Table of Contents Animation/Graphics Animation Graphics Animation & Graphics Conception Audio Sound Effects generators Music generators Music composers Text to Voice Audio tools Recording your own computer audio Mac OS Video Others Many open sources softwares may help you when creating a game with GDevelop : graphics softwares (pixel art or not), 2D/3D animations, audio creation and mixes. The purpose of this page is to create a knowledge base, to be complete by anyone, where softwares are organized by themes: Animation/Graphics Animation Spriter : Website: http://www.brashmonkey.com/ Description: Spriter from BrashMonkey.com creates optimized and flexible modular 2D and bone-based sprite animations for making games. Licence: Free and commercial for the pro version. DragonBones : Website: https://dragonbones.github.io/ Description: The Open Source 2D skeleton animation solution not just for Flash. Licence: Free. Pencil2D : Website: http://www.pencil2d.org/ Description: 'Pencil2D', an open-source animation software in development. Licence: Free. Graphics Gimp : http://www.gimp.org/ Inkscape : https://inkscape.org Paint.NET : http://www.getpaint.net/index.html MyPaint : http://mypaint.intilinux.com/ Krita : https://krita.org/ Pixothelo : http://teknopants.com/pixothello/ Pixelaria : http://sourceforge.net/projects/pixelaria/ GraphisGale : http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/us/ Grafx2.0 : https://code.google.com/p/grafx2/wiki/Downloads?tm=2 Spritecutter : http://spritecutter.sourceforge.net/ Piskel : http://www.piskelapp.com/ 3D2Sprite : http://3d2sprite.blogspot.com Pyxel Edit https://pyxeledit.com/ Photopea : https://www.photopea.com/ (License: Free, Platform: Browser, Compatible Files: psd, png, gif, sketch, svg, and more) Animation & Graphics Synfig : Website : http://www.synfig.org/cms/ Licence : Free. Blender : Website: https://www.blender.org/ Description: open-source 3D graphics and animation software. Licence: Free. Anim8or : Website : http://www.anim8or.com/ Licence : Free. Aseprite : Website: https://www.aseprite.org Source code: https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite Description: Pixel art drawing and animation tool. License: Commercial (using installer from the main site) or Free (if you compile the source code). Conception Xmind Website: https://www.xmind.net/ Description: The Most Popular Mind Mapping Tool, millions of people use XMind to clarify thinking, manage complex information, run brainstorming, and get work organized. Licence: Free, commercial for the pro version. Tile Studio Website: http://tilestudio.sourceforge.net/ Description: Tile Studio is a complete development utility for graphics of tile-based games. The application contains a bitmap editor for creating tiles and sprites and a map editor for designing level maps. Licence: Free. Draw.io Website: https://www.draw.io/ Description: Draw.io (formerly Diagramly) is free online diagram software. You can use it as a flowchart maker, network diagram software, to create UML online, as an ER diagram tool, to design database schema, to build BPMN online, and more. It can import .vsdx, Gliffy, and Lucidchart files. Licence: Free. Platform: Browser Audio Sound Effects generators Bfxr Website: http://www.bfxr.net/ Description: Bfxr is an elaboration of the glorious Sfxr, the program of choice for many people looking to make sound effects for computer games. Licence: Free Chiptone Website: http://sfbgames.com/chiptone Description: Sound effects generator made by SFB Games. License: Free Jfxr Website: https://jfxr.frozenfractal.com Description: Another generation following the same similar to Sfxr. License: free Music generators Incredibox Website: https://www.incredibox.com Description: Very intuitive and easy to use beatbox and music generator. License: Free (trial), Commercial (if you want to generate MP3 and download it). Ecrett Music Website: https://ecrettmusic.com/ Description: Easy to use music generator and sequencer. License: Free Exquisite Music Engine Website: http://www.dinahmoelabs.com/theme Description: Music generator made by DinahMoe labs (http://www.dinahmoelabs.com) for an online and collaborative art exhibit called the Exquisite Forest. Requires recording your own computer audio (no download option available). License: Free Plink Website: http://www.dinahmoelabs.com/plink/ Description: Improvise with other users online. Requires recording your own computer audio (no download option available). License: Free Wolfram Tones Website: http://tones.wolfram.com Description: Set parameters or choose from templates to create computer-generated music and download it. License: Free Music composers Beepbox Website: https://beepbox.co Description: BeepBox is an online tool for sketching and sharing instrumental melodies. All song data is packaged into the URL at the top of your browser and can be exported as WAV or Midi. License: Free Bosca Ceoil Website: https://boscaceoil.net Description: Bosca Ceoil is a free and easy to use tool for creating music. License: Free Hydrogen Website: http://hydrogen-music.org/ Description: Hydrogen is an open-source drum machine that provides professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming. License: Free LMMS Website: https://lmms.io/ Description: Beat machine and music synthesizer. License: Free Music Lab by Chrome Experiments Website: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com Description: Easy to use a set of music creation tools (for kids?) License: Free Sampulator Website: http://sampulator.com/ Description: Beat machine Requires recording audio from your computer (no download) License: Free Text to Voice Acapela Box Website : https://acapela-box.com Description : Text to Voice converter Audio tools Audacity Website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/ Description: Audacity is a free, open-source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. Licence: Free VST Hosts Description: Various VST Hosts are open source. VST hosts are designed to use VST and VSTi (Virtual instruments) with the aim of creating music. In videogames, it means creating your own OST. Websites (list of links) : http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2011/05/16/bpb-freeware-studio-best-free-vst-host-applications/ Recording your own computer audio Mac OS Sound Flower Website: https://rogueamoeba.com/freebies/soundflower/ Download: https://github.com/mattingalls/Soundflower/releases Description: Soundflower makes your computer audio to be redirected to itself input, so then you can record it as you would record other devices (like a mic for example) License: Free Note: To use Soundflower and listen to the audio at the same time, you will also need SoundflowerBed: https://github.com/mLupine/SoundflowerBed/ Video IceCream Screen Recorder: http://icecreamapps.com/fr/Screen-Recorder/upgrade.html Others Overlap2D: http://overlap2d.com/ XnConvert (batch image converter) : http://www.xnview.com/en/xnconvert/ Sushkom: https://sushkom.com