Level Creation

GUI Compiler for Half-Life Maps

This program will create a half-life2 displacement map from a heightmap image.

Simple tool to dump raw data from Valve's map files.

Valve Batch Compile tool (VBCT) is a source map Compile tool

Another great tool from RedMser which tracks Hammers compilation progress even when it seems to hang

Preview a map contained in a BSP file.

BSP2OBJ is a command-line utility capable of converting Quake, Quake 2 and Half-Life map files into OBJ meshes

GUI frontend for Source compiling tools

Aids in nthe process of converting GoldSrc maps into Source maps

A small VMF to JSON parser

Contains 3 Tools, BSP_View, BSP_Tool and BSP_Slicer all of which perform useful tasks on Half-Life Maps

The Calliper editor (formerly Crowbar) is designed to be a cross-platform, extensible level editor that accelerates the creation of computer game maps, and is targeted specifically at Source engine games.

This is a tool I made to create huge forests in Source maps (It should work with any source game!)

Color Correct is a 3DS Max texture plug-in which alters the colors of any texture

Small Tool for extracting Textures from BSPs and into WADs. Includes GUI Versions WinTextract & Textract Suite

this will pack every custom item into your map up to and including map over views

A tool for compiling maps from VMF to BSP format

A nice tool made in 2015 which can come in handy sometimes when a bsp file is too large and wont work in BSPtoMAP.exe

Tools to aid in creation of HDR Targa files (command line)

This tool blocks Hammer from converting plane coordinates to integers when exporting .map file and thus enables Hammer to output the original floating point coordinates.

Decompile GoldSrc .bsp files into Hammer .map files.

A collection of JavaScript functions to load Goldsource and Source map files and render them. Not an editor.

Small collection of obfuscation techniques for maps

Identifies and archives all dependencies for bsp files.

It is another type of solid which is perfect for creating terrain. A plugin for Hammer

Batch compile Source and GoldSrc Maps

Convert maps between Quake3 and Half-Life

This is an modified version of VHLT v34 by Uncle Mike designed for the Xash3D engine (bsp v31)

Great little application for viewing skys used in game

Tools supporting the creation of HDR Images for the Engine

A tool to generate cl_leveloverview from BSP files

Create Displacements for your maps

Custom DLL that supports transparency in Half-Life for Steam

Batch files for killing the compile processes

A graphical interface for creating and editing Half-Life FGD Files.

The Official Editor for Valve Games

Decrypt files that have been protected with BSPProtect (commandline)

Generates displacements that would usually take an extremely long time, or just be impossible to do in Hammer.

C# Library for working with BSP files (and other similar file formats).

Well made Russian Level Editor for GoldSrc

Modify the entities of a .map file by editing its text

Custom DLL that supports transparency in Half-Life for pre Steam WON

Removes entity names from your map and helps prevent people from stealing your work

Valve Map Extractor, Decompile BSP maps for source (original version)

View and Edit the Entity information of a compiled BSP Map

Simple tool to change VTF versions from 7.5 to 7.4

A small collection of FGD's for Source

Standalone Compiler for Source Maps

Edit the entities of Source and GoldSrc games

Displays all options for, and facilitates, compiling maps for Nightfire

Collection of tools useful for mapping with GoldSrc

ZHLT rebuilt and up to date with latest engine build

Lists maps for easy maplist.txt

converts Minecraft files into vmf files

Create a custom light style for your goldSrc maps

Collection of the main tools required for mapping with GoldSrc

Decompile Source .bsp files into Hammer .vmf files. Successor to VMEX

Older program used for editing entities within bsp maps

Random SP map generator for Half-Life

Optimizes the entities in compiled maps, allowing you to include more entities and also reduce network traffic.

Generate a random map for Half-Life based on criteria you set in the application

Allows you to create interesting 3D shapes without going through all the hassle of vertex manipulation

Inserts instances into a map

VSIF2VCD is a command line scenes.image extractor/decompiler.

This project is a prototype map renderer for Half-Life BSP files.

Simplest Pak extractor ever. Just pick a map and click the button

HammerMate is a tool I use to save and load the wad texture list for Hammer 3.4 / 3.5.

OGLE is a rather amazing 3d tool that can extract shapes from 3d scenes being rendered on a computer screen

This program is a little tool for those that like the Half-Life game, with
its amazing kind of enemies and weapons.

Used to take source-css console commands and convert them into .vmf-compatible commands.

The open source, cross platform level editor for idtech games (GTKRadiant fork)

Basic Model viewer for GoldSrc

Free, Opensource, drop-in editor replacement for Hammer

Alternative Map Editor mainly used for Quake 2 but compatible with GoldSrc

This is a modified VBSP that does not delete prop_static entities using models with propdata

A GUI tool for embedding custom content

The Original official mapping utility from Valve

Similar to ZHLT for Goldsrc, it speeds up compilation for Source

a 3D Shape Generator for the Quake & Half-Life Map Format

Analyzes and reports on errors in the map compilation process