Aseprite
aseprite.orgAnimated sprite editor & pixel art tool
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About
Aseprite is a dedicated pixel art editor and animation tool designed for creating 2D sprites and animations for video games. It supports layered workflows, frame tagging, onion skinning, and a wide range of color tools tailored to pixel art. Users can export their work as PNG sequences, animated GIFs, sprite sheets, and texture atlases.
Problem
Creating and animating pixel art sprites for video games requires specialized tools that handle retro-style graphics workflows efficiently.
For
Game developers and pixel artists
How it works
Users draw and animate sprites frame-by-frame using pixel-art-specific tools like onion skinning, shading ink, and custom brushes, then export to various formats including GIF, PNG sequences, and sprite sheets.
Business model
one-time
Status
launched