TrenchBroom
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
1warn against
Sep 1, 2026first mention
Oct 24, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Trenchboom is great!”
“Compared to q3radiant that I used back in the day, Trenchbroom is just so much more pleasant to work with.”
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“you really can do 90% of your work in trenchbroom. It's awesome for prototyping!”
Caveats and dissent
“a community fork of Trenchbroom[2] that exists because Trenchbroom includes slop”
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
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All comments 6
“Trenchboom is great!”
“a community fork of Trenchbroom[2] that exists because Trenchbroom includes slop”
“Compared to q3radiant that I used back in the day, Trenchbroom is just so much more pleasant to work with.”
“Have been using it very casually over the last decade or so.”
“you really can do 90% of your work in trenchbroom. It's awesome for prototyping!”
“I'm using a newer Quake editor (Trenchbroom, 2013)”