Level Creation

Batch files for killing the compile processes

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

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

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

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

ZHLT rebuilt and up to date with latest engine build

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

Small prefab to help protect your map

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

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

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

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

Batch map compiler for GoldSrc

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

Older free for personal use version of Terragen for sculpting landscapes

Simple bindings for debugging maps

Q3 .map to HL2 .vmf converter

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.

fixes the annoying Navigation Mesh was built using a different version of this map

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

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

C# library that will parse Quake/Half-Life MAP files

Map Resource Extractor (MRE) is a small program that reads the VMF, and only copies the content that has been used in the map.

Update to ZHLT

Collection of tools useful for mapping with GoldSrc

Crafty is a 3D object, material, model and file browsing utility for Source & GoldSrc Maps.

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

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

Older program used for editing entities within bsp maps

Inserts instances into a map

Creates .Res files for Source games running on a server

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

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

A small VMF to JSON parser

Windows interface that frontends the compiling utilities

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

Basic Model viewer for GoldSrc

Map viewer for Valve's GoldSrc engine (needs to be compiled)

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

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

Collection of the main tools required for mapping with GoldSrc

A modified version of VBSP designed to greatly increase the maximum width and length of visleaves.

Identifies and archives all dependencies for bsp files.

Standalone units converter

Open-source library for reading and editing BSP files

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

Alternative Map Editor for GoldSrc games

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

This program will help you to manage all your customs files, for your maps , texture, models or mods

Simple tool for converting world units into Hammer Units

The only native Mac OS X level editor for Quake 1

Legacy compilation tools for quake

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.

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

Standalone Compiler for GoldSrc Maps

A tool to assist in the compiling of source engine maps

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

Standalone Compiler for Source Maps

Convert Worldcraft 3.3 Maps into the Radiant Format

This is the barebones program that GFlip uses as it's base

A tool for compiling maps from VMF to BSP format

Decompile GoldSrc .bsp files into Hammer .map files.

Quake2/3 map surface generator

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

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

Simple tool to change VTF versions from 7.5 to 7.4

Alternative Map Editor for GoldSrc games

Batch compiler for automating Map Compilation

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

Small utility for helping protect bsp maps

automatically finds mapfiles to compile in the directory it is run

Edit the entities of Source and GoldSrc games

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.

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

The Official Editor for Valve Games

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

Valve Map Extractor modified version (Successor to VMEX)

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

Tools supporting the creation of HDR Images for the Engine

Some Dev Texture guides to aid with level creation