treasureto
TreasureTO is an open‑source software framework designed to assist hobbyists, educators, and event organizers in creating, managing, and distributing digital treasure hunts and scavenger hunt experiences. The project was initiated in 2018 by a small team of game designers and programmers who sought to provide a flexible and reusable toolset for non‑technical users. TreasureTO is written primarily in JavaScript, with a Node.js server component and a browser‑based user interface that runs on modern web browsers. The core of TreasureTO revolves around a JSON‑based configuration format that specifies locations, clues, timed tasks, and reward logic. Users can import geographic data from services like OpenStreetMap or Google Maps and attach multimedia assets such as images, audio, or QR codes to individual game nodes.
One of the main features of TreasureTO is its modular architecture, allowing developers to plug in custom