LibreSprite vs RetroSprite
LibreSprite
libresprite.github.ioRetroSprite
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| Figure | LibreSprite | RetroSprite |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · Pixel Art Software | 8.9 (#2) | 6.7 (#67) |
| Palettes | The program includes ready-made palettes and tools to create custom palettes. | Built-in palettes include Pico-8, DB16, DB32, Commodore 64, and NES, and palettes can be imported or exported in GPL, PAL, HEX, and ASE formats. |
| Purpose | LibreSprite is a free and open source program for creating and animating sprites. | RetroSprite is a lightweight pixel art editor and animation tool built with Python for creating pixel art, sprite sheets, tilemaps, and frame-by-frame animations. |
| Security | The project security policy lists version 1.0 as supported and directs vulnerability reports to GitHub Issues with a description and system details. | GitHub reports that the repository has no security policy file and no published security advisories. |
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.
RetroSprite
RetroSprite has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.