LibreSprite
8.0#1 in pixel art softwareFree planFree planAndroidWebAPILinux
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Pixelorama
7.1#11 in pixel art softwareFree planFree planAndroidWebLinuxmacOS
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| Fact | LibreSprite | Pixelorama |
|---|---|---|
| Animation | It includes real-time animation previews and onion skinning. | Its animation tools include frame-by-frame drawing, onion skinning, frame tags, audio synchronization, and exports to spritesheets, GIFs, and videos. |
| Drawing tools | It provides tiled drawing mode and pixel-precise tools such as filled contour, polygon, and shading mode. | Pixelorama includes drawing and shading tools, palettes, indexed mode, and pixel-art rotation and scaling algorithms. |
| Security | The project security policy lists version 1.0 as supported and directs vulnerability reports to GitHub Issues with a description and system details. | The FAQ says official builds are generated from source using GitHub Actions and warns that unsigned builds may trigger security warnings such as Windows SmartScreen. |
LibreSprite plans
- FreeFree
- LibreSpriteFree
Pixelorama plans
- FreeFree
- Steam—
- Free versionFree
- Steam version—
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.
Pick Pixelorama if…
Pixelorama suits pixel artists, animators and game-graphics creators who want drawing, animation and tilemap tools. Its Android version is mainly suited to tablet users, given the interface limitation on phones.