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Piskel vs LibreSprite: catalog facts
Piskel	LibreSprite
Free Free and open source, including the desktop versions.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Live animation preview with adjustable frame delay Exports animated GIFs and spritesheets	Purpose-built for pixel art, with onion skinning and frame animation Tiled drawing mode for building seamless textures
Poorly suited to phones and portrait screens Focused on pixel art rather than general image editing	Last release was December 2023; development is slow Aseprite has moved on considerably since the 2016 fork point
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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