Aseprite Alternatives

Aseprite is described as '(previously ASE, aka Allegro Sprite Editor) is a program to create animated sprites & pixel art. Sprites are little images that can be used in your website or in a video game. You can draw characters with movement, intros, textures, patterns, backgrounds, logos' and is a popular Image Editor in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Aseprite for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Aseprite alternative is Pixelorama, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Aseprite are PixiEditor, LibreSprite, Piskel and GraphicsGale.

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Aseprite alternatives are mainly Image Editors, but if you're looking for Animation Makers or Digital Painting Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Free, Mac and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Aseprite.
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  1. PikoPixel icon
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    PikoPixel is a free, open-source Mac application for drawing & editing pixel-art images. PikoPixel also runs on other Unix-like platforms (Linux, BSD), using the GNUstep framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Pyxel Edit icon
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    Pyxel Edit is a pixel art drawing application especially designed for working with tiles. Place tiles to form a level, edit them directly to see how they all work together, then export your tileset and the level data, and load it into your game.

    37 Pyxel Edit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Pyxel Edit as an Alternative to Aseprite
    skeddtemp
    Positive
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    Still the best tile editor out there.

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    • Pyxel Edit is Paid and ProprietaryAseprite is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. PixilArt icon
     7 likes

    Draw, explore, and share pixel art.

    30 PixilArt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    Comments about PixilArt as an Alternative to Aseprite
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    I use it and you can see other peopls things and you can get followers

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    PixilArt icon
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    • PixilArt is Free and ProprietaryAseprite is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Jpixel icon
     8 likes

    JPixel is an editor for making pixel art animations and tilesets.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. PixaPencil icon
     2 likes

    An open source pixel art editor for Android.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. Pixaki icon
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    Pixaki is a powerful pixel art creation app for iPad. It features many of the same features found in desktop apps — such as custom canvas sizes, layers, precise colour selection and customisable palettes — but with a gorgeous multi-touch interface that is just right for iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPad
     
  7. Resprite icon
     2 likes

    Resprite is a powerful 8bit image painter and pixel art studio. It provides a powerful set of pixel art editing tools, an advanced layer and timeline system, and a high-performance rendering engine, which can help you create fascinating pixel art, exquisite spritesheet...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Comments about Resprite as an Alternative to Aseprite
    JT42JT42
    Positive
    0

    again same thing: it works exatcly (edit: not anymore) like aseprite but i would still recomend cracking aseprite with github by compositing it but if you want no legal fees this is fine.

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    • Resprite is Paid and ProprietaryAseprite is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. PixelMaker icon
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    PixelMaker is a drawing program designed specifically for making pixel art. Using easy to use tools on your device, you can design images as simple or as complex as you like. Experiment, and create characters and scenes based on your favorite classic video games, or draw...

    38 PixelMaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. The Lospec Pixel editor is a free pixel art program that you can use right here in your web browser. Our goal was to create an easy to use, intuitive and unobtrusive pixel art application that you can use anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Pixly icon
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    Pixly is a complete pixel art editor for Android devices. It excels where all other editors for phones and tablets fall short.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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  11. Moai icon
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    Moai is a spiritual successor to one of the elder gods of pixel editing: Autodesk Animator. Designed to make detailed pixel work easy while preserving many of Animator's unique processes, Moai exists to bridge the old with the new.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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