Pixly Alternatives

Pixly is described as 'Complete pixel art editor for Android devices. It excels where all other editors for phones and tablets fall short' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Pixly for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Pixly alternative is Pixelorama, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pixly are PixiEditor, Aseprite, 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.

    50 Pixelorama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • itch.io
    • Android
     
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
     
  3. 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...

    52 Aseprite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Grafx2 icon
     41 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. 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.

    46 pixie.haus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. 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
     
  8. Pixen icon
     18 likes

    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
     
  9. PikoPixel icon
     6 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
     
  10. Create amazing pixel art anywhere and anytime! There are layers support, animation and useful tools - all you need to create cool projects.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
     
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