Extensions
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.
List of Extensions
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! 
Sparrow 2.x
| Name | Description | Tags | Compatible with |
|---|---|---|---|
| SXGauge | A simple gauge / progress bar. | gauge, bar, texture | v2.0 |
| JTLine | A simple customisable line. | line | v2.x |
| SXMaskedSprite | Provides pixel level masking for any Sparrow display object. | mask | v2.1 |
| SXBezierCurve | A customisable curved line. | line, curved, bezier, texture | v2.1 |
| SXFlump | Parses Flump exports into Sparrow runtime | flump, runtime | v2.0 |
| SXParticleSystem | Particle System for special effects | particle, particle-system, 71squared | v2.0 |
| SXPhysics | Extension that provides Box2D (2.3.0) physic library integration. | Box2D, Physics | v2.1 |
| SXRadialBlurFilter | A simple radial blur filter. | v2.1 | |
| Texture Universalizer | Tool to create universal textures for iOS. | texture, image, resize, rename | v2.0 |
| MemoryManager | A simple static class to output semi-accurate memory usage and free memory during runtime. | memory, usage, free | v2.0 |
| NSObject+AssociatedValues | A simple Objective-C wrapper that allows easier use of Associated Objects. | associative, associated, objects, nsobject, runtime | v2.0 |
| NSString+Spacing | A NSString category that allows spacing between characters. | NSString, string, spacing | v2.0 |
| SHAnimatableColor | A simple animatable color extension for Sparrow. | animate, color, animatable color | v2.X |
| SHPolygon | A Sparrow 2.X extension for polygon shapes and polygon-shaped images. | polygon, shape, image, texture | v2.0 |
| SHShakeEvent | A Sparrow 2.x extension for handling shake/motion events. | motion, shake, event | v2.X |
| SHThumbstick | A robust thumbstick. | thumbstick, joystick, joypad, dpad, controller | v2.X |
| 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 |
| SPDisplayObject+Snapshot | An extension that takes advantage of GLKView's snapshot method to create UIImages of specific display objects. | snapshot, image, screenshot | 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 |
| 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 |
| SPTextField+Justify | A category for Sparrow 2.X that allows a bitmap SPTextField to justify align. | text, textfield, justify, justified, justification | v2.X |
| SPTexture+Line | A category for Sparrow that draws rounded lines via SPTexture and Core Graphics. | texture, line, round | v2.0 |
| SPTween+RepeatValues | A category for Sparrow that allows setting the repeat total time and repeat start values of properties. | tween, repeat, start | 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 |
| UIView+Additions | A simple category that allows one to easily set/get UIView rotation. | rotation, uiview | 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 |
| XDSpinner | An extension that allows highly customizable activity indicators. | Spinner, Activity, Indicator | v2.0 |
Sparrow 1.x
| Name | Description | Tags | Compatible with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alignable-objects | Categories to align every SPDisplayObject and arrange children in a SPDisplayObjectContainer | alignable, arranging, aligning | v1.2 |
| BEParallaxSprite | A simple parallax background sprite. | parallax, scrolling, background, layers | v1.1 |
| BEScreen | An easy way to handle orientation | orientation, rotation, rotate, landscape, portrait | v1.2 |
| BEDisplayDebugger | A class to debug display object bounds | debug, border, object, display, bounds, view | v1.2 |
| BELinkHelper | A helper class for App Store Links | App Store, Link, Helper, Ratings, URL | All |
| ESprite | This is an enhanced sprite for sparrow | sprite, ESprite | v1.2 |
| GamePlayViewController | A view controller for SPView. | SPView, SPStage | v1.1 |
| SHAlphaTexture | An extension for Sparrow that allows alpha handing of texture-based objects. | texture, image, button, alpha, touch | v1.X |
| SPTextField with Input | Lets you type into an SPTextField | text, input, field, keyboard | v1.1 |
| SXCompiledTileMap | A tilemap setup for sparrow using compiled sprites as the rendering method | tilemap, sparrow, 8bit | v1.1 |
| SXFPSMeter | A quick and dirty FPS meter. | FPS, frames per second, meter | v1.1 |
| SXJoypad | A simple joypad for use with sparrow | Joypad, controller, movement | v1.1 |
| SXPointSpriteGroup | Create a point sprite group for things like particle effects. | point sprites, particles | v1.1 |
| SXSlider | A simple slider control similar to UISlider | slider, uislider, form | v1.1 |
| SXSwitch | A simple switch similar to UISwitch | uiswitch, switch, toggle | v1.1 |
| SXCroppedImage | Apply a simple rectangular mask for any SPImage. | image, crop, mask | v1.1 |
| SXMotionTween | A Tween to move any SPDisplayObject along an arbitrary Bezier path | Animation | v1.1 |
| SXSimpleClippedImage | Simple extension of SPImage which allows you to clip a rectangular area within the SPImage. | clip, image, clipped, mask | v1.2 |
| 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 |
| OrientatedViewController | A UIViewController subclass that allows one to easily set the allowed orientations and content orientation. | orientation, uiviewcontroller | v1.X |
| SHBlendModes | A category that allows blend modes via presets or custom blends. | blend, blending, mode, blend mode | v1.X |
| SHCircle | A simple customizable circle. | circle, primitive | v1.X |
| SHClippedSprite | A simple clipped sprite. | clip, sprite, clippedsprite | v1.X |
| SHFingerTrail | A simple finger trail. (testing phase) | finger, trail, particle | v1.X |
| SHLine | A simple customizable line. | line, primitive | v1.X |
| SHMotionBlurSprite | A simple sprite with a motion blur effect. | motion, blur, sprite | v1.X |
| SHOverflowTextField | A simple overflow text extension for Sparrow. | overflow, text, sptextfield | v1.X |
| SHPinchEvent | A simple pinch event. | pinch, event, pinchevent | v1.X |
| SHPolygon (OLD VERSION) | A simple customizable polygon. | polygon, shape, primitive | v1.X |
| SHShakeEvent | A simple shake event. | shake, event, shakeevent | v1.X |
| SHSplashScreen | A simple splash screen. | splash, splashscreen, advertisement, logo | v1.X |
| SHSwipeEvent | A simple swipe event. | swipe, event, swipeevent | v1.X |
| Sparrow+SupportPadResolution | A Sparrow category that allows support for iPad resolution. | ipad, resolution, texture, hd | 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 |
| SPDisplayObject+Loopability | A simple category for Sparrow that allows one to change the loopability of a SPDisplayObject. | loop, loopable, loopability, spdisplayobject, enterframeevent | v1.X |
| SPRenderTexture+Erase | A category for Sparrow that allows erasing of a SPRenderTexture. | erase, render, texture, sprendertexture | v1.X |
| SPTextField+AutoSize | A simple category for Sparrow that allows one to auto size an SPTextField. | auto, size, text, sptextfield | v1.X |
| SPTextField+Shadow | A category for Sparrow that allows shadows on a SPTextField. | shadow, drop shadow, text, sptextfield | v1.X |
| SPTexture+Additions | A SPTexture category for Sparrow that will replace or remove colors. | replace, remove, color, sptexture | v1.X |
Libraries supporting Sparrow
A growing number of libraries work well with the Sparrow Framework. Please add them to this list!
- Flump is an open-source tool for converting Flash keyframe animations into GPU-friendly formats.
- Kamcord lets you record and share gameplay videos
- Chartboost — get more users or earn money with your games
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