Tools
From BostonGameJams
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Editing Programs
Engines/frameworks
Flash
HTML5
- Akihabara <-- For more info
- Project homepage
- API docs
- Forums
- ALES (Akihabara Level Editor & Sharer) A tile-based level editor for an Akihabara-based platformer that lets you play while you edit and share your levels with your friends
- AngelXNA
- EffectGames Editor
- jsGameSoup Javascript software framework
Pygame
3D Engines
Interactive Fiction & Drama
The needs of IF games are so particular to that style/inspiration, I'm listing some here separately. Please add more if you've used others that you'd recommend.
Audio
- Audacity Free, open source, multi-platform software for recording and editing sound
- Stratus - Music Cloud Sound file storage and HTML5 player (mp3 only)
- Aviary Audio Editor Edits audio files used within the browser
- Aviary Music Creator Sound generator used within the browser
- SFXR -- really simple, effective tool for making simple, old-school sound effects
Image creation/editing
- 3D Tin HTML5 3D Modeling Tool
- Ajax Animator HTML5 Animation Tool (non-Flash)
- CloudCanvas An HTML5 alternative to Photoshop
- Pixlr Browser based photo editor, includes web search import
- deviantART muro Browser-based, works with Wacom plug-in
- Aviary HTML5 Photo Editor
- Harmony Online drawing & sketch tool, exports to .png
- GIMP GNU Image Manipulation Program
- Photoshop Animation to Sprite Sheet (thanks, Retro Affect!)
- Image Atlas Packer (thanks, Retro Affect!)
- SpriteBox -- easily create image sprites
File Sharing
- GitHub Source code repositories
- Dropbox
- Gett Sharing
- Box
Browser Editors & Web PHP
- Mozilla Skywriter Customizable programmer's editor, written for web browsers (formerly Bespin)
- SourceKit for Chrome Edits Dropbox files using Bespin interface in Chrome
- [www.ajaxplorer.info Ajaxplorer] Remote/online file management and editing system, zip/unzip on an FTP via browser
- shiftEdit
- Kodingen
- Online PHP
- phpanywhere
Misc. Utilities
- Zamzar Online file conversion with email delivery
- Git Version control software
- ZeroClipboard A small Flash applet that lets you copy text to the clipboard
- bit.ly API Example This example shows you how to use the bit.ly Javascript API to shorten links.
- Creately Browser-based collaborative diagramming tool
- Lovely Charts Browser-based collaborative diagramming tool
- Fraps Screen video capture software
- JS&CSS Highlighter Javascript highlighter for Chrome
- Jonathon Myers He helped to organize and build this page. He qualifies as a tool.
