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Aseprite
Visit Aseprite →Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool. Aseprite lets you draw pixel art, animate sprites frame by frame with layers and onion skinning, and export sprite sheets for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Our take
Last updated 2 November 2026
Aseprite is a popular paid pixel-art and sprite animation editor. It handles layers, frames, onion skinning and sprite-sheet export. It costs $19.99 once on Steam (also sold on its own site) and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. It is not an AI tool, but many AI pixel-art workflows finish in Aseprite.
Best for Pixel artists and indie devs animating sprites by hand or cleaning up AI output.
Pros
- One-time $19.99 price.
- Built specifically for pixel art and animation.
- Exports sprite sheets and JSON data.
Cons
- No AI generation built in.
- Only for pixel art, not general painting.
- Paid, while some editors are free.
Written from the vendor's official site and docs, not a hands-on benchmark. How we review tools.
| Category | 2D Art & Sprites |
|---|---|
| Pricing | One-time purchase $19.99 (Steam); also sold directly from aseprite.org; includes Windows, macOS and Ubuntu builds — official pricing |
| Website | https://www.aseprite.org/ |
| Last checked | 2026-11-02 |
Description taken from the official website (meta description plus feature summary); price from the official Steam store page.
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