Piskel
Free online editor for animated sprites & pixel art
Piskel is a free, open-source web-based tool for creating pixel art, animated sprites, and game tiles directly in the browser. It supports live animation preview, export to GIF and PNG spritesheets, and is available as a desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux. A child-friendly version called Piskel for Kids is also available.
Users draw and animate sprites directly in the browser with a live preview, then export as animated GIFs or PNG spritesheets; offline desktop apps are also available.
game developers, pixel artists, kids, teachers, and parents
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- free
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