Dottie vs LibreSprite
Dottie
gingerbeardman.comLibreSprite
libresprite.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Dottie | LibreSprite |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Pixel Art Software | 7.8 (#28) | 8.9 (#2) |
| Animation | Frame animation includes a timeline, per-frame durations, frame tags, live preview, and sprite sheet, GIF, or APNG export. | It includes real-time animation previews and onion skinning. |
| Drawing tools | It includes pencil, pen, airbrush, smudge, clone, fill, eraser, line, rectangle, oval, and eyedropper tools. | It provides tiled drawing mode and pixel-precise tools such as filled contour, polygon, and shading mode. |
| Palettes | Users can create palettes, choose from 16 built-in presets, generate gradients, and import palettes from Lospec. | The program includes ready-made palettes and tools to create custom palettes. |
| Purpose | Dottie is a native Mac pixel art editor for creating sprites, tilesets, icons, portraits, and other artwork. | LibreSprite is a free and open source program for creating and animating sprites. |
Plans
In their own words
LibreSprite
LibreSprite is a free, open-source program for creating and animating sprites. It provides real-time animation previews and onion skinning, with sprites arranged in layers and frames. Users can edit multiple sprites at once, draw in tiled mode, and use pixel-precise tools such as filled contour, polygon, and shading mode. The program includes ready-to-use palettes and supports creating custom ones. Listed export formats include PNG, GIF, JPEG, BMP, PCX, TGA, ICO, FLI/FLC, WebP, and ASE; sprite-sheet export is also listed. Scripting methods cover loading palettes, cropping and resizing sprites, and saving them. LibreSprite is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. The project developed independently after originating as a fork of an Aseprite commit covered by GPL version 2. Version 1.0 is listed as supported, and the project security page reports no published advisories. The plan is free.