# Aseprite *Copyright (C) 2001-2016 David Capello* [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/aseprite/aseprite.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/aseprite/aseprite) [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/aseprite/aseprite?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) > THIS PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY
> See the [license section](#license) for more information. ## Introduction **Aseprite** is an open source program to create animated sprites. Its main features are: * Sprites are composed by [**layers** & **frames**](http://www.aseprite.org/docs/timeline/) (as separated concepts). * Supported [color modes](http://www.aseprite.org/docs/color/): **RGBA**, **Indexed** (palettes up to 256 colors), and Grayscale. * Load/save sequence of **PNG** files and **GIF** animations (and FLC, FLI, JPG, BMP, PCX, TGA). * Export/import animations to/from **Sprite Sheets**. * **Tiled** drawing mode, useful to draw **patterns** and textures. * **Undo/Redo** for every operation. * Real-time **animation preview**. * [**Multiple editors**](http://www.aseprite.org/docs/workspace/#drag-and-drop-tabs) support. * Pixel-art specific tools like filled **Contour**, **Polygon**, [**Shading**](http://www.aseprite.org/docs/shading/) mode, etc. * **Onion skinning** ## Issues There is a list of [Known Issues](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/issues) (things to be fixed or that aren't yet implemented). If you found a bug or have a new idea/feature for the program, [you can report them](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/issues/new). ## Support You can ask for help in: * Our official support email address: [support@aseprite.org](mailto:support@aseprite.org) * [Aseprite group/mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/aseprite-discuss) ([subscribe](mailto:aseprite-discuss+subscribe@googlegroups.com)) * Social networks and community-driven places: [Twitter](https://twitter.com/aseprite/), [Facebook](https://facebook.com/aseprite/), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/aseprite), [Google+](https://plus.google.com/+AsepriteOrg/posts), [IRC](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=aseprite), [DeviantArt](https://aseprite.deviantart.com/). ## Authors * David Capello [davidcapello@gmail.com](mailto:davidcapello@gmail.com)
Programmer, designer, and maintainer.
http://davidcapello.com/ * Ilija Melentijevic
New GUI skin for Aseprite v0.8. A lot of good ideas.
http://ilkke.blogspot.com/
http://www.pixeljoint.com/p/9270.htm * Contributors
http://www.aseprite.org/contributors/ Thanks to all the people who have contributed ideas, patches, bugs report, feature requests, donations, and help me developing Aseprite. ## Credits Aseprite includes color palettes created by: * [Richard "DawnBringer" Fhager](http://pixeljoint.com/p/23821.htm) palettes, [16 colors](http://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12795), [32 colors](http://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16247). * [Arne Niklas Jansson](http://androidarts.com/) palettes, [16 colors](http://androidarts.com/palette/16pal.htm), [32 colors](http://wayofthepixel.net/index.php?topic=15824.msg144494). It tries to replicate some pixel-art algorithms: * [RotSprite](http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=8848&st=15&p=159754&#entry159754) by Xenowhirl. * [Pixel perfect drawing algorithm](http://deepnight.net/pixel-perfect-drawing/) by [Sébastien Bénard](https://twitter.com/deepnightfr) and [Carduus](https://twitter.com/CarduusHimself/status/420554200737935361). And it uses the following third-party libraries: * [Allegro 4](http://alleg.sourceforge.net/) - [allegro4 license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/allegro4-LICENSE.txt) * [FreeType](http://www.freetype.org/) - [FTL license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/FTL.txt) * [Google Test](https://github.com/google/googletest) - [gtest license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/gtest-LICENSE.txt) * [XFree86](http://www.x.org/) - [XFree86 license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/XFree86-LICENSE.txt) * [curl](http://curl.haxx.se/) - [curl license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/curl-LICENSE.txt) * [giflib](http://sourceforge.net/projects/giflib/) - [giflib license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/giflib-LICENSE.txt) * [libjpeg](http://www.ijg.org/) - [libjpeg license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/libjpeg-LICENSE.txt) * [libpng](http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/) - [libpng license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/libpng-LICENSE.txt) * [libwebp](https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/) - [libwebp license](https://chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libwebp/+/master/COPYING) * [loadpng](http://tjaden.strangesoft.net/loadpng/) - [zlib license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/ZLIB.txt) * [pixman](http://www.pixman.org/) - [MIT license](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pixman/plain/COPYING) * [simpleini](https://github.com/aseprite/simpleini/) - [MIT license](https://github.com/aseprite/simpleini/blob/aseprite/LICENCE.txt) * [tinyxml](http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/tinyxml) - [zlib license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/ZLIB.txt) * [zlib](http://www.gzip.org/zlib/) - [ZLIB license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/docs/licenses/ZLIB.txt) * [modp_b64](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/third_party/modp_b64/modp_b64.h) - [BSD license](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/tree/master/third_party/modp_b64/LICENSE) ## License This program is distributed under three different licenses: 1. Source code is distributed under [GNU General Public License](LICENSE.txt) version 2, which means that compiled versions can be generated under GPL terms. (Useful for Linux distributions.) 2. Official releases are distributed under a [commercial EULA](EULA.txt). 3. And Steam releases are distributed under the terms of the [Steam Subscriber Agreement](http://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/). As a side note, to distribute Aseprite under these licenses we don't use third party GPL libraries.