PTCLTool is a tool for editing the .ptcl particle effect format used in various Nintendo 3DS games, including:
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Mario Kart 7
- New Super Mario Bros. 2
- Photos with Mario
- Photos with Animal Crossing
- Super Mario 3D Land
- いっしょにフォト ピクミン
Note: This editor is for the sead PTCL format it is not compatible with the later NintendoWare EFT PTCL format found in later 3DS titles.
- View and edit emitters within the PTCL file
- Qt 6.x
- On Windows: win-iconv
- On Linux/macOS: Standard
iconvlibrary (usually pre-installed)
This project includes the following third-party libraries:
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win-iconv – An iconv implementation for windows
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rg-etc1 – Fast, single-file ETC1 texture compression
Each library is included under its respective license in the third_party/ directory.
- Icons are provided by icons8
Prebuilt binaries for Windows, macOS and Linux can be found on the Latest Releases page.
PTCLTool is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3). See the LICENSE file for details.
You are free to use, modify, and redistribute this software under the terms of the GPLv3. If you distribute binaries, you must also provide access to the corresponding source code.