https://github.com/albin-johansson/tactile

A tilemap editor that aims to be simple, fast and lightweight.
https://github.com/albin-johansson/tactile

cpp cross-platform editor game-development gamedev imgui indie level-editor linux macos modern-cpp tilemap tilemap-editor windows

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A tilemap editor that aims to be simple, fast and lightweight.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/albin-johansson/tactile
• Owner: albin-johansson
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-02-26T13:31:21.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: dev
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-29T17:47:08.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-29T18:33:53.633Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: cpp, cross-platform, editor, game-development, gamedev, imgui, indie, level-editor, linux, macos, modern-cpp, tilemap, tilemap-editor, windows
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 114 MB
• Stars: 105
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 6
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Tactile

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A tilemap editor that aims to be simple, fast and lightweight.

![Splash](meta/splash/splash-0.4.0.png)

## Aim

* Easy to learn *and* easy to use

* Workflow optimized for common actions

* Well documented and high-quality source code

* Lightweight feel and scalable performance

* Cross-platform: works on Windows, macOS, and Linux

## Features

* Extensive and intuitive undo/redo support

* Various layer types

  * Tile layers

  * Object layers

  * Group layers

* Supports an intuitive and human-readable YAML map format

* Read and write support for the JSON and XML map formats used by [Tiled](https://www.mapeditor.org/)

* Export maps as Godot scenes (see [godot.md](docs/godot.md))

* Intuitive mouse tools

  * Tile stamp tool

  * Eraser tool

  * Bucket fill tool

  * Rectangle tool

  * Ellipse tool

  * Point tool

* Components (attachable bundles of attributes, as commonly found in game engines)

* Properties that can be attached to almost anything: maps, layers, objects, tiles, etc.

  * Vector properties, with support for 2D/3D/4D vectors of both integers and floats

* Tile animations

* Tile compression support, using Base64 encoding with either Zlib or Zstd

* Helpful error messages when things go wrong, e.g. when parsing corrupted maps

* Language support for American English, British English, and Swedish

* Various editor themes, both dark and light

* Easy to install (and uninstall) using the installers bundled along releases

## Documentation

More documentation can be found in the [docs](./docs) directory.