Open Source Aseprite AlternativesTop Image Editors and other similar apps like Aseprite

The best open source alternative to Aseprite is Pixelorama. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Aseprite and 19 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Aseprite are PixiEditor, LibreSprite, Piskel and Grafx2.

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  1. Pixelorama icon
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    Pixelorama is a free and open source sprite editor, ideal for pixel art. In this page you'll be learning about the latest added features, as well as its features in general. It's made with Godot Engine, using GDScript.

    50 Pixelorama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • itch.io
    • Android
     
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  2. PixiEditor icon
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    Create pixel-perfect sprites, raster paintings, and scalable vector graphics with a unified open-source editor featuring frame-by-frame animation, a node-based workflow, custom shaders, procedural art tools, anti-aliased brushes, and versatile export options.

    40 PixiEditor alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
     
  3. LibreSprite icon
     41 likes

    LibreSprite is a free and open source program for creating and animating your sprites.

    28 LibreSprite alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  4. Grafx2 icon
     42 likes

    GrafX2 is a bitmap paint program inspired by the Amiga programs Deluxe Paint and Brilliance. Specialized in 256-color drawing, it includes a very large number of tools and effects that make it particularly suitable for pixel art, game graphics, and generally any detailed...

    35 Grafx2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Tilf icon
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    Tilf (Tiny Elf) is a simple yet powerful pixel art editor built with PySide6. It’s designed for creating sprites, icons, and small 2D assets with essential drawing tools, live preview, undo/redo, and export options.

    42 Tilf alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  6. 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.

    27 PikoPixel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Sprite Pencil enables you to create beautiful pixel art sprites on the go. Sprite Pencil has a simple set of tools, and a powerful drawing engine. Sprite Pencil allows you to open and edit pixel art images you may already have in Files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. Halftone icon
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    A simple Libadwaita app for lossy image compression using dithering technique. Give your images a pixel art-like style and reduce the file size in the process with Halftone.

    40 Halftone alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  9. Mtpaint icon
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    mtPaint is a painting program which Mark Tyler developed from scratch so he could easily create pixel art and manipulate digital photos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  10. Complete 3D to Pixel Toolkit [Built using Godot Engine].

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • itch.io
    • Godot Engine
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
     
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