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LibreSprite vs GraphicsGale: catalog facts
LibreSpriteGraphicsGale
Free

Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.

Free

Freeware since June 2017.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android Windows
  • Purpose-built for pixel art, with onion skinning and frame animation
  • Tiled drawing mode for building seamless textures
  • Real-time animation preview while editing
  • Onion skinning and layers for frame-by-frame work
  • Last release was December 2023; development is slow
  • Aseprite has moved on considerably since the 2016 fork point
  • Windows only
  • Closed source
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-2.0 License: Freeware
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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