Freeware Tool List
Freeware Tool List
Since this topic seems to be more geared toward tutorials and sprites, I thought I'd make a separate topic, for programs and such.
The game section is pretty obviously quite limited to what I know about, so help with that would be cool.
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A few of these are in Japanese only. Sorry about that! u~u;; Also, most if not all of these are Windows-based.
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Artwork / Image Editing
AzPainter2 and AzDrawing2
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/art/se476022.html
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/art/se492907.html
Chasys Draw IES
http://www.jpchacha.com/chasysdraw/
Drawpile
http://drawpile.net/
FireAlpaca
http://firealpaca.com/
GIMP
http://www.gimp.org/
Inkscape
http://inkscape.org/index.php
Krita
https://krita.org/
MediBang Paint
http://medibangpaint.com/en/
Paint.NET
http://www.getpaint.net/
PictBear
http://www.fenrir-inc.com/us/pictbear/
Pixia
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/mighty/knight/
http://www.pixia.jp/
pixiv Sketch (pixiv account required)
https://sketch.pixiv.net/
Skencil
http://www.skencil.org/
SmoothDraw
http://www.smoothdraw.com/
2D Animation
Ajax Animator
http://antimatter15.com/ajaxanimator/
E-mote Free Movie Maker "EmoFuri"
http://emote.mtwo.co.jp/emofuri.php
OpenToonz
https://opentoonz.github.io/e/
Pencil
http://www.pencil-animation.org/
Synfig Studio
http://www.synfig.org/
3D Modeling / 3D Animation
Anim8or
http://www.anim8or.com/main/index.html
Art of Illusion
http://www.artofillusion.org/
Blender
http://www.blender.org/
K-3D
http://www.k-3d.org/
MetasequoiaLE (only LE is freeware)
http://metaseq.net/index.html
Sculptris
http://pixologic.com/sculptris/
SketchUp Make
http://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-make
Source Filmmaker (Steam required)
http://www.sourcefilmmaker.com/
Wings 3D
http://www.wings3d.com/
Video Game Creation
Adventure Game Studio
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/
DanmakuTime
http://code.google.com/p/danmakutime/
DNML (Digital Novel Markup Language)
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA015183/dnml/
Kirikiri
http://kikyou.info/tvp/
NScripter
http://www.nscripter.com/
OHRRPGCE
http://rpg.hamsterrepublic.com/ohrrpgce/Main_Page
Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker
http://www.sandboxgamemaker.com/
Pygame
http://www.pygame.org/
Ren'Py
http://www.renpy.org/
Retribution Engine
http://www.apgardner.karoo.net/retrib/index.html
RPG Maker VX Ace Lite
http://tryace.rpgmakerweb.com/download-lite/
RPG Toolkit
http://rpgtoolkit.net/home/
Shooting Game Builder
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se426708.html
Stencyl (free version)
http://www.stencyl.com/
Touhou Danmakufu
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValle ... h_ph3.html
http://dmf.shrinemaiden.org/wiki/Main_Page
WOLF RPG Editor
http://www.silversecond.com/WolfRPGEditor/
Music / Audio
AmazingMIDI
http://www.pluto.dti.ne.jp/araki/amazingmidi/
Anvil Studio
http://www.anvilstudio.com/
Aria Maestosa
http://ariamaestosa.sourceforge.net/
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Denemo
http://www.denemo.org/
Linux MultiMedia Studio
http://lmms.sourceforge.net/
Melody Generator
http://www.nici.ru.nl/~povel/Melody/index.html
FL Studio (demo, can't save)
http://www.image-line.com/downloads/fls ... nload.html
The game section is pretty obviously quite limited to what I know about, so help with that would be cool.
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A few of these are in Japanese only. Sorry about that! u~u;; Also, most if not all of these are Windows-based.
