Piskel

Spec sheet

Purpose

Piskel is a free online editor for animated sprites and pixel art, for designing characters, animations, and tiles in a browser.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Audience

Piskel for Kids is described as a free child friendly editor designed for children and educators, with no account required.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Supported platforms

Web,Windows,macOS,LinuxRead 23 Sep 2026 · piskelapp.com

Free plan

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · piskelapp.com

Integrations

The maker pages opened describe export to GIF, PNG, and ZIP and link to the source repository; they do not state integrations with other products.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Support

The FAQ directs general questions and support requests to email and recommends GitHub issues for bug reports or feature proposals.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Advertising and data

The privacy policy says Piskel collects aggregate anonymous usage statistics and that its Ezoic advertising partner may collect data for interest based advertising.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Browser support

The project README lists latest Chrome, Firefox, and Edge as supported; Brave is supported only when canvas fingerprinting is disabled.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Export

Export options include animated GIFs and spritesheet PNG or ZIP files.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Live preview

The editor previews animations in real time and lets users adjust frame delay while drawing.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Local storage

The privacy policy says there are no accounts and artwork is stored locally in the browser using localStorage and IndexedDB, not sent to a server.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Mobile limitation

The project README says mobile and tablet use is unsupported.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Offline apps

Free offline applications are available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Offline release status

The maker describes offline releases as best effort, with limited QA and no ETA for new releases, and recommends the web version for current fixes and features.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Open source

Piskel says all its code is open source and available on GitHub.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Save responsibility

The terms say users are responsible for exporting and saving artwork; unsaved work may be lost, and the service does not provide autosave or cloud storage.Read 9 Oct 2026 · piskelapp.com

Plans and prices

Every Piskel plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Pixel Art Software#17 of 708.1
• Game Animation Software#19 of 327.9
• GIF Maker Software#21 of 337.7
• GIF makers#35 of 547.6
• Animation Software#77 of 1067.7