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For the Half-Life 2 weapon entity, see weapon_crowbar.

Crowbar

Developer(s)

Initial release

May 21, 2013

Stable release

Feb 21, 2023
(0.74)

Written in

Operating system

Type

Mod tool

Target engine(s)

Distribution

Freeware

Website

Github Repository

Download

Version

0.74

A screenshot of Crowbar v0.72

Originally created to be a replacement for MDLDecompiler, Crowbar is now a modding toolset.

Its Steam Group is the hub of all info relating to Crowbar, with links for download, source code, and guides.

Crowbar is developed by ZeqMacaw.

Uses

Compile and decompile models individually or from an entire folder.
View, pack, and unpack VPK, GMA and FPX packages, individually or from an entire folder.
View information from a MDL model file, such as MDL version, ANI and PHY files used, and materials used and in which folders they are found.
Set up games to easily switch compiling or packing for a GoldSource or Source engine game to another.
Download workshop addons from any game (although some games restrict to owning the game for this to work).
Publish addons to a game's Steam workshop as an alternative to a game's upload tool.

List of supported games:

Todo: Merge the non-linked ones with the list.

See also

External links

All Official and Third Party Half-Life SDK (GoldSrc) tools

Mod tools	XBLAH's Modding Tool

Map Editors	GtkRadiant → NetRadiant-Custom • Hammer 3.x → Sledge → J.A.C.K. • QuArK • TrenchBroom • Svencraft • Gearcraft

Map compilers	Original compilers: QCSG • QBSP2 • VIS • QRAD ZHLT, VHLT and derivatives: HLCSG • HLBSP • HLVIS • HLRAD ericw-tools (experimental)

Map converters	005 Decompiler • BspTwoMap → WinBSPC → MBSPC → Half-Life Unified SDK Map Decompiler

Map tools	Macro Entity Scripting System • BSPEdit • BSP Viewer → Crafty • BSP30Editor • bspguy → newbspguy • Wintextract • BSPFix • UnrealMapDrawTool

Model compilers	StudioMDL • Crowbar (frontend)

Model tools	HLMV → Half-Life Asset Manager • Crowbar

Texture tools	Qlumpy • TexMex • Wally • Half-Life Texture Tools → Half-Life Texture Tools CLI • WadMaker & SpriteMaker

Sprite Tools	SPRView • Sprite Explorer • Sprite Wizard • Sprite Tools

Plugins	Blender Source Tools

Other	GCFScape • PakScape • Harbinger

Third Party Source SDK tools

Mod tools	DuctTape • VIDE • XBLAH's Modding Tool

Map editors	Hammer++ • Strata Hammer • Slammin' Hammer 5.2 • Lambda

Map compilers	VBSP_h4xed • Slammin' Compile Tools CST compilers: CSTBSP • CSTRAD • CSTVIS Ficool2's compilers: VBSP++ • VRAD++ • VVIS++

Map compiler frontends	Batch Compile Tool • Batch Compiler • Compile Pal • Hazard Team Compile Tool

Map converters	005 Decompiler • BSPSource • MapFool • VMEX

Map tools	AutoBSPpackingTool • LumpStich • BSPEntSpy • Crafty • Convexer • EntEd • Entspy • JERC • Map Analyst • Map Obfuscator • Material Enumerator • Pakrat • Source Compile Analyzer • TAR • TeamSpen's Hammer Addons • Vgroup • VMF Optimizer • VMF Updater • VPKEdit • WinBSPZip

Model compilers	NekoMDL

Model compiler frontends	Crowbar • GUIStudioMDL

Model converters	Crowbar • FireSoft Half-Life MDL Converter • FireSoft MS3D to SMD converter • MDLDecompiler • Propper • Studiocompiler • VMF to SMD

Model tools	3Dcoat • 3DS Max • Blender • Cinema 4D • Fragmotion • GMax • HLMV++ • kHED • Lightwave • Maya • MilkShape 3D • Modo • Softimage Mod Tool • SourceOps • VSIF2VCD • Zbrush

Displacement tools	DispGen • Terrain Generator • Twister • Worldmachine

Particle converters	Sparc

Texture converters	360g • Easy VTF Converter (7.0 - 7.5) • FixVTF • MareTF (7.0 - 7.6, Consoles) • no_vtf • PBR-2-Source • TGAtoDUDV • VTF Creator • VTEX (Valve Texture) • VTFVer

Texture tools	Adobe Photoshop • GIMP • HL2Tex • Materialize • Paint.NET • Sign Maker • Sky Writer • Source Model Skin Editor • Terragen • VMT Editor • VTFCmd • VTF Explorer • VTFEdit → VTFEdit Reloaded • VTF Shell Extensions • VTFTool • VTF Thumbnailer

Sound tools	L4D2 Sound Mod Creator

VPK tools	Crowbar • GCFScape • Gibbeds VPK Extractor • Source 2 Viewer • VPKEdit

Libraries	AVIKit • HLLib • SourcePP • VectorLib • VTFLib

Plugins	3DSMax Tools • 3DSMax VTF plugin • Blender Source Tools • Blender VertexLitGeneric • MESA • Notepad++ VDF languages • Photoshop VTF • SourceIO • Source Engine Collision Tools • SourceMod • Wall Worm Model Tools

Other	BEE2 • CCExporter • CtxConverter • Custom Compiler GUI • Gmpublisher • Source Icon Set • Source SDK Windows Gadget • SteamCMDui • VGUI Localization Tool • VirtualDub

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