This works with any modern web browser, but I recommend using Chrome if it is available.
Desktop version of the Bitsy editor. Simplifies working with hacked bitsy data.
Version of Bitsy that supports more colors
Bitsy-Like Game Maker
Canonical list of tools to use with Bitsy. Super useful.
Desktop Bitsy game player for Mac, Windows and Linux (Raspberry Pi). Supports both keyboard and a Game Pad. Has a neat feature where the user can add a folder of Bitsy game data, and get a user-selectable menu of the games.
Tool for adding hacks to Bitsy Games. Be sure the read the documentation. Get your first game out of the way before tinkering with hacks.
A collection of various hacks to Bitsy. They require code-tinkering to work, so I wouldn’t dive into them for your first game.
Converts an image into Bitsy Room Data. Be sure to follow the directions. You can work with existing game data (recommended) or have Pixsy create the game data for you. Works best with images that have few colors, or drawings. Don’t use super large images – 640 x 640 pixels will fit your image inside of pixsy’s crop window. Otherwise you can use Pixsy to crop a portion of your larger image.
Custom Palette Generator for Bitsy.
Web based tool for adding background audio to a bitsy game. Keep in mind a couple of things. You will want to use an audio format that web browsers can play. I recommend mp3 files. I also highly recommend not using copyrighted music – there are plenty of sources for copyright free music on the web, or you can whip something up yourself if you play an instrument. If not, GarageBand and others can make it easier for non-musicians to create their own music.
Note that the audio files will not be included in Bitsy’s game data – they will be separate files that need to go with the finished game. For itch.io posts, all game data (game and audio files) can be combined in a single zip archive.
Add Multiple Audio Files to a Bitsy Game
A web-based tool for adding audio to a bitsy game. This tool is more advanced, allowing different audio for each room.
GUI version of Muse Hack to add music and sounds to Bitsy Games.
Online Tool for creating Music. Exports to MP3 which can be used with one of the tools above. There is also a code example of how to add a “play” button to a web page to directly play a Beepbox song without exporting to MP3.