tilemap-editor 2.0.0

Pygame tilemap editor with SVG icons, professional UI, and sprite animation tools

tilemap-editor

tilemap-editor is a pygame-based map editor focused on fast iteration for 2D games.

What it includes

• Multi-layer tile/object map editing with visual layer management
• Professional UI with SVG icons, consistent fonts, and modern design
• Sprite animation editor (tilemap-anim-editor) with frame-by-frame editing
• Built-in tools: File manager, error console, image viewer, automapper
• Font management with auto-selected coding fonts for clarity
• Icon system with 26+ SVG icons and geometric fallbacks
• JSON save/load compatible with this editor

Key Features

UI Improvements

• Crisp SVG icons throughout the interface
• Bold, auto-selected coding fonts (JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, Consolas)
• Professional color scheme and consistent styling
• Dynamic icon loading - icons auto-load by button name

Animation Editor

• Frame picker with visual thumbnails
• Playback controls (play, pause, stop, loop)
• FPS control and onion skinning
• Timeline with marker support
• Export to JSON format

Map Editor

• Pan, zoom, reset, and fit-to-view controls
• Grid toggle with visual feedback
• Layer management with visibility controls
• Tileset browser with preview
• Autotile support for rapid level design

Install (local/dev)

pip install -e .

Run editor

# Main tilemap editor
tilemap-editor

# Standalone animation editor
tilemap-anim-editor path/to/spritesheet.png --tile-size 32x32

In-game debug usage

from editor import Editor

if __name__ == "__main__":
    dbg = Editor()
    dbg.run()

Runtime split

This package is editor-first. Runtime parser/loading modules can be moved into a separate package later.

Icons & Assets

The editor includes 26+ SVG icons from the Godot icon set:

• File operations: folder, file, image, save, load, duplicate
• Playback: play, pause, stop, loop
• UI controls: close, plus, warning, info, check, error
• Map tools: pan, zoom in/out, reset, fit, grid
• All icons have geometric fallbacks if SVG loading fails