Pixelorama AlternativesImage Editors & Animation Makers like Pixelorama

Pixelorama is described as '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' and is a popular Image Editor in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Pixelorama for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Pixelorama alternative is Aseprite, which is free. Other great apps like Pixelorama are PixiEditor, LibreSprite, Piskel and Tilf.

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  1. Aseprite icon
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    Aseprite (previously ASE, aka Allegro Sprite Editor) is a program to create animated sprites & pixel art. Sprites are little images that can be used in your website or in a video game. You can draw characters with movement, intros, textures, patterns, backgrounds, logos...

    51 Aseprite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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

    • Aseprite is the most popular free alternative to Pixelorama.

    • Aseprite is Freemium and ProprietaryPixelorama is Free and Open Source
  2. PixiEditor icon
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    PixiEditor is a free and open-source universal 2D editor. Create clean pixel-perfect sprites, paint with raster tools, or design crisp vector graphics — all on one canvas. Animate frame-by-frame or use the powerful Node Graph to build fully non-destructive visuals and custom...

    36 PixiEditor alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
    • PixiEditor is the most popular Open Source alternative to Pixelorama.

    • PixiEditor is Free and Open SourcePixelorama is also Free and Open Source
  3. Piskel icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Piskel is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Pixelorama.

    • Piskel is Free and Open SourcePixelorama is also Free and Open Source
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Grafx2 icon
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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...

    34 Grafx2 alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Pixen icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    • Pixen is Free and ProprietaryPixelorama is Free and Open Source
  7. pixie.haus icon
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    Generate, refine, and animate pixel sprites in minutes. pixie.haus combines AI with a pixel-art-specific workflow to drastically speed up asset creation.

    45 pixie.haus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
    • pixie.haus is the most popular commercial alternative to Pixelorama.

    • pixie.haus is Paid and ProprietaryPixelorama is Free and Open Source
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Create amazing pixel art anywhere and anytime! There are layers support, animation and useful tools - all you need to create cool projects.

    40 Pixel Studio for pixel art alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
     
    • Pixel Studio for pixel art is the most popular iPhone alternative to Pixelorama.

    • Pixel Studio for pixel art is Freemium and ProprietaryPixelorama is Free and Open Source
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    Pro Motion is a drawing and animation software for Windows designed similar to the famous Amiga Deluxe Paint (DPaint).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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