MapSplitter

Image files are quite important resources in an abundance of domains of activity. You might need just a small portion of them though, for textures and other sources. As such, MapSplitter comes as an advanced tool with which to chop down large images in a custom number of parts, which is also handy for splitting maps, like the name suggests.

First of all, you might want to make sure that Java Runtime Environment is installed on your computer, because it’s a mandatory requirement for functionality. On the other hand, the program itself isn’t bundled inside a setup package, so you can just as well have it deployed on a thumb drive in case you need to use it on other computers.

The visual design might not seem too intuitive, but it doesn’t mean you have a hard time figuring out how functions work. A browse dialog appears to let you select the source image, while a variety of attributes need to be adjusted to set the number of parts, type of splitting, orientation, and more.

You can get a preview of the picture, but you are usually sure of what picture you load. Sadly, the preview function doesn’t offer a pattern to inspect the way you cut. Desired number of parts are always delivered according to a fixed pattern based on an A4 sheet of paper.

There’s the possibility to have borders and corners generated, with an indicator in millimeters to set border width. A custom name can be added, as well as a folder in which to save them, but the application uses the source directory by default. Processing doesn’t take a lot of time, and the log is displayed in real-time.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that MapSplitter is sure to come in handy for cutting large pictures in a custom number of parts. Variables are easy to configure, but it could have used an interactive preview area to get a better idea of how output is delivered.