Bitsy

Spec sheet

Purpose

Bitsy is a little editor for making games or worlds where players can walk around and talk to people.Read 11 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Integrations

The official homepage links to Bitsy's editor, games on itch.io, documentation, a forum, an archive, Mastodon, and Codeberg.Read 11 Oct 2026 · bitsy.org

Support

The project documentation links to a bug reporting page and documentation contribution instructions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Maker

The documentation credits Adam Le Doux and links to the project's source code.Read 10 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Art tools

The paint tool provides editors for the avatar, tiles, sprites, and items.Read 11 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Color tools

The colors tool provides controls for room background, tile, and sprite colors.Read 11 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Community

The documentation links to a Bitsy forum and a collection of games made with Bitsy on itch.io.Read 11 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Community support

The project documentation links to a community forum and a bug-report page.Read 10 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Distribution format

The itch.io product page lists HTML5 as Bitsy's platform.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ledoux.itch.io

Export

The editor lets users export their game or game data using its download or game data tools.Read 10 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Game creation

The editor includes tools for exits and endings, painting, colors, dialog, inventory, and recording GIFs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Historical versions

The Bitsy Archive links to historical web versions and their corresponding source code.Read 11 Oct 2026 · archive.bitsy.org

Input

The itch.io product page lists keyboard and mouse as inputs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ledoux.itch.io

Learning resources

The documentation offers an editor overview, a community tutorial, and FAQ pages for getting started.Read 11 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Maintainer

The Bitsy documentation credits Adam Le Doux in its project introduction, and the credits page identifies him as maintainer.Read 11 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Platform

The maker's itch.io page lists HTML5 as the platform.Read 10 Oct 2026 · ledoux.itch.io

Repository status

The GitHub repository states it was archived and made read-only on July 22, 2026.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com

Room travel

The exits and endings tool can add exits, one-way exits, and endings to a room.Read 11 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Source and license

The source repository identifies Bitsy as MIT-licensed and says development moved to Codeberg.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com

Source code

The documentation links to Bitsy's source code.Read 11 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Tools

The editor includes tools for painting, colors, dialog, exits and endings, inventory, room editing, tunes, sound effects, and GIF recording.Read 10 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Use on mobile

The changelog lists a mobile-device layout and touch controls for the editor.Read 10 Oct 2026 · make.bitsy.org

Plans and prices

Every Bitsy plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Game Development Software#14 of 438.5