Built for TCG creators

Design one card. Generate your entire set.

Design trading cards with rarity borders, foil effects, stat blocks, and ability text. Connect your card database spreadsheet, and generate a complete set — common to mythic. Balance with cost curve analytics, export Tabletop Simulator spritesheets, and print professional prototypes.

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170+
Templates
39
Generators
22
Shape Types
275K+
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Features

Everything you need to design trading card games

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Card Frame Generator

TCG-style frames with title zone, art zone, text zone, and stat zone. Pre-built layouts for creature, spell, item, and equipment archetypes.

Rarity & Set Management

Conditional visibility shows different borders, foils, and badges based on rarity. One template handles Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Mythic.

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Card Database Binding

Import your card database from CSV or Google Sheets. {{Name}}, {{Cost}}, {{Power}}, {{Ability Text}} auto-fill every field.

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Balance Lab Analytics

Visualize cost curves, stat distributions, and card synergy. Run Monte Carlo simulations to catch overpowered combos before printing.

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Tabletop Simulator Export

Generate TTS spritesheets (10-column grid) for instant digital playtesting. Share with your playtest group, iterate, repeat.

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Print-Ready Prototypes

Export at 300 DPI, PDF with crop marks, or upload directly to TheGameCrafter. Professional print quality for prototypes and final production.

How It Works

From database to printed cards in three steps

Design your card template

Pick a starter template or build from scratch. Place title zones, art frames, stat blocks, and ability text on the visual canvas. One template drives your entire set.

Import your card database

Link a CSV or Google Sheet with every card in your set: names, costs, stats, abilities, rarity, and image paths. Each row becomes a unique card.

Playtest and print

Export Tabletop Simulator spritesheets for digital playtesting, then print 300 DPI files or upload directly to TheGameCrafter for professional production.

Who else uses Chitmunk?

One tool, many creators

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Board Games

Design card decks for any board game. 200+ component sizes, CSV merge, and direct upload to TheGameCrafter.

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Tarot & Oracle

Design all 78 cards from one template. Export for MakePlayingCards or DriveThruCards.

Guides for TCG designers

Six guides to take you from card database to printed set

FAQ

Frequently asked

What's the difference between a TCG, a CCG, and an LCG?

TCG (Trading Card Game) and CCG (Collectible Card Game) mean the same thing — randomized booster packs, rarities, set rotations. LCG (Living Card Game) is the Fantasy Flight model: fixed decks, no randomization, expansion releases instead of boosters. Chitmunk designs all three the same way.

How do I handle rarity tiers in one template?

Conditional visibility. Add a {{Rarity}} column to your CSV with values like Common, Uncommon, Rare, Mythic. Then show different borders, foils, and rarity gems based on that column — one template, four looks, zero copy-paste.

Can I export to Tabletop Simulator for digital playtesting?

Yes. Chitmunk generates TTS spritesheets in a 10-column grid that drops straight into a custom deck object. Print-ready files stay separate, so you playtest digitally without burning ink on cards you'll change next week.

Does Chitmunk help with set balance?

Yes. The Balance Lab plots cost curves, stat distributions, and color/faction spreads from your CSV. Monte Carlo simulations flag combos that win 80%+ of the time. Catch the broken card before the playtest, not after.

How do I mass-print a 200-card set?

Two routes. Upload the full set to TheGameCrafter directly from Chitmunk on Rare or Epic plans — they print and ship sets. Or export 300 DPI PDFs with crop marks and bleed, and send those to MakePlayingCards or your local print shop.

Can I plan set rotation or block structure?

Yes — keep each set as its own card-type tab inside the project, or as separate Chitmunk projects synced via Google Drive. Use the {{Set}} column to filter and export one block at a time. Chitmunk doesn't enforce a rotation rule; that's your call as designer.

Pricing

Start designing, upgrade when you're ready

All design tools are free to try. Go Rare to export print-resolution files.

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$0
free to start
  • All design tools & features
  • All 39 parametric generators
  • All text effects, filters & blend modes
  • All 22 shape types
  • CSV data merge & conditional visibility
  • 170+ templates, 200+ component sizes
  • 275K+ icons, 1,000+ fonts, custom fonts
  • Free AI image generation (2 backends)
  • Unlimited saves & card type tabs
  • Google Drive & Sheets sync
  • Low-resolution image export (72dpi)
  • 7-day trial of print-quality export
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$7.99/mo or $59.99/yr
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  • Everything in Common, plus:
  • Print-resolution export (300dpi)
  • PDF with crop marks
  • Batch ZIP export (all card types)
  • Tabletop Simulator spritesheets
  • TheGameCrafter direct upload
  • Print-at-home 9-up PDF
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