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==Software== Essentially all [[raster graphics editor]]s can be used in some way for pixel art, some of which include features designed to make the process easier. See [[Comparison of raster graphics editors]] for a list of notable raster graphics editors. The following notable programs were designed specifically to facilitate drawing pixel art. {| class="wikitable" |+Relevant software whose primary function is the creation of pixel art graphics !Software !Description ![[Software license|License]] !Financial cost !Supported platforms |- ![[Aseprite]] |Aseprite features numerous tools for image and animation editing such as layers, frames, tilemaps, command-line interface, [[Lua (programming language)|Lua]] scripting, among others. An open-source fork called Libresprite was created before Aseprite became proprietary, which has become a popular free alternative. |{{Proprietary}} |{{partial|Free source code, paid precompiled binaries.}} | * [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] * [[macOS]] * [[Linux]] |- !Graphics Gale |Graphics Gale is a Japanese pixel art editor with animation features and a color-based transparency system which game artists extensively used during its early years. It was written in 2005, made freeware in 2017, and last updated in 2018.{{sfnp|Dawe|Humphries|2019|loc=preface|p=18}} |{{Proprietary}} |{{free|Free}} | * [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] |- ![[GrafX2]] |GrafX2 was released in 1996, inspired by the Amiga programs Deluxe Paint and Brilliance. Specialized in 256-color drawing, it includes a broad array of tools and effects suitable for pixel art and 2D video game graphics. |{{open source|Libre}} |{{free|Free}} | * [[AmigaOS]] * [[Android (operating system)|Android]] * [[Atari MiNT]] * [[FreeBSD]] * [[Genode]] * [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] * [[IRIX]] * [[Linux]] * [[macOS]] * [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] * [[MorphOS]] * [[MS-DOS]] * [[Syllable Desktop]] |- !Pro Motion NG |Pro Motion NG is primarily geared toward drawing art for video games, with features and tools for animation, spritework, and tilesets.{{sfnp|Dawe|Humphries|2019|loc=preface|p=18}} |{{proprietary}} |{{partial|[[Freemium]]}} | * [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] * [[macOS]] * [[Linux]] |}
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