GrafX2
6.5#25 in pixel art softwareFree planFree planLinuxWindows
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LibreSprite
8.0#1 in pixel art softwareFree planFree planAndroidWebAPILinux
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| Fact | GrafX2 | LibreSprite |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing tools | Its help lists tools including freehand drawing, lines, spray, flood fill, Bézier curves, polygons, rectangles, circles, and gradients. | It provides tiled drawing mode and pixel-precise tools such as filled contour, polygon, and shading mode. |
| Purpose | GrafX2 is a bitmap paint program inspired by Deluxe Paint and Brilliance, specialized in 256-color drawing for pixel art, game graphics, and detailed mouse-painted graphics. | LibreSprite is a free and open source program for creating and animating sprites. |
| Scripting | The help lists Lua scripting controls, including commands to repeat the last script and run numbered scripts. | Its scripting documentation describes methods for loading palettes, cropping and resizing sprites, and saving sprites. |
GrafX2 plans
- GrafX2Free
LibreSprite plans
- FreeFree
- LibreSpriteFree
Pick GrafX2 if…
GrafX2 suits artists working on pixel art, game graphics, or detailed mouse-painted graphics, especially those using its listed drawing, brush, layer, and animation tools. It is available for Linux and Windows, with additional builds listed for other systems.
Pick LibreSprite if…
LibreSprite suits people making 2D sprites and animations who want layer, frame, palette and pixel-drawing tools. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.