Aseprite vs PixelWright
Aseprite
aseprite.orgPixelWright
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| Figure | Aseprite | PixelWright |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19.99/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · Pixel Art Software | 8.5 (#7) | 7.0 (#63) |
| Animation | It supports layers, frames and cels, animation tags, playback modes, and onion skinning. | Users can add, duplicate, remove, and reorder frames, interpolate in-between frames, and preview animations with adjustable FPS and looping. |
| Export | It can export PNG image sequences, animated GIFs, and sprite sheets with PNG and JSON files, and create texture atlases. | PixelWright can export an animation as a spritesheet or export a single frame as PNG or JPG. |
| License | The FAQ says compiled versions cannot be redistributed, while creations made with Aseprite may be used in personal or commercial products. | PixelWright is released under the MIT license. |
| Purpose | Aseprite is desktop software for drawing animated graphics and pixel art. | PixelWright is a desktop tool for drawing and animating pixel art sprites for game characters, small pixel-art assets, and short looping animations. |
| Support | Customer support is available by email in English and Spanish, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm UTC−3. | The project provides a GitHub Issues page, which showed no open issues when viewed. |
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