LibreSprite vs Picotap
LibreSprite
libresprite.github.ioPicotap
picotap.appSide by side
| Figure | LibreSprite | Picotap |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Pixel Art Software | 8.9 (#2) | 8.0 (#20) |
| Animation | It includes real-time animation previews and onion skinning. | Animations can have up to 64 frames, onion skinning, and up to 8 layers, and can be exported as GIF or APNG. |
| Drawing tools | It provides tiled drawing mode and pixel-precise tools such as filled contour, polygon, and shading mode. | The app includes shapes, selection tools, reference-image tracing, palettes of 1 to 256 colors, brushes, and 8 fill patterns. |
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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.