Alternatives to Pixen

A native macOS editor for pixel art and animation. Notes say what changes if you switch.

  • Pixen

    A native macOS editor for pixel art and animation.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

7 alternatives

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  • Aseprite

    An animated sprite editor and pixel art tool with layers, frames, onion skin and sprite sheet export.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Aseprite runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and includes layers, frames and sprite sheet export, while Pixen is a native macOS pixel art editor.

  • Pyxel Edit

    A pixel art editor for Windows and Mac designed for drawing tilesets, levels and animations.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

  • Tilf

    A pixel art editor for drawing compact sprites and exporting them as common image formats.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

  • 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 and open source across desktop, Android and web, while Pixen is a paid native Mac app; both edit pixel art and animation.

  • Piskel

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    Piskel is free and open source with online and offline use, while Pixen is a paid native macOS editor; both create pixel art and animated sprites.

  • 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, open-source Aseprite fork for desktop and Android, while Pixen is a paid native Mac editor for pixel art and animation.

  • Pro Motion NG

    A pixel art drawing and animation program for sprites, tile sets and game graphics.

    PaidProprietaryWindows