Software that enables users to create pixel art and animations with a variety of tools and features.
Aseprite is a shareware sprite editor app and image editor developed by David Capello for Windows. It's user friendly, well-designed, easy-to-use, powerful and fun.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of Aseprite to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this sprite editing program.
A sprite editing and animation tool with support for static images
ASE (Allegro Sprite Editor) is a program specially designed with facilities to create animated sprites that can be used in some video game. It lets you create from static images, to characters with movement, textures, patterns, backgrounds, logos, color palettes, and any other thing that you think.
Features of Aseprite
- Animation: Create animations frame by frame.
- Animation Playback: Preview animations in real time.
- Color Cycling: Create color transitions with color cycles.
- Command Line: Automate tasks with command line interface.
- Cross-Platform: Run Aseprite on Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Drawing Tools: Variety of brushes, line and shape tools.
- Export: Export in GIF, PNG and ASE formats.
- Keyboard Shortcuts: Create shortcuts for any action.
- Layers: Manage multiple layers with blending modes.
- Onion Skin: View multiple frames at once.
- Palette: Customize the color palette.
- Pixel Art: Create pixel art with a variety of tools.
- Scripting: Automate tasks with Lua scripting.
- Tileset: Create and edit tilesets for game development.
- Undo History: Undo and redo multiple steps.
Compatibility and License
This download is licensed as shareware for the Windows operating system from graphics editors and can be used as a free trial until the trial period ends (after an unspecified number of days). The Aseprite 1.3.7 demo is available to all software users as a free download with potential restrictions and is not necessarily the full version of this software.
What version of Windows can Aseprite run on?
Aseprite can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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