Pixen AlternativesImage Editors & Digital Painting Tools like Pixen

Apps similar to Pixen include GIMP, which is free and open source. Other options are Paint.NET, Pixelorama, PixiEditor and Microsoft Paint. Image Editors like Pixen are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and Android.

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  1. GIMP icon
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    Free open-source suite offering advanced photo retouching, image composition, original artwork creation, batch processing, plugin support, custom scripting, mass image format conversion, and integration with free publishing tools for comprehensive editing solutions.

    226 GIMP alternatives

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    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
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  2. Paint.NET icon
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    Free Windows image editor with support for layers, plugins, and special effects. Offers intuitive interface, works offline, ad-free, and portable, consuming fewer resources.

    183 Paint.NET alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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  3. 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.

    55 Pixelorama alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • itch.io
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  4. PixiEditor icon
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    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.

    50 PixiEditor alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
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  5. Microsoft Paint icon
     182 likes

    Windows-bundled image editor for basic painting and raster editing tasks, supporting bitmap, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and TIFF. Offers layer support, offline access, no registration, and dark mode. Lightweight and ad-free, ensuring minimal resource use.

    131 Microsoft Paint alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  6. 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...

    58 Aseprite alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Source Available

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. 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.

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  8. FireAlpaca icon
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    FireAlpaca is the image editor that can be used readily and easily. We made it possible to provide the completely free download, in order for our products to be experienced by more users from all over the world. It is available for both Mac and Windows users!

    136 FireAlpaca alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
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  9. ItsPaint icon
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    MS Paint for the Mac. Native, free and open source: blank canvas at any size, drop one image onto another, crop, and mark up screenshots.

    61 ItsPaint alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  10. 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...

    40 Grafx2 alternatives

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  11. GraphicsGale icon
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    Animation graphic editor easy to use. Powerful tool for spriting and pixel art.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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