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PixelForge

Open-source sprite & tilemap editor

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About this project

PixelForge is a delightful sprite and tilemap editor for indie game devs. The original author moved on to AAA work. Tons of love from the gamedev community but it needs a WebGL renderer rewrite and export plugins.

Why it was abandoned

Author joined a studio with a non-compete. The last commit was 2 years ago.

Revival timeline

  1. Project adopted by core team

    Mar 2025

    Three maintainers stepped up to lead the revival effort.

  2. Dependencies modernized

    Apr 2025

    Upgraded to the latest toolchain and removed deprecated APIs.

  3. First stable release shipped

    Jun 2025

    v2.0 released with full docs and a migration guide.

  4. Community contributors onboarded

    Aug 2025

    12 new contributors joined after the relaunch.