Digital Art Applications

Folder: Pixel Art Editors

Desktop applications specialized for drawing pixel art, small icons, animated sprites for games, and illustrations with 256 unique colors and under.

Pro Motion NG

Freemium
Windows
A freemium pixel art editor for Windows.
PixiEditor

Freeware
Open Source
Windows
A free and open source pixel art editor for Windows.
PyDPainter

Freeware
Linux
macOS
Open Source
Windows
A free and open source pixel art editor for Windows, macOS, Linux.
Pixilart

Ad-Supported
Android
Freeware
Image Posts
iOS
Web App
A pixel art community website to share your pixel art with the world and a pixel art app for creating pixel art.
LibreSprite

Freeware
Linux
macOS
Open Source
Windows
Free pixel art editor available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
GrafX2

BSD
Freeware
Linux
Open Source
Windows
Free pixel art editor available for Windows and BSD (that may also run on Linux and macOS).
Aseprite

Linux
macOS
Paid
Source Available
Windows
A paid desktop application for creating pixel art available for both Windows and Linux. It has an unusual license that allows you to use it for free if you can compile its source code yourself..
mtPaint

Freeware
Linux
Open Source
Windows
Free desktop application for creating pixel art available for both Windows and Linux.
GraphicsGale

Closed Source
Freeware
Windows
A free desktop application for creating pixel art available for Windows.