Sprite Sheet Generator for Defold
Defold builds its own atlases, so it wants a clean grid PNG. Export one, point a Tile Source at it, and define your animation groups.
Format menu
PNG
Uniform PNG grid
Defold has two asset paths. An Atlas takes individual images and packs them itself, and a Tile Source takes one grid sheet and cuts it by tile size. For a sheet built here, Tile Source is the direct route: tile width, tile height, and optional margin and spacing are the only inputs, and animation groups are defined on top of the resulting tiles.
Getting the sheet into Defold
- 1
Export a uniform grid
Keep cells identical and note the cell size plus any gutter. Export the PNG.
- 2
Add it to the project
Drop the PNG into your Defold project folder. It shows up in the assets pane immediately.
- 3
Create a Tile Source
New > Tile Source, set Image to your PNG, and set Tile Width and Tile Height to your cell size. Set Inner Padding and Extrude Borders if you exported a gutter.
- 4
Define animation groups
In the tile source, add an Animation, set start and end tile, FPS, and playback mode.
- 5
Point filtering
In game.project under Graphics, set the default texture min and mag filter to nearest so pixel art stays sharp.
function init(self)
sprite.play_flipbook("#sprite", "idle")
end
function on_input(self, action_id, action)
if action_id == hash("right") then
sprite.play_flipbook("#sprite", "walk")
end
end| Setting | Defold value |
|---|---|
| Asset type | Tile Source (.tilesource) |
| Cell size | Tile Width / Tile Height |
| Gutter | Inner Padding, plus Extrude Borders |
| Animation | Animation group: start tile, end tile, FPS |
| Crisp pixels | game.project > Graphics > filters: nearest |
Regular grid guaranteed
Tile Source assumes every tile is the same size. The packer here gives you exactly that.
Predictable tile indices
Tiles number left to right, top to bottom, which is the frame order you arranged, so animation start and end indices are easy to read off.
Padding you can declare
Whatever gutter you export becomes the Inner Padding value. No reverse-engineering the sheet.
Timing preview
Preview the loop at your target FPS before you set it on the animation group.
Want the long version? Read the engine import guide, or see every export format.
Export for Defold
Pack your frames in the browser. What you walk away with: Uniform PNG grid, ready for Defold.