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Aseprite is a pixel art software for macOS, Linux and Windows with which you can create animated sprites and graphics. Aseprite is much used tool in the pixel art and indie game development scene where the tool allow designers to gets down to the nitty-gritty and create amazing pixel sprites and animations.

Piskel is a free, web-based graphics editor designed specifically to create pixel art and animations. It’s an excellent choice for artists looking for a free, online pixel editor that provide the basic functinallity and features to create great pixel art. Piskel features a clean interface that is easy to use and provides real time playback which of animations made from sprites.

Pyxel Edit is a pixel art drawing application designed for working with pixel art and tiles. With Pyxel Edit you can game levels from tiles of sptrites. Create, import and export tilesets and level data directly from the editor and use them in your game. The tiles can flipped, rotated and mirrored allowing designers to quickly mock and create game levels and necessary data.

Unleash your creativity with Corel Painter, Tthe most realistic painting experience you'll find hard to resist. Corel Painter is a commerical raster-based painting software that simulates an accurate experience associated with drawing, painting, and printmaking. Corel Painter is used by professional digital artists across the globe, whom use the application to create amazing art in real-time.

GIMP is a free and open-source raster graphics editor developed by the Free Software Foundation (GNU). The software is a perfect fit for anyone looking for a free and open alternative to Adobe Photoshop. GIMP can be used for photo retouching, image editing and composition. The software is commonly know within the Linux community but is available under the GPLv3+ licenses for macOS and Windows as well.

Krita is a professional free and open-source painting software created and maintained by artists. The main focus of the project is to create top quality painting tools that everyone can afford and enjoy. Krita features an OpenGL-accelerated canvas, colour management support, an advanced brush engine, non-destructive layers and masks, group-based layer management, vector artwork support and switchable customisation profiles.