Tiled

6.9easy start · #9 of 27
in Game Level Editors

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

Tiled is ranked #9 of 27 in game level editors on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Tiled plans and pricing

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Tiled Map Editor Free Name your own price · voluntary payment thorbjorn.itch.io · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on game level editors

Free plan: Yes
Level dimensions: 2d
Tilemap tools: Yes
Terrain tools: Yes
Entity placement: Yes
Prefab or template tools: Yes

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The record

What it does: Tiled is a 2D level editor for developing game content, primarily tile maps, with support for free image placement and annotations.
Map projections: It supports rectangular, isometric, staggered isometric, staggered hexagonal, and oblique tile layers.
Editing tools: Tile layer tools include a stamp brush, line and circle drawing, selection tools, automatic terrain transitions, and pattern matching.
Objects: Object layers support rectangles, points, ellipses, polygons, polylines, and tile objects that can be scaled or rotated.
Extensibility: Plugins can add custom map or tileset formats, and JavaScript can extend Tiled.
Game development features: Tiled includes tile animation support and a tile collision editor.
Integrations: The documentation lists libraries and game frameworks that can read or render TMX and JSON maps.
File formats: The maker describes TMX as Tiled’s map format and says it supports multiple tilesets per map.
License and use: The maker describes Tiled as free software that users may use for any purpose, modify, and redistribute under the same terms.
Desktop platforms: The downloadable tool is listed for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
System requirements: The 64-bit downloads require at least Windows 10, macOS 13, or Ubuntu 22.04 or an equivalent distribution.
Support: Tiled development supporters receive regular development updates, a special Discord role, and priority support.
Documentation limit: The manual says that much of it still needs to be written.
Maker: The product site credits Thorbjørn Lindeijer and other contributors.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Game Level Editors in 2026#9 of 27

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Sources

doc.mapeditor.org/en/stable/manual/introduction/· checked 29 Sept 2026
doc.mapeditor.org/en/stable/reference/support-for-tmx-map· checked 29 Sept 2026
github.com/mapeditor/tiled· checked 29 Sept 2026
thorbjorn.itch.io/tiled· checked 29 Sept 2026
mapeditor.org/donate· checked 29 Sept 2026
mapeditor.org· checked 29 Sept 2026