Island Planner for Windows

Quick summary

Island Planner is a complimentary Windows tool from bubble wand games that helps Animal Crossing players plan and design their island layouts. It provides a bird’s-eye view so you can design efficiently beyond the game’s native camera limits.

Main capabilities

A top-down editor lets you lay out terrain and objects precisely. Key abilities include:

• Create paved areas, walkways and masonry elements (bricks and similar surfaces)
• Add bridges, stream crossings and other linking structures
• Place sand beaches and shorelines
• Paint rivers, ponds and other water features
• Apply grass cover and natural ground textures
• Form cliffs and raised landforms

Structures, vegetation, and precision tools

You can populate your map with several environmental and structural elements:

• Position trees, shrubs and other plant life
• Include houses, public buildings and other constructions
• Erect fences and boundary markers
• Use a Ruler tool to measure distances for accurate placement

File handling and game import

Island Planner supports basic import/export workflows to move designs between the app and the game:

• Save designs as .island files for importing into Animal Crossing
• Load and interpret in-game map screenshots to recreate existing islands within the editor

Known limitations

• The program does not provide a feature for placing indoor or outdoor furniture items.

Suggested alternative

If you’re looking for another option, GameLoop is a free alternative worth considering.