2D Tiler
2D Tiler is a browser-based editor for game developers working on 2D levels, tilesets, pixel assets, palettes, and exports.
What 2D Tiler is
2D Tiler is a browser-based editor for game developers working on 2D levels, tilesets, pixel assets, palettes, and exports. Its layered map editor includes paint, erase, fill, select, autotile, and object tools, plus terrain workflows such as diagonal and sparse autotiling, 16-slot Wang autotiling, and weighted terrain fill. A built-in image editor provides drawing, selection, crop, move, and blur tools. Palette imports include GIMP GPL, Adobe ASE, Aseprite, JASC PAL, Paint.NET TXT, and HEX lists. An AI workspace can create tilesets, sprites, backgrounds, icons, UI elements, and visual effects using supported provider families; provider rules determine availability, billing, content rules, and image privacy. Projects run locally in the browser and use browser-based storage. Native formats are .2dp projects, .2dm maps, and .2dt tilesets. Map workflows support Tiled, Godot 4, Unity, GameMaker, Defold, Phaser, tIDE, and Mappy formats. Raster import and export includes PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP, and GIF where the selected path allows. It is open source under the MIT License and free forever, with no recurring subscriptions or arbitrary limits.
Good
- Layered maps include painting, autotiling, and object tools.
- Imports palettes from several listed formats.
- Map workflows support exports to multiple game tools.
- Free forever under the MIT License.
Watch out
- Tiled project container import and export is planned, not supported.
- AI provider rules control billing and image privacy.
- Some raster formats depend on the selected workflow.
Who it suits
2D Tiler suits game developers who want a browser-based workflow for editing 2D maps, tilesets, and pixel assets. It may also suit users who need exports for supported game tools or want an open-source editor.
Verdict
2D Tiler brings map, tileset, image, palette, and export workflows into a free browser editor. Note that Tiled map and tileset files are supported, but Tiled project container import and export is still planned.
Plans and prices
From 2D Tiler's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | free forever · no recurring subscriptions · no arbitrary limits |
The facts
Each one read from 2D Tiler's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI generation
- The AI asset workspace supports OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI, and Together AI provider families and can create tilesets, sprites, backgrounds, icons, UI elements, and VFX.checked 1 Oct 2026
- AI privacy
- AI provider availability, billing, content rules, and image privacy are controlled by the provider selected by the user.checked 1 Oct 2026
- API security
- The 2D Tiler palette API uses a CORS allowlist and per-IP rate limiting on its palette listing endpoint.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Engine exports
- Map workflows support Tiled, Godot 4, Unity, GameMaker, Defold, Phaser, tIDE, and Mappy formats.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Export limitation
- Tiled project container import and export is planned, while Tiled map and tileset files are supported.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Image editing
- Its built-in image editor provides pencil, eraser, bucket, line, rectangle, contour, selection, crop, move, and blur tools.checked 1 Oct 2026
- License
- The editor is open source under the MIT License.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Local workflow
- 2D Tiler runs locally in the browser and stores project data in a browser-based workflow.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Map editing
- The editor supports layered maps with paint, erase, fill, select, autotile, and object tools.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Native files
- Native formats are .2dp for projects, .2dm for maps, and .2dt for tilesets.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Palette imports
- Palette import supports GIMP GPL, Adobe ASE, Aseprite, JASC PAL, Paint.NET TXT, and HEX lists.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- 2D Tiler is a 2D level, tileset, pixel asset, palette, and export workflow editor for game developers.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Raster formats
- Raster image import and export supports PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP, and GIF where the selected path allows it.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker provides documentation covering getting started, map editing, tilesets, image editing, import/export, AI assets, shortcuts, and troubleshooting.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Terrain tools
- Terrain features include standard, diagonal, sparse, and 16-slot Wang autotile workflows plus weighted terrain fill.checked 1 Oct 2026
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