Sparrow is lucky to be supported by many great people and talented programmers. Many of those have already created numerous add-on classes you can use in your game.
This page lists all extensions that are available, giving you a simple means to browse through them and cherry-pick those you can use in your game. If you want to create and share your own extension, visit this page to find out how to do it: Creating an Extension.
The Sparrow 2.0 updated introduced some major, API breaking changes (most notably the switch to ARC and OpenGL ES 2.0). So not all 1.x extensions will work with Sparrow 2.x. If you find an extension in the 1.x list that works just fine in Sparrow 2, please edit that extension page and update the “compatible with” property. Thanks in advance!
Or, for bonus points, fix it if it's broken!
↑ Name | Description | Tags | Compatible with |
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XDSpinner | An extension that allows highly customizable activity indicators. | Spinner, Activity, Indicator | v2.0 |
XDImage | An extension for Sparrow that allows 9-slice scaling of images and buttons. | 9-slice, slice, scale, scaling, image, button | v2.0 |
UIView+Additions | A simple category that allows one to easily set/get UIView rotation. | rotation, uiview | v2.0 |
UIImage+Additions | A UIImage category that will replace or remove colors. This allows multiple colors to be changed on a single image, until it has alpha values. | replace, remove, image, uiimage | v2.0 |
Texture Universalizer | Tool to create universal textures for iOS. | texture, image, resize, rename | v2.0 |
SXRadialBlurFilter | A simple radial blur filter. | v2.1 | |
SXPhysics | Extension that provides Box2D (2.3.0) physic library integration. | Box2D, Physics | v2.1 |
SXParticleSystem | Particle System for special effects | particle, particle-system, 71squared | v2.0 |
SXMaskedSprite | Provides pixel level masking for any Sparrow display object. | mask | v2.1 |
SXGauge | A simple gauge / progress bar. | gauge, bar, texture | v2.0 |
SXFlump | Parses Flump exports into Sparrow runtime | flump, runtime | v2.0 |
SXBezierCurve | A customisable curved line. | line, curved, bezier, texture | v2.1 |
SPTween+RepeatValues | A category for Sparrow that allows setting the repeat total time and repeat start values of properties. | tween, repeat, start | v2.0 |
SPTexture+Line | A category for Sparrow that draws rounded lines via SPTexture and Core Graphics. | texture, line, round | v2.0 |
SPTextField+Justify | A category for Sparrow 2.X that allows a bitmap SPTextField to justify align. | text, textfield, justify, justified, justification | v2.X |
SPStage+Transparency | An extension for Sparrow 2.0 to render the stage background transparent and non-opaque, allowing interactions with UIKit elements behind the Sparrow view. | rotation, uiview | v2.0 |
SPQuad+ColorComponents | A category for Sparrow 2.X that allows a SPQuad (or subclass) to get/set red, green, and blue color components. | quad, image, color, red, green, blue | v2.X |
SPDisplayObject+Snapshot | An extension that takes advantage of GLKView's snapshot method to create UIImages of specific display objects. | snapshot, image, screenshot | v2.0 |
SPDisplayObject+Image | A category for Sparrow 2.X that allows a SPDisplayObject to be dynamically converted to a UIImage. | object, image, spdisplayobject, uiimage | v2.X |
SHThumbstick | A robust thumbstick. | thumbstick, joystick, joypad, dpad, controller | v2.X |
SHShakeEvent | A Sparrow 2.x extension for handling shake/motion events. | motion, shake, event | v2.X |
SHPolygon | A Sparrow 2.X extension for polygon shapes and polygon-shaped images. | polygon, shape, image, texture | v2.0 |
SHAnimatableColor | A simple animatable color extension for Sparrow. | animate, color, animatable color | v2.X |
NSString+Spacing | A NSString category that allows spacing between characters. | NSString, string, spacing | v2.0 |
NSObject+AssociatedValues | A simple Objective-C wrapper that allows easier use of Associated Objects. | associative, associated, objects, nsobject, runtime | v2.0 |
MemoryManager | A simple static class to output semi-accurate memory usage and free memory during runtime. | memory, usage, free | v2.0 |
JTLine | A simple customisable line. | line | v2.x |
↑ Name | Description | Tags | Compatible with |
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Tiledbox | An interface between Tiled, Box2D, and Sparrow | TileMap, Tiled, Box2d, Physics | v1.X |
