The Best Free 2D Tile Map Editors

We’ve compiled a list of the best free editors available. If there is another product that should be added to this list, let us know. Some abandonware is included here, if source-code is available. [updated: 2018-12]

#	Editor	Rating	Orthogonal	Dimetric	Hexagon	Trimetric	Version	Update	Win	Mac	Linux
1	Tiled		yes	yes	yes	—	1.2.1	2018-11	yes	yes	yes
2	tIDE		yes	??		—	2.0.7	2013-08	yes	—	—
3	Mappy		yes	yes	yes¹	—	1.4.23	2009	yes	—	yes²
4	DAME		yes	yes	—	—	3.1.6	2014-01	yes	yes	yes
5	Tile Studio		yes	—	—	—	3.0	2012-09	yes	—	—
6	TuDee		yes	—	—	—	1.0.4	2009	yes	—	yes
7	Ogmo		yes	—	—	—	2.1.0.6	2013-05	yes	—	—
8	SGDK2		yes	??	—	—	2.3.0	2017-02	yes	—	—
9	Tat TE		yes	—	—	—	1.0.5	2009-03	yes	??	??
10	TileME		yes	—	—	—	1.2.2	2008-10	yes	—	—

^{¹ Flat-Top Hexagons only
² With Wine}