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Artwork / Image Editing
AzPainter2 and AzDrawing2
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/art/se476022.html
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/art/se492907.html
Chasys Draw IES
http://www.jpchacha.com/chasysdraw/
Drawpile
http://drawpile.net/
FireAlpaca
http://firealpaca.com/
GIMP
http://www.gimp.org/
Inkscape
http://inkscape.org/index.php
Krita
https://krita.org/
MediBang Paint
http://medibangpaint.com/en/
Paint.NET
http://www.getpaint.net/
PictBear
http://www.fenrir-inc.com/us/pictbear/
Pixia
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/mighty/knight/
http://www.pixia.jp/
pixiv Sketch (pixiv account required)
https://sketch.pixiv.net/
Skencil
http://www.skencil.org/
SmoothDraw
http://www.smoothdraw.com/
2D Animation
Ajax Animator
http://antimatter15.com/ajaxanimator/
E-mote Free Movie Maker "EmoFuri"
http://emote.mtwo.co.jp/emofuri.php
OpenToonz
https://opentoonz.github.io/e/
Pencil
http://www.pencil-animation.org/
Synfig Studio
http://www.synfig.org/
3D Modeling / 3D Animation
Anim8or
http://www.anim8or.com/main/index.html
Art of Illusion
http://www.artofillusion.org/
Blender
http://www.blender.org/
K-3D
http://www.k-3d.org/
MetasequoiaLE (only LE is freeware)
http://metaseq.net/index.html
Sculptris
http://pixologic.com/sculptris/
SketchUp Make
http://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-make
Source Filmmaker (Steam required)
http://www.sourcefilmmaker.com/
Wings 3D
http://www.wings3d.com/
Video Game Creation
Adventure Game Studio
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/
DanmakuTime
http://code.google.com/p/danmakutime/
DNML (Digital Novel Markup Language)
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA015183/dnml/
Kirikiri
http://kikyou.info/tvp/
NScripter
http://www.nscripter.com/
OHRRPGCE
http://rpg.hamsterrepublic.com/ohrrpgce/Main_Page
Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker
http://www.sandboxgamemaker.com/
Pygame
http://www.pygame.org/
Ren'Py
http://www.renpy.org/
Retribution Engine
http://www.apgardner.karoo.net/retrib/index.html
RPG Maker VX Ace Lite
http://tryace.rpgmakerweb.com/download-lite/
RPG Toolkit
http://rpgtoolkit.net/home/
Shooting Game Builder
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se426708.html
Stencyl (free version)
http://www.stencyl.com/
Touhou Danmakufu
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValle ... h_ph3.html
http://dmf.shrinemaiden.org/wiki/Main_Page
WOLF RPG Editor
http://www.silversecond.com/WolfRPGEditor/
Music / Audio
AmazingMIDI
http://www.pluto.dti.ne.jp/araki/amazingmidi/
Anvil Studio
http://www.anvilstudio.com/
Aria Maestosa
http://ariamaestosa.sourceforge.net/
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Denemo
http://www.denemo.org/
Linux MultiMedia Studio
http://lmms.sourceforge.net/
Melody Generator
http://www.nici.ru.nl/~povel/Melody/index.html
FL Studio (demo, can't save)
http://www.image-line.com/downloads/fls ... nload.html
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Re: Freeware Tool List
This is a nice list.
Stickied.
Stickied.
Re: Freeware Tool List
Thanks for the list, I'll need to check these out today
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Re: Freeware Tool List
Just as an addition, add SketchUp.
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Re: Freeware Tool List
I can't tell if it's me, my computer, or the three danmaku-esque video game creation freeware that are messing up...
Re: Freeware Tool List
oh my gosh a topic of mine was stickied woah
Thanks!! uvu
@ SonicBoom: If it's the speed, do you think it has to do with the number of items on the screen? I usually close everything else when playing, say, a Touhou game, so the FPS stays at about 60. The main discussion / testing threads for Danmagine and DanmakuTime can be found here and here, respectively.
Thanks!! uvu
@ SonicBoom: If it's the speed, do you think it has to do with the number of items on the screen? I usually close everything else when playing, say, a Touhou game, so the FPS stays at about 60. The main discussion / testing threads for Danmagine and DanmakuTime can be found here and here, respectively.
Re: Freeware Tool List
Regarding 3D Sculpting
Sculptris is a good (and free!) 3D sculpting program, owned by the same people who own ZBrush, a similar but more high-end product which apparently a lot of professionals use for some games and movies and whatnot. Things you learn in Sculptris can be easily translated to ZBrush, even exported to said format quite easily, and is actually kind of fun to play around with when you get familiar with how the tools work.
Essentially it's very much like playing around with some clay, it's very interesting.
Sculptris is a good (and free!) 3D sculpting program, owned by the same people who own ZBrush, a similar but more high-end product which apparently a lot of professionals use for some games and movies and whatnot. Things you learn in Sculptris can be easily translated to ZBrush, even exported to said format quite easily, and is actually kind of fun to play around with when you get familiar with how the tools work.