TMX Tile Maps | This is my implementation of maps from the Tiled application into Sparrow | tilemap, tiled | v1.2 |
Sparrow+SupportPadResolution | A Sparrow category that allows support for iPad resolution. | ipad, resolution, texture, hd | v1.X |
SXSwitch | A simple switch similar to UISwitch | uiswitch, switch, toggle | v1.1 |
SXSlider | A simple slider control similar to UISlider | slider, uislider, form | v1.1 |
SXSimpleClippedImage | Simple extension of SPImage which allows you to clip a rectangular area within the SPImage. | clip, image, clipped, mask | v1.2 |
SXPointSpriteGroup | Create a point sprite group for things like particle effects. | point sprites, particles | v1.1 |
SXMotionTween | A Tween to move any SPDisplayObject along an arbitrary Bezier path | Animation | v1.1 |
SXJoypad | A simple joypad for use with sparrow | Joypad, controller, movement | v1.1 |
SXFPSMeter | A quick and dirty FPS meter. | FPS, frames per second, meter | v1.1 |
SXCroppedImage | Apply a simple rectangular mask for any SPImage. | image, crop, mask | v1.1 |
SXCompiledTileMap | A tilemap setup for sparrow using compiled sprites as the rendering method | tilemap, sparrow, 8bit | v1.1 |
SPTexture+Additions | A SPTexture category for Sparrow that will replace or remove colors. | replace, remove, color, sptexture | v1.X |
SPTextField+Shadow | A category for Sparrow that allows shadows on a SPTextField. | shadow, drop shadow, text, sptextfield | v1.X |
SPTextField+AutoSize | A simple category for Sparrow that allows one to auto size an SPTextField. | auto, size, text, sptextfield | v1.X |
SPTextField with Input | Lets you type into an SPTextField | text, input, field, keyboard | v1.1 |
SPRenderTexture+Erase | A category for Sparrow that allows erasing of a SPRenderTexture. | erase, render, texture, sprendertexture | v1.X |
SPDisplayObject+Loopability | A simple category for Sparrow that allows one to change the loopability of a SPDisplayObject. | loop, loopable, loopability, spdisplayobject, enterframeevent | v1.X |
SPDisplayObject+Image | A category for Sparrow that allows a SPDisplayObject to be dynamically converted to a UIImage. | object, image, spdisplayobject, uiimage | v1.X |
SHSwipeEvent | A simple swipe event. | swipe, event, swipeevent | v1.X |
SHSplashScreen | A simple splash screen. | splash, splashscreen, advertisement, logo | v1.X |
SHShakeEvent | A simple shake event. | shake, event, shakeevent | v1.X |
SHPolygon (OLD VERSION) | A simple customizable polygon. | polygon, shape, primitive | v1.X |
SHPinchEvent | A simple pinch event. | pinch, event, pinchevent | v1.X |
SHOverflowTextField | A simple overflow text extension for Sparrow. | overflow, text, sptextfield | v1.X |
SHMotionBlurSprite | A simple sprite with a motion blur effect. | motion, blur, sprite | v1.X |
SHLine | A simple customizable line. | line, primitive | v1.X |
SHFingerTrail | A simple finger trail. (testing phase) | finger, trail, particle | v1.X |
SHClippedSprite | A simple clipped sprite. | clip, sprite, clippedsprite | v1.X |
SHCircle | A simple customizable circle. | circle, primitive | v1.X |
SHBlendModes | A category that allows blend modes via presets or custom blends. | blend, blending, mode, blend mode | v1.X |
SHAlphaTexture | An extension for Sparrow that allows alpha handing of texture-based objects. | texture, image, button, alpha, touch | v1.X |
OrientatedViewController | A UIViewController subclass that allows one to easily set the allowed orientations and content orientation. | orientation, uiviewcontroller | v1.X |
GamePlayViewController | A view controller for SPView. | SPView, SPStage | v1.1 |
ESprite | This is an enhanced sprite for sparrow | sprite, ESprite | v1.2 |
BEScreen | An easy way to handle orientation | orientation, rotation, rotate, landscape, portrait | v1.2 |
BEParallaxSprite | A simple parallax background sprite. | parallax, scrolling, background, layers | v1.1 |
BELinkHelper | A helper class for App Store Links | App Store, Link, Helper, Ratings, URL | All |
BEDisplayDebugger | A class to debug display object bounds | debug, border, object, display, bounds, view | v1.2 |
Alignable-objects | Categories to align every SPDisplayObject and arrange children in a SPDisplayObjectContainer | alignable, arranging, aligning | v1.2 |
A growing number of libraries work well with the Sparrow Framework. Please add them to this list!