Free Pixel art software
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: The Lounge
Forum Name: Resources and Support
Forum Discription: Help your fellow pixel artists out with links to good tutorials, other forums, software, fonts, etc. Bugs and support issues should go here as well.
URL: https://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2620
Printed Date: 13 September 2025 at 11:23am
Topic: Free Pixel art software
Posted By: spaz
Subject: Free Pixel art software
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 12:32pm
I know there is already a topic for pixel art software, but recently the program i was using that allowed transparency and for me to save animations as gifs has stopped working and won't let me re-install  . I also can't find the site i downloaded it from. So I want people to post the best full (I don't want annoying limited trial versions) free pixel art programs that you can find. I'm looking for quality not quantity. One good link would do.
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Posted By: Monkey 'o Doom
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 1:14pm
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I don't know of any free proggies to do both drawing AND animation, but a combination of MS Paint and Unfreez works fine for most things.
BTW, have you ever heard of Stick Online? ------------- http://pixelmonkey.ensellitis.com"> 
RPG is numberwang. |
Posted By: spaz
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 11:31pm
| No I haven't heard of Stick Online, what is it? Can you please send me a link to a good download for those programs. If not, i will have to find one myself. |
Posted By: mike2590
Date Posted: 21 July 2006 at 2:00am
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graphicsgale free edition-- http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/us/download.html - http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/us/download.html
the free version is okay, but does not support moving gifs, only avis(which you can change to gifs on photoshop or another program), and their own format. graphicsgale was made for pixel-work and has features that greatly resemble some kind of photoshop~MSPaint hybrid. it is worth a look, and supports transparency. also, the help files are in Japanese, so good luck. =P
graphicsgale full version-- *cough** http://isohunt.com/ - http://isohunt.com/ * *cough* um... this is a pay program and I am not condoning stealing programs
 this is the exact same as the free version, but a hundred times better. THE HELP FILES ARE IN GLORIOUS ENGLISH! onionskinning is available, and works! moving gifs are supported! if you can lay your hands on a copy of this *cough* legally of course, then do get it without hesitation(and send me a link to the torrent file*cough* I mean--what?!--gah!! now the FBI ARE AFTER ME!!!)
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Posted By: AdamDee
Date Posted: 21 July 2006 at 11:35am
| i was using graphic gale, its ok but nothing great |
Posted By: Morgan
Date Posted: 21 July 2006 at 1:11pm
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I have to say, I'm really liking Graphics Gale, despite its occasional quirks, and I think it's worth the ~17 USD that Human Balance is charging for it. AdamDee: I'd be curious to know what else you'd want a pixel program to do to be "great" -- and if there's anything out there that qualifies, free or not.
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Posted By: AdamDee
Date Posted: 21 July 2006 at 1:26pm
| Its just that it is nice but I dont think there is a difference on 17$ between Graphics Gale and MSPaint, thats all |
Posted By: spaz
Date Posted: 22 July 2006 at 12:30am
| I like graphics gale but I don't want to buy the full edition. A while ago I had a completely free program, called pixel studio that allowed everything you neede for pixel art ; transparency, saving and making animated gifs in the same program, but now it doesn't work. Come to think about it it may have been a trial version. Not too sure really. |
Posted By: Morgan
Date Posted: 24 July 2006 at 3:06pm
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Hm. Guess it depends how valuable transparency, layers, and animation are to you. And how much $17 is worth to you, too. :P FYI, Pixel Studio is $50: http://www.filestream.com/pixelstudio/
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