Aseprite

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Animated sprite editor and pixel art tool.

Latest v1.3.18.6 · by Igara StudioWritten in C++Websiteaseprite/