Sprite and pixel art tools on Linux

3 years ago by cmdr_beefbox to c/gamedev

I'm looking for a good sprite/pixel editor for desktop Linux. I don't mind shelling out some money for the right tool.

Sprite organization is the key feature Animation support is a must Artistic lighting effects and such would be nice Compatibility with godot and unity is a plus

What are you using for sprite making/organization on linux? What other features do you find useful/essential?

Thanks!

Gaffe 6 points 3 years ago

Aseprite I believe has a Linux build. Paid software but worth every penny.

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ThePancakeExperiment 2 points 3 years ago

The steam version works just fine too, if someone is using it. I love this program. Use it in conjunction with krita.

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deadsuperhero 1 point 3 years ago

Seconded. Aseprite is incredible, and has generally become the main tool I make game assets in.

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moshen 6 points 3 years ago

As mentioned Aseprite has a linux build.

Pixelorama is very similar to Aseprite, but has free builds. Is built with Godot and is open source.

It looks like Aseprite can export a texture atlas, but I haven't seen the ability to do so in Pixelorama.

For lighting effects there's an application called Sprite Lamp (also has a linux build) that's been around for a long time. I haven't used this one though.

I haven't done any of these workflows in awhile but I hope that this helps.

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ruffsl 3 points 3 years ago path: 0 323740 353485, hotness: undefined, score: 3, children: 0
russmatney 3 points 3 years ago

Aseprite for sure! It’s also open source.

there’s a nice godot-aseprite import addon that i now can’t live without: https://github.com/... - it creates spriteFrames with animations based on your aseprite tags

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LiquidityC 2 points 3 years ago path: 0 351816, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 2
cmdr_beefbox 1 point 3 years ago

This is good, I prefer free-as-in-freedom even if I have to pay license fees. Is there a side by side feature comparison between libresprite and asesprite? Is libre missing anything super useful?

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LiquidityC 2 points 3 years ago

No idea. I have t noticed anything but I’m by no means a power user

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irmoz 1 point 3 years ago

There's libresprite

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