BattleTech tools for players

Free tools for the tabletop game: unit designers that follow the construction rules, force builders for Classic BattleTech and Alpha Strike, record sheets with damage tracking, campaign managers and colour scheme collections for painters. The official Master Unit List comes first; everything after it is made by fans.

  • Master Unit ListofficialMade or licensed by the rights holders. Listed because newcomers look for it.

    The official free database of every BattleTech unit, with a force builder, Alpha Strike cards and record sheets. No account needed.

  • Battletech Modders' Collective

    The home of ModTek and the Community Asset Bundle, the groundwork most mods for the BattleTech video game are built on.

  • MegaMekLab

    A unit designer for MegaMek that builds every unit type from support vehicles to WarShips and prints record sheets.

  • MekHQ

    A campaign manager for running a mercenary command: personnel, finances, repairs and contracts. The battles are fought in MegaMek.

  • MekBay

    A force builder for Classic BattleTech and Alpha Strike that balances forces by BV or PV, with interactive and printable record sheets.

  • Jeff's BattleTech Tools IIC

    A free web app for Classic BattleTech and Alpha Strike with a 'Mech creator, rosters and a match generator, carried on by the community.

  • The Tactical Screen

    A free Alpha Strike force builder with a unit database, a digital hangar and print-ready cards. No sign-in needed.

  • Flechs Sheets

    Record sheets in the browser, printable or digital, with damage tracking and attack resolution. Players can link up over the network.

  • Solaris Skunk Werks

    A free desktop designer for BattleMechs and other units, following the tabletop construction rules.

  • Unit Color Compendium

    A searchable collection of unit colour schemes and palettes, for painters and artists.

  • BattleTech Engineer

    A long-running blog about software for the tabletop game, home of an Alpha Strike card generator. Posts are rare but thorough.

  • Pryde Rock Industriesarchived

    An old repository of programs, files and record sheets for the tabletop game. No longer updated, still worth a dig.

  • Sarna Maps

    The generator behind the SVG maps of the BattleTech universe on Sarna. It runs with Node on your own machine, with options to customise the maps.

  • BattleTech Campaign Engine

    A free campaign manager for groups that play every week: contracts, chained missions, live record sheets on every player's phone, repairs and the warchest. Open source.

  • LanceBay

    A collection manager for your miniatures: what you own, what you have painted and what you want to bring to the table, with forces built from your collection. Made by a player for players, free, in English, Dutch and German.