Open Source Pixel Studio for pixel art AlternativesImage Editors & Animation Makers like Pixel Studio for pixel art

The best open source alternative to Pixel Studio for pixel art is Pixelorama. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Pixel Studio for pixel art and 16 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Pixel Studio for pixel art are PixiEditor, LibreSprite, Tilf and Piskel.

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • itch.io
    • Android
     
  2. PixiEditor icon
     21 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Tilf icon
     15 likes

    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
     
  5. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. PikoPixel icon
     7 likes

    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
     
  7. Complete 3D to Pixel Toolkit [Built using Godot Engine].

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • itch.io
    • Godot Engine
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  8. Mtpaint icon
     8 likes

    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
     
  9. Halftone icon
     1 like

    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
     
  10. PixaPencil icon
     2 likes

    An open source pixel art editor for Android.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  11. Poxi icon
     3 likes

    Pixel art editor for the browser with infinite canvas.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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