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Best Game Level Editors in 2026
Building a playable space involves more than placing objects: editor capabilities can shape how you lay out levels and environments. Compare level dimensions and entity placement with terrain tools and tilemap tools to see which editing approach suits your project. Prefab or template tools and visual scripting offer further points to weigh, alongside free-plan availability and paid-from pricing. GridCraft, Sprite…
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Dune II – The Maker Map Editor is an in-game editor for creating and changing skirmish maps in the open-source Dune II remake.
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSWindows
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GtkRadiant is a free, open-source level editor and toolchain for games powered by id Tech engines.
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LDtk
LDtk is a free, open-source 2D level editor for game developers, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planOpen sourceAPILinuxmacOSWindows7.2Free plan - 5
GridCraft
GridCraft is a tile map editor for game developers, available in a browser and as a desktop app.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS7.0From $3.99 a month - 6
Sprite Fusion
Sprite Fusion is a browser-based tilemap editor for designing 2D game maps, with a free web edition and a paid desktop edition.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows6.9$14.99 one-time - 7
Hammer++
Hammer++ is a free Windows modification of Valve’s Hammer editor for building maps in the Source engine.
Free planLinuxWindows6.6Free plan - 8
NetRadiant
NetRadiant is a free, open-source brush-based editor for building 3D game levels.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.5Free plan - 9
Remere's Map Editor
Remere's Map Editor is a free map editor for OpenTibia, an open-source implementation of the MMORPG Tibia.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.5Free plan - 10
DarkRadiant
DarkRadiant is a free, open-source level editor for Doom 3 and The Dark Mod.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 11
Tilemap Editor
Tilemap Editor is a free, open-source editor for creating 2D tile maps on Android, iOS, and the web.
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Tiled
Tiled is a free 2D level editor for developing game content, especially tile maps.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 13
TrenchBroom
TrenchBroom is a free level editor for brush-based game engines such as Quake, Quake 2, and Hexen 2.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 14
2D Tiler
2D Tiler is a browser-based editor for game developers working on 2D levels, tilesets, pixel assets, palettes, and exports.
Free planWeb6.0Free plan - 15
Mega Man Maker
Mega Man Maker is a free fan game for creating, sharing, and playing user-made Mega Man levels.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.0Free plan - 16
Ogmo Editor
OGMO Editor is a free, open-source level editor for indie game developers, available on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.0Free plan - 17
QuArK
QuArK is a free editor for maps and, to a limited extent, models used by games built on or near the Quake engine family.
Free planLinuxWindows6.0Free plan - 18
J.A.C.K.
J.A.C.K. is a level editor for games that use Quake-style BSP architecture.
LinuxmacOSWindows5.9$14.99 one-time - 19
Mapster32
Mapster32 is a tool for creating Duke Nukem 3D maps in .MAP files.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows5.9Free plan - 20
Phaser
Phaser is an open-source game framework from Phaser, founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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PixLab Tilemap Editor
PixLab Tilemap Editor is a free browser-based tool for creating and editing tile-based maps for 2D games.
Free planWeb5.9Free plan - 22
SonLVL
SonLVL is a level-project editor in the public Sonic Retro repository, a collection of tools and disassemblies made by its members.
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Ultimate Doom Builder
Ultimate Doom Builder is a free map editor for games based on Doom, Heretic, Hexen, and Strife.
Free planLinuxWindows5.9Free plan - 24
YATME
YATME is a browser-based OpenTibia map editor for Tibia 15.00+ client data.
Free planWebSelf-hosted5.9Free plan - 25
Doom Builder 64 Enhanced
Doom Builder 64 Enhanced is a free Windows map editor forked from Doom Builder 64, with the stated aim of updating its source code and adding tools for mappers.
Free planWindows5.7Free plan