# LibreSprite/LibreSprite

Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool -- Fork of the last GPLv2 commit of Aseprite

Repository: https://github.com/LibreSprite/LibreSprite
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/libresprite
Homepage: https://libresprite.github.io/
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: pixel-art, cplusplus, cpp, pixel-editor, drawing, animation, graphics, sprites
Last push: 2026-06-15T06:18:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3654, "days_push": 79, "days_rel": 549, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8298, forks 551 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:20.118772+00:00)

## What it is
LibreSprite is a free, open-source animated sprite editor and pixel art tool, forked from the last GPLv2 commit of Aseprite. It supports layers, frames, onion skinning, real-time animation previews, tiled drawing, and multiple sprite editing across Linux, macOS, Windows, and Android.

## Use cases
- create pixel art sprites for games
- animate sprites with onion skinning
- draw tiled patterns and textures
- edit multiple sprites at once
- free alternative to Aseprite
- export sprite animations to different file formats
- make game character sprite sheets

## When to choose
- you need a fully free, open-source pixel art and sprite animation editor
- you want a GPLv2 alternative to Aseprite without a paid license
- you work across Linux, macOS, Windows, or Android
- you need onion skinning, layers, frames, and tiled drawing for game assets

## When to avoid
- you want the latest Aseprite features and active upstream development
- you need advanced modern pixel-art tooling beyond the 2016 GPLv2 feature set
- you require commercial support or proprietary-format compatibility

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, animation, image-processing, gui
- domain: graphics, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: pixel-art, sprite-editor, aseprite-fork, gplv2, onion-skinning, drawing, game-assets, game-development, linux, macos, android, desktop

## Member repositories
- LibreSprite/LibreSprite (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.118772+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:28:04.953169+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LibreSprite/LibreSprite (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.118772+00:00, sha 0caf73563341)
  - homepage: https://libresprite.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:27:42.364986+00:00, sha 63bb597224fc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.