Alternatives to Aseprite

An animated sprite editor and pixel art tool with layers, frames, onion skin and sprite sheet export. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Aseprite.

  • LibreSprite

    A pixel art and sprite animation editor, forked from the last version of Aseprite that was still GPL.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    LibreSprite is a free GPL-2.0 fork of the last open Aseprite version, adding Android builds, but development is slow and it lacks years of upstream improvements.

  • Pixelorama

    A pixel art editor for sprites, tiles and animation, built in Godot and running on desktop, Android and the web.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidWeb

    Pixelorama is free under the MIT license, adds Android and browser versions and tilemap tools for game art, though its documentation is still incomplete.

  • Piskel

    A free, open-source editor for pixel art and animated sprites, online or offline.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    Piskel is free and open source, runs in the browser or offline, exports GIFs and spritesheets, but is poorly suited to phones.

  • PixiEditor

    Create pixel art, illustrations and animations in one editor.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    PixiEditor is free and open source under LGPL-3.0, combining raster and vector tools on one canvas, though some animation features are still on its roadmap.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.