Tools

The creator is made of 15 tools. Each one has a button in the tool bar and a page here. Help in the creator links to these pages too.

Tool	Use it to	Key commands
Projects	Start, open, import, copy, delete, release and update games
Room	Draw tiles, place sprites and items, add exits and endings	P E I X N
Paint	Draw a tile, sprite or item, animate it, give it a sound	B F
Library	Browse, pick, add, copy and delete tiles, sprites and items
Colors	Edit palettes and choose one per room
Dialog	Write what sprites and items say, as text or blocks
Exits & endings	Set where exits lead, transitions, locks and ending text
Variables	Make variables and set the items the avatar starts with
Tunes	Write music for rooms
Blips	Make short sound effects
Problems	Find what would break the game
Play	Play the game, watch inventory and variables, record a GIF, set a cover
Game	Change the title, font, text direction and size, or edit the raw .bitsy
Download	Save the .bitsy file or a web page that plays the game
Find	Search everything and see where a drawing is used

Everything you pick is shared between tools: pick a sprite in Library and Paint draws it, Room places it and Dialog shows what it says.

To arrange the tools, see The workspace.