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LibreSprite

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

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • International

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
4.6 / 5 Avg rating (7)
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Pixel Art
  2.  Support for Layers
  3.  Works Offline
  4.  Ad-free
  5.  Color Picker
  6.  No Tracking

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LibreSprite information

  • Developed by

    LibreSprite contributors
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.6
  • Alternatives

    19 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Photos & Graphics

GitHub repository

  •  5,800 Stars
  •  359 Forks
  •  55 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 28, 2025 
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Our users have written 6 comments and reviews about LibreSprite, and it has gotten 29 likes

LibreSprite was added to AlternativeTo by RemovedUser on Aug 5, 2019 and this page was last updated Dec 2, 2021.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Tired Rabbit
Jul 23, 2022
1

Free pixelart editor, based on older version of Aseprite. It's less powerfull than what Aseprite is now, but it's enough for beginners, non-professional artist and minimalists of all kind

Top Negative Comment
Arkl1te
Sep 15, 2020
-1

Windows Smartscreen blocked the installer. Even if I could unlock the program from the properties myself, the ones who compiled the exe have to do something about it. I'll try it again after they fix this.

Guest
May 3, 2021
1

Free and Open Source Software

moxvallix
Jul 27, 2020
1

Keeping Aesprite open source and free for all users! Great for making pixel art.

jjhaggar
Jul 27, 2020
0

Great free/libre alternative to Aseprite for creating and animating sprites :)

Don't get me wrong, I'm also a fan of Aseprite (best pixel art program IMO), but I loved when it was distributed under GPL2 (sadly Aseprite is propietary since 2016). Now luckily LibreSprite is active again, and its devs are continuing with its development.

LibreSprite's got everything you could want: -Real-time animation previews. -Onion skinning. -Multiple sprites can be edited at once. -Ready to use palettes. -Sprites are composed of both layers & frames. -Tiled drawing mode, useful to draw patterns and textures. -Pixel precise tools like filled contour, polygon, shading mode, etc. -Several file types supported for your sprites and animations. -Free, Libre & Open Source.

yuyutsupoudel
Jul 27, 2020
0

Its not discontinued. Its best alternative to asprite.

What is LibreSprite?

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

  • Real-time animation previews.
  • Onion skinning.
  • Multiple sprites can be edited at once.
  • Ready to use palettes, or make your own.
  • Sprites are composed of both layers & frames.
  • Tiled drawing mode, useful to draw patterns and textures.
  • Pixel precise tools like filled contour, polygon, shading mode, etc.
  • Several file types supported for your sprites and animations.

LibreSprite originated as a fork of Aseprite, developed by David Capello. Aseprite used to be distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2, but was moved to a proprietary license on August 26th, 2016.

This fork was made on the last commit covered by the GPL version 2 license, and is now developed independently of Aseprite.

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