Free, browser-based pixel art editor for sprites and animations, with onion-skinning and GIF export.
Why we recommend it
Pixel art has specific needs — hard pixel grids, palette-locked color, frame-by-frame animation preview — that general raster editors handle awkwardly. Piskel is built around exactly that workflow.
Strengths
- Free and open source under Apache-2.0. Frame-by-frame animation with onion skinning, exports to GIF, PNG spritesheet and ZIP, works offline as a PWA.
Keep in mind
- No layers within a single frame — compositing has to happen frame-by-frame, which gets tedious on complex sprites. Interface feels dated next to newer pixel art tools.
How much does Piskel cost?
Free — Free.
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