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Pixen vs LibreSprite: catalog facts
Pixen	LibreSprite
Paid Pixen is sold through its website.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Includes pixel-art drawing tools, layers, filters, and color palettes Creates animations and imports or exports sprite sheets	Purpose-built for pixel art, with onion skinning and frame animation Tiled drawing mode for building seamless textures
Available for macOS	Last release was December 2023; development is slow Aseprite has moved on considerably since the 2016 fork point
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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