tilemap-editor 2.0.8

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

tilemap-editor

[!WARNING] This is mostly vibe coded as working with ui isnt so easy in pygame. Somehow it works for me. Though it took decent time as this was initially too buggy(which still is as expected). Just an experiment and keep customizing for my need. PRs are welcome.

tilemap-editor is a pygame-based map editor focused on fast iteration for 2D games. tilemap-parser to parse this editor. (https://pypi.org/project/tilemap-parser/)[https://pypi.org/project/tilemap-parser/]

What it includes

• Multi-layer tile/object map editing with visual layer management
• Decent enough 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
• Decent console toggled with ctrl + ` for error/warning/logs/debugging

Key Features

UI Improvements

• SVG icons throughout the interface
• Bold, auto-selected coding fonts (JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, Consolas)

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)

Using Virtual Environment (Recommended)

For Linux and macOS:

# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv .venv

# Activate virtual environment
source .venv/bin/activate

# Install in development mode
pip install -e .

# Deactivate when done
deactivate

For Windows:

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv .venv

# Activate virtual environment
.venv\Scripts\activate

# Install in development mode
pip install -e .

# Deactivate when done
deactivate

Direct Install (Not Recommended)

pip install -e .

Package installtion from pypi

pip install tilemap-editor

pip install tilemap-parser

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