Resources

Ranking criteria proposals ↗

the forum where changes are discussed

Beatmap Nominators ↗

the wiki article

Guides

Mapping and modding guide compendium ↗

a collection of guides for getting started

pishifat's osu! mapping tutorials ↗

videos on mapping concepts

Dsco's How to Make a Ranked osu! Beatmap ↗

videos on what each difficulty of a ranked set expects

The "this beatmap is not yours" glitch ↗

when you cannot submit your own beatmap

osu!mania research lab ↗

write-ups on glitched note types in osu!mania

Modding Guides

Mentors on YouTube

pishifat ↗

YouTube

-mo- ↗

YouTube

Tools

OliBomby's Mapping Tools ↗

advanced tools to help with mapping

Mapset Verifier v2 ↗

checks a mapset is ready for ranking

osu! web beatmap viewer ↗

an editor-like view of a beatmap in the browser

Catch map visualizer ↗

for osu!catch beatmaps

Agka's SV tools ↗

scroll velocities for osu!mania

osucad ↗

a collaborative beatmap editor

MapWizard ↗

Mapping Tools alternative

Tempora ↗

timing maps with variable BPM

storybrew ↗

storyboarding

ArrowVortex ↗

alternative editor for VSRGs

DDReam Studio ↗

legacy editor for VSRGs

Miscellaneous

Mappers' Guild ↗

beatmaps for osu!'s Featured Artists

Hitsound Libraries

blank.wav ↗

a silent sample

osu! dev server ↗

the official osu! server