Playing table-top games in person with your friends is the ideal way to play, but many of us want to play with people they can’t reach in person. For those people, DM Tools offers a free and easy to use site, designed and tested by people that wanted more from their virtual toolsets.
The tools provided can also be used at the table. DM Tools works natively in the browser across desktop, tablet & mobile, no need for a separate app. We don’t want to distract from the important parts like storytelling over voice calls and rolling real dice. That’s why we try to keep things simple where possible, but if you do forget your dice or run out of scrap paper for encounters, we have you covered.
Dungeons, our 3D virtual tabletop, is the core of the site as it provides a way to visualize a space where your map, players and monsters come together. Seeing your encounters in full 3D allows you to fully understand the space you're playing in and you don’t have to think twice about flying characters. The dice roller and the initiative tracker can be accessed within so you don’t have to swap tabs.
Dungeons and the initiative tracker are also open source. The code is public on GitHub, so anyone can run their own copy, and your table doesn't depend on this one site staying up.
How this site is made
I made the original DM Tools website entirely by myself: the design, the writing, the tools and Dungeons.
This version of the site was rebuilt with the help of AI. I used it to recreate the old site and then improve it, with accounts and signing in, campaigns and invite links, a better Dungeons and the open-source release.
I have very little time to work on DM Tools by hand. Without AI, keeping the site updated and maintained wouldn't be possible at all. With it, DM Tools can keep growing.
DM Tools continues to grow with the support of the TTRPG community and new features are always around the corner. Feel free to follow us using the social media links below and keep an eye on posts page for updates.