Essentially it's very much like playing around with some clay, it's very interesting.
Re: Freeware Tool List
What about music programs?
Re: Freeware Tool List
I actually originally planned to include music and sound programs, as well as text editors, but after a while I decided to just stick with what I had so far.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fr ... _for_audio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fr ... _for_audio
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Re: Freeware Tool List
Regarding the ones on the free art programs list, [Easy] Paint Tool Sai is also a free and good one.
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Re: Freeware Tool List
Audacity for music is a great one, if you ever add music programs.
Re: Freeware Tool List
Paint Tool SAI isn't free though? Not unless you pirate it or something.ZeroAlpha wrote:Regarding the ones on the free art programs list, [Easy] Paint Tool Sai is also a free and good one.
A software license for SAI is about ~$52. I had to spill out about ~$60 for mine due to currency exchange rates.
I mean, sure literally the only thing you can't do is save drawings after the trial expires, but it's a huge hindrance if you normally draw at high-resolutions and plan on making prints or whatever. Money things and all that.
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Re: Freeware Tool List
Also consider adding:
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Artwork / 2D Animation / Image Editing
SmoothDraw
http://www.smoothdraw.com/
(this is something I use)
3D Modeling / 3D Animation
Wings 3D
http://www.wings3d.com/
(this is what I use)
SketchUp Make
http://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-make
(formerly, perhaps actually still Google SketchUp)
(also, there's this list http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/25-free-3d ... -not-miss/ but it kinda sucks)
Video Game Creation
Unity Game Engine
http://unity3d.com/
(almost everything can be done with click and drag + scripts; easy tutorial)
CryEngine 3 SDK
http://mycryengine.com/
(if you think you can do CryEngine 3... lol)
Unreal Engine 3/Unreal Development Kit
http://www.unrealengine.com/udk/
(ditto)
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Artwork / 2D Animation / Image Editing
SmoothDraw
http://www.smoothdraw.com/
(this is something I use)
3D Modeling / 3D Animation
Wings 3D
http://www.wings3d.com/
(this is what I use)
SketchUp Make
http://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-make
(formerly, perhaps actually still Google SketchUp)
(also, there's this list http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/25-free-3d ... -not-miss/ but it kinda sucks)
Video Game Creation
Unity Game Engine
http://unity3d.com/
(almost everything can be done with click and drag + scripts; easy tutorial)
CryEngine 3 SDK
http://mycryengine.com/
(if you think you can do CryEngine 3... lol)
Unreal Engine 3/Unreal Development Kit
http://www.unrealengine.com/udk/
(ditto)
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Re: Freeware Tool List
Hey, I recommend:
RPG Maker 2003 (Quite easier than newer RPG makers, Download link is at the bottom)
http://2drpg.com/2003.php
Anvil Studio (MIDI Composer program)
http://www.anvilstudio.com/
It's what Im currently using for a game I'm creating.
RPG Maker 2003 (Quite easier than newer RPG makers, Download link is at the bottom)
http://2drpg.com/2003.php
Anvil Studio (MIDI Composer program)
http://www.anvilstudio.com/
It's what Im currently using for a game I'm creating.
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Re: Freeware Tool List
While that's cool and all, the RPG Maker series isn't freeware, save for the recent VX Ace Lite. Links should be to official sites by the creators or publishers.
Re: Freeware Tool List
Well both are official sites and 2003 is free, considering also trying to download from the site directly it will redirect you to there (and the site i posted is even an affiliate).
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Re: Freeware Tool List
Added music composition and audio stuff, hopefully it all works.
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source filmmaker is good 3D animation software but it needs to be launched through steam
Re: Freeware Tool List
Added a few more. please let me know if I messed anything up!
Re: Freeware Tool List
Source Filmaker should really be under 3D animation.
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Re: Freeware Tool List
Added MediBang Paint Pro and OpenToonz. Also, 2D Animation now has its own section all to itself.
I plan on trimming this list and adding available languages when I get the chance. (or when I feel like it)
I also plan on making a recommended programs topic that includes commercial products alongside freeware ones, and here in this topic I'll add a little ☆recommended☆ beside those.
Any suggestions for some more good free artsy software? :D
I plan on trimming this list and adding available languages when I get the chance. (or when I feel like it)
I also plan on making a recommended programs topic that includes commercial products alongside freeware ones, and here in this topic I'll add a little ☆recommended☆ beside those.
Any suggestions for some more good free artsy software? :D