Aseprite Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Aseprite for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Pixelorama, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Aseprite and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Aseprite are LibreSprite, Piskel, Tilf and Grafx2.

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  1. Pixelorama icon

    Pixelorama

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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.

    48 Pixelorama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • Snapcraft
    • itch.io
    • Online
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    Comments about Pixelorama as an Alternative to Aseprite
    JT42JT42
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    its foss and is linux compatible me as a godot creator i am surprised how they did it.

    DemonKingOdio
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    Better gif support than Libresprite

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    • Almost everyone thinks Pixelorama is a great Aseprite alternative.

    • Pixelorama is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Aseprite.

    • Pixelorama is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Aseprite.

    • Pixelorama is Free and Open SourceAseprite is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Pixelorama is Privacy focusedAseprite is not according to our users
  2. LibreSprite icon

    LibreSprite

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    JT42JT42
    Positive
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    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.

    skeddtemp
    Positive
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    It's like Aseprite but outdated and bad. Just buy Aseprite.

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    • Almost everyone thinks LibreSprite is a great Aseprite alternative.

    • LibreSprite is Free and Open SourceAseprite is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Piskel icon

    Piskel

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    Remember the good old 2D games and their beautiful sprites? With Piskel you can create your own in a few clicks.

    45 Piskel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Most users think Piskel is a great Aseprite alternative.

    • Piskel is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Aseprite.

    • Piskel is Free and Open SourceAseprite is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Tilf

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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.

    41 Tilf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Grafx2

     40 likes
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Pixen

     18 likes
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    Pixen is a pixel art editor designed for working with low-resolution raster art, such as those 8-bit sprites found in old-school video games. With innovative features like a color palette system, patterns, and high-zoom support, Pixen packs all the tools pixel artists need in an...

    70 Pixen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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    • Pixen is the most popular iPad alternative to Aseprite.

    • Pixen is Free and ProprietaryAseprite is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Marmoset Hexels 3 icon

    Marmoset Hexels 3

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    Hexels is a creative suite for grid-based painting, animation, and design. The Hexels canvas is a paintable grid of geometric shapes that lets artists create complex designs with the stroke of a brush. It is a new kind of vector workflow, a friendly playground for the beginning...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about Marmoset Hexels 3 as an Alternative to Aseprite
    coralinecastell
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    Marmoset a tool for grid-based art, including pixel art. It has more features than Aseprite, but it's also more difficult to use.

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    • Marmoset Hexels 3 is Paid and ProprietaryAseprite is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. Pyxel Edit icon

    Pyxel Edit

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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.

    36 Pyxel Edit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    skeddtemp
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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
  11. Jpixel icon

    Jpixel

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    PikoPixel

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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    PixelOver

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    PixelOver is a layer-based, pixel art software providing a suite of highly specialized tools for pixel perfect transformations, color adjustments and palette indexing, keyed animations and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about PixelOver as an Alternative to Aseprite
    JT42JT42
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    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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    • PixelOver is Paid and ProprietaryAseprite is Freemium and Proprietary
  14. Sprite Pencil icon

    Sprite Pencil

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    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

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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