Free browser-based editor for animated sprites and pixel art, with a live animation preview, onion skinning and layers. It exports animated GIFs, PNG sprite sheets or ZIPs of frames. It runs locally in the browser with no account, which makes it the fastest way to rough out a sprite animation.
At a glance
Licence
Apache-2.0
Commercial use
commercial OK
Credit
Not required
Status
active: License spot-checked at the source; the entry carries dated evidence.
Apache-2.0 covers the editor's code. The site's terms say you keep all rights to artwork you create, and a credit is requested but not required
The site does not store your work and has no autosave, so export or save before closing the tab
The GitHub repository is active (last push 2026-09-29, read 2026-09-30), but the downloadable desktop build is old. Its latest GitHub release is v0.15.0 from 2018-11-25, so prefer the web version
Apache-2.0 notice duties apply only if you redistribute Piskel's code, not to sprites you export
Evidence
Live GitHub LICENSE (2026-09-30): "Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004"
Live Terms and Conditions, last updated June 1st 2025 (2026-09-30): "You retain all rights to any artwork you create using the Service"
Same terms (2026-09-30): "we kindly ask (but do not require) that you credit piskelapp.com"