GrafX2 vs LibreSprite
GrafX2
grafx2.gitlab.ioLibreSprite
libresprite.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | GrafX2 | LibreSprite |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Pixel Art Software | 8.5 (#8) | 8.9 (#2) |
| Drawing tools | Its help lists tools including freehand drawing, lines, spray, flood fill, Bézier curves, polygons, rectangles, circles, and gradients. | It provides tiled drawing mode and pixel-precise tools such as filled contour, polygon, and shading mode. |
| Purpose | GrafX2 is a bitmap paint program specialized in 256-color drawing for pixel art, game graphics, and detailed graphics made with a mouse. | LibreSprite is a free and open source program for creating and animating sprites. |
| Scripting | The help lists Lua scripting controls, including commands to repeat the last script and run numbered scripts. | Its scripting documentation describes methods for loading palettes, cropping and resizing sprites, and saving 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.