Tools

To make the most out of your game jamming experience, we’ve compiled a list of tools and resources that should help things go smoothly. See something missing? Let us know! We’ll happily add them to the list. 

Remember to credit the content-makers if you use these resources! Also, please double-checked usage information in case we’ve overlooked something. This is by no means a complete list! Check back periodically to see if it’s been updated!

Task Management

Graphical

Trello (project management, bucket list)

HackNPlan (project management, bucket list, time metrics, specific for gamedev)

Murally (pinboard, connects to Google Drive and Evernote)

Realtime Board (pinboard)

Mindmeister (mind mapping)

Lucidchart, Cacoo (diagrams and flowcharts)

Sligrid (pinboard, mind mapping, concept board; sign up with invite code: ggj18)

Notion (notes, wikis and tasks)

Draw.io (diagrams and flowcharts)

Asana (project management)

Project Libre (open-source Microsoft Project-type GANTT charts) 

Text-based

Workflowy (Collaborative list editor, task lists)

Bear (flexible writing app for iPhone, iPad and Mac)

Engines

Graphics editors

  • Blender  A popular open source 3D modeling tool.
  • Gimp The most widely used free, open source image editor
  • Inkscape Great for vector graphics, and for svg images that scale well.
  • PIskel A web based sprite-sheet editor.
  • Aseprite Sprite and animation Pixelart editor
  • Pyxel Pixelart and Tilemap editor
  • Krita Free drawing and painting image editor

Graphics repositories

You can use these resources as inspiration, reference or baseline to create assets for your entry (https://www.staysafejam.org/rules).

Graphics 

Textures

Audio

Audio editors

Audacity An open-source sound editing application.
BeepBox A browser-based tool used to create and share chiptune melodies.
BFXR Sound generator
MilkyTracker Chiptune composition editor

Music/Sound Effects

You can use these resources as inspiration, reference or baseline to create assets for your entry (https://www.staysafejam.org/rules).

Only Sound Effects

You can use these resources as inspiration, reference or baseline to create assets for your entry (https://www.staysafejam.org/rules).

Fonts

Public Domain Image Collections

You can use these resources as inspiration, reference or baseline to create assets for your entry (https://www.staysafejam.org/rules).