Category:Third Party Tools

General programs

• Crowbar
• Valve Resource Viewer
• GCFScape
• Notepad++
• SteamCMDui
• SourceMod
• VGUI Localization Tool
• VICE
• HLLib
• VTFLib
• VectorLib
• VirtualDub

3D Modeling Programs

• 3DS Max
  • Wall Worm Model Tools
  • Rad Worm
  • Soundscaper
• GMax
• Maya
• Zbrush
• Modo
• Blender
  • Blender Source Tools
  • SourceOps
  • SourceIO
• fragMOTION
• Autodesk Softimage
• Softimage Mod Tool
• kHED
• MilkShape 3D
  • FireSoft MS3D to SMD converter --(add this to milkshape3d page)
• LightWave 3D
• Cinema 4D
• 3Dcoat

Programs without an SMD Exporter

• Microstation
• Wings 3D
• Clara.io - online 3D editor

Image Manipulation Programs

• The GIMP — Free, using GIMP VTF plugin
• Paint.NET — Also free, using Nemesis' Paint.NET VTF plugin
• NVIDIA Texture Tools — Available standalone or as a Photoshop plugin
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Photoshop Elements
  • (Nemesis' Photoshop VTF plugin is outdated on Photoshop 2020 and above)
• Paint Shop Pro
• Genetica

Sound and Music Composition tools

• Music Composition

Source Texture Tools

• VTFEdit
• VMT Editor
• VTF Shell Extensions
• Source model skin editor
• Terragen
• Sign Maker
• VTFCmd
• HL2Tex
• 360g
• Fixvtf
• TGAtoDUDV

Source Modeling Tools

• VMF to SMD
• Propper
• VSIF2VCD
• GUIStudioMDL — Crowbar recommended instead
• FireSoft Half-Life MDL Converter
• Mdldecompiler — outdated, use Crowbar instead
• Source Model Compiler — outdated?

Mapping Tools

• Editors
  • Hammer++
  • TeamSpen's Hammer Addons
  • Slammin' Source Map Tools — outdated?
  • Sledge
  • VHLT
  • QuArK
  • Radiant
• MapFool
• DispGen
• Worldmachine
• Twister
• Interlopers Compile Analyzer
• Compile Pal
• Batch Compile Tool
• Hazard Team Compile Tool
• BSPSource
• VMEX — outdated, BSPSource recommended instead
• WinBSPC
• VBSP h4xed
• Vgroup
• Material Enumerator
• EntEd — VIDE recommended instead
• EntSpy — VIDE recommended instead
• [[Map Analyst]
• Packbsp
• Pakrat — outdated, use VIDE instead
• CST compilers (outdated)
  • CSTBSP
  • CSTVIS
  • CSTRAD