Fantasy Planet Painter is here to make world-building easy and fun. Just start by sketching out your planet’s main features—think mountains, valleys, and oceans. Once you’ve laid down the basics, Fantasy Planet Painter steps in to handle the finer details, filling in realistic terrains that bring your vision to life. It’s like magic but without all the complicated steps.

For anyone who loves creating worlds, whether for stories, games, or just for fun, Fantasy Planet Painter makes it simple. You focus on the big picture, and the program does the rest, adding depth and realism to your landscapes without the usual hassle.

So whether you’re a writer, a game dev, or a world-building enthusiast, Fantasy Planet Painter gives you the power to craft beautiful, immersive worlds from scratch. It’s your imagination, brought to life, one brushstroke at a time.

Technical Details

Save file format:

Binary .world file
Plain text .map file where ascii texts represent height values

Export resolutions:

1K
2K
4K
8K
16K
32K (Windows-only)
64K (Windows-only)
128K (Windows-only)

Import options:

Grayscale heightmap as raw map data

Export options:

Grayscale heightmap
Biome map
B/W water map
Diffuse texture (latitude-based)

Projection types:

Mercator
Gall–Peters
Square (Equirectangular)
Mollweide
Sinusoidal
Stereographic
Orthographic
Gnomonic
Icosahedral
Area-Preserving Azimuthal
Conical

Platform Difference

Please note the following platform differences:

macOS version supports map export of up to 8K;
Patches are available on Windows version first.

Current latest Windows version: v1.2.3;
Current latest macOS version: v.1.2.1.

Demo Package

Demo version: v1.2.3 (Windows Only)

The demo package demonstrates most of the editing capabilities.

It has the following limitations:

No import or export or map files
No import or export of canvas
No saving and loading of working progress
Cannot save high resolution renders
Windows only

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