the license first!

Google Fonts – Free fonts but check the license first!

Pixel Fonts:
Salmon Typewriter – FREE – created by Wildling, Phildjii
Salmon Family – $7 – created by Wildling, Phildjii

Itch.io

Easy Releasy – Templates for designing your Itch game & profile pages

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