Community
17 projectsDemoScene
4 projectsTutorials
9 projects
Token optimizationA collection of Lua code optimization techniques for reducing token usage in PICO-8 game development.
Newgrounds Medals TutorialA tutorial for integrating Newgrounds medals system into PICO-8 games using GPIO and JavaScript.
Tools
27 projects
pico2pngA Perl script that converts Pico-8 cartridge graphics to and from PNG spritesheets.
Pico8UtilsA collection of Unix-style utilities for manipulating PICO-8 .p8 files, including Lua extraction and sprite conversion.
picotoolA Python toolkit for building, analyzing, and manipulating PICO-8 fantasy console game cartridge files.
p8dl - Carts Downloader - PythonA command-line tool to download PICO-8 cartridges by their ID number.
Pico-8 Carts Downloader - BashA bash script to download and automatically rename Pico-8 game carts from Lexaloffle BBS threads and index pages.
p8 responsive webplayer transformA Python script that makes PICO-8 web player HTML files responsive by restructuring layout and adding CSS flexbox styles.
P8CoderA Windows tool for organizing and editing PICO-8 cartridge Lua code with a project explorer and built-in viewers.
picoDeployDeploy Pico-8 games as standalone applications for desktop (Electron) and mobile (Ionic) platforms.
pico8GruntA Grunt-based build system for PICO-8 games that enables multi-file Lua development with automatic concatenation and watch functionality.
PICO-ECA tiny scene-entity-component library for the PICO-8 fantasy console to manage game object lifecycles.
p8A dependency manager for PICO-8 that enables importing Lua/Moonscript modules and spritesheets with auto-reload.
MIDI to PICO-8A Python tool that converts MIDI files into PICO-8 tracker music format with configurable translation options.
midi2picoConverts MIDI files to PICO-8 cartridge data for music playback in games.
pico8-deployA Makefile-based tool to export and deploy PICO-8 projects to itch.io with simple commands.
yap8bA Java-based builder tool for creating and managing Pico-8 game cartridges with Lua preprocessing and project descriptors.
TS-PICO-8A toolchain for developing PICO-8 games using TypeScript, providing type safety and modern development workflows.
Shrinko8A comprehensive toolkit for minifying, linting, and converting Pico-8 and Picotron game carts to reduce code size.
jspiclA JavaScript to PICO-8 Lua transpiler for writing PICO-8 games in JavaScript.
Libraries
9 projectspico-testA testing framework for PICO-8 that runs tests by piping PICO-8's output to a Node.js CLI tool.
Lib-Pico8A collection of useful common functions for Pico-8 game development.
pico8-missing-builtinsA Lua library that provides missing built-in functions like ipairs and getmetatable for PICO-8 development.
Pico-KitAn opinionated collection of helper libraries for Pico-8 game development, including OOP, debugging, and physics.
PICO-TweenA port of Robert Penner's easing functions optimized for the PICO-8 fantasy console, with token reduction and PICO-8 compatibility.
parens-8A tiny Lisp interpreter for PICO-8 that bypasses token limits by storing code in strings or ROM.
p8-canvasAn infinite canvas library for PICO-8 that enables large-scale graphics with sparse tile-based storage.
pico8-physicsA constraint solver for rigid body physics in Pico-8/Lua, based on sequential impulses.
SCUMM-8A PICO-8 demake of the classic SCUMM engine for creating retro-style point-and-click adventure games.