Piskel Alternatives

Apps similar to Piskel include Pixelorama, which is open source and free for personal use. Other options are PixiEditor, Aseprite, Tilf and Grafx2. You're spoiled for choice with Image Editors like Piskel: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and Android.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
Piskel alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Pixelful icon
     1 like

    A minimal, one layer pixel art editor.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  2. Sprang Pattern Designer is a free, open-source cross-platform application designed to simplify the creation, visualization, and management of Sprang weaving patterns. Built using the Godot 4 engine, it provides a modern digital tool to replace traditional paper-based drafting...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  3. Pixy icon
     1 like

    Pixy Studio is a lightweight, web-based pixel art editor designed to be a free alternative to subscription-based or free with ads apps. It runs entirely in your browser but functions like a native app, saving your data locally to your device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  4. Dottable icon
     Like

    BE CREATIVE in your spare time!! This app enables you to make a pixel art easily. Although the operation is simple, it has layer editing, color making and other professional tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Good alternative?
     
  5. Pixel Proof helps you make amazing pixel art and game sprites. The interface is clean and customizable, leaving your workflow smooth and focused. Included are specialized tools that you can't find anywhere else and Twitter integration so you can easily share your work.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  6. A tiny in-browser pixel editor with the Wplace 63/64-color palette. 32×32 / 64×64 canvas, PNG export, no login.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  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
    Good alternative?
     
  8. Phluxel icon
     Like

    A Windows pixel art editor that animates your artwork with one-line rules instead of frame-by-frame drawing. The simulation runs on the pixels you painted, so fire, rain and snow react to the art itself. Exports GIF, APNG, MP4 and sprite sheets.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  9. rx icon
     Like

    rx is an extensible, modern and minimalist pixel editor, designed with great care and love for artists and hackers. It was conceived to have as little UI as possible, and instead focus on the work. To achieve this, rx takes inspiration from vi's modal nature and is built...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Outsprite icon
     1 like

    Outsprite is an online toolchain platform that enables you to manage your retro pixel art game assets in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  11. Draw and animate Pixel Art, export the results to CSS and download them. Pixel Art to CSS is an online editor that combines the power of both box-shadow and keyframes CSS properties, to give you CSS code ready to use in your site.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  12. Besprited icon
     Like

    Free and open-source pixel-art editor and sprite animation tool, a GPLv2 fork of LibreSprite, which is itself based on the last open-source version of Aseprite.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 4 of Piskel alternatives