ONLINE TOOLS FOR GAME DEVELOPERS
This is a list of free online-only tools I found to be interesting and useful for game developers. Please send a mail to friedrich[at]ratking[dot]de if you have found a cool tool I should add, or if there is a dead link.
For Game Designers
Machinations Tool
"... is a theoretical framework and an interactive, dynamic, graphical representation that describes games as dynamic systems and focuses on closed feedback loops within them."
Seventh Sanctum
Name generators, from fantasy and Greek to cats and taverns
AnyDice
Calculate dice outcomes, useful for balancing values in RPGs
Map Generator
By Amit Patel. Exports generated maps to an XML format
For Programmers
ideone.com
"Ideone is something more than a pastebin; it's an online compiler and debugging tool which allows to compile and run code online in more than 40 programming languages."
Shader Toy
Create and edit shaders online. Needs WebGL
Graph Toy
Fancy lines and curves. (For a more extensive graph tool with save functionality, check out
Crispy Plotter)
For Graphic Artists
2draw
Collaborative art creation, needs login
Colorpicker
Simple color picker with color scheme generation
Kleki
Simple drawing program
piq
Draw some pixels! Exists in a basic and an advanced version
Posemaniacs
In order to practice your skills, nothing beats drawing the human figure
For Sound Artists
Sonant Live
"Sonant Live is a minimalistic music synth and editor that runs in your browser."
bfxr
Generate various sound effects 8bit style, with randomizer
Other stuff
The Toolbox
Large collection of online tools for web designers
Dice Calculator of Magic
Desmos Graphic Calculator
GLSL Sandbox
Wolfram|Alpha
The Number Empire
Color Scheme Designer 3
Jorjon's SWF Rasterizer
Editor by pixlr.com
FontStruct
BitFontMaker2™
Kuler
Audiotool
Beep Box
Drumbot