Level Creation

Small collection of obfuscation techniques for maps

A tool for compiling maps from VMF to BSP format

The Original official mapping utility from Valve

Entspy is program for viewing and editing the entities of compiled map

Alternative Map Editor for GoldSrc games

Preview a map contained in a BSP file.

automatically finds mapfiles to compile in the directory it is run

Standalone Compiler for GoldSrc Maps

ZHLT rebuilt and up to date with latest engine build

Quake Army Knife, multi-purpose tool for games based on or similar to the Quake engine

Hack the colors in WorldCraft

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

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

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

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.

A GUI tool for embedding custom content

Small utility for helping protect bsp maps

Well made Russian Level Editor for GoldSrc

A small collection of FGD's for Source

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

This tool can help you by grouping the map into VisGroups based on a grid.

A tool to assist in the compiling of source engine maps

Identifies and archives all dependencies for bsp files.

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

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

Joiner is a little application that reads in a template .vmf file and produces a new .vmf filled with supports based on your template and customised settings or config.

Aids in nthe process of converting GoldSrc maps into Source maps

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

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

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

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

Modified Compiler with support for large models and textures

Simple tool to change VTF versions from 7.5 to 7.4

Create a custom light style for your goldSrc maps

Create an easily readable version of an FGD (commandline)

hlfix is a tool that converts Worldcraft/VHE format files (.rmf) to standard .map files

Small application for viewing map files, Superseded by crafty

Simple bindings for debugging maps

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

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

Great little command line tool for creating a backup of your map during the compile process

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

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

The open source, cross platform level editor for id Tech games.

Small prefab to help protect your map

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

Useful tool for extracting the contents of BSP files

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

Decrypt files that have been protected with BSPProtect (commandline)

A collection of FGD's for GoldSrc

Older free for personal use version of Terragen for sculpting landscapes

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

Rotates selected entity types in a map

Great little application for viewing skys used in game

Valve Map Extractor modified version (Successor to VMEX)

This tool is used to create the smallest convex brush containing all points in the input file. Input file can be .smd (use its vertexes), .map (brushes and point entities) or .pts file.

RandMap is a random map generator for Half-Life

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

Batch files for killing the compile processes

Alternative to Hammer Editor for Level design

This is a tool for showing leaks in a map made in WordCraft.

makes textfiles to go with your overview pictures from Half-Life maps.

Alternative Map Editor for GoldSrc games

The Official Editor for Valve Games

Find, display, and optionally round floating point plane coordinates in Source engine .vmf files.

integrates into Hammer and allows conversion of Source Engine units into metric or imperial units.

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

Adjust the light levels in a map

Simple tool for converting world units into Hammer Units

Creates .Res files for Source games running on a server

Tool for compiling Maps from hammer

Random SP map generator for Half-Life

Batch map compiler for GoldSrc

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

View and Edit the Entity information of a compiled BSP Map

Tools supporting the creation of HDR Images for the Engine

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

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

Collection of the main tools required for mapping with GoldSrc

Decompile GoldSrc .bsp files into Hammer .map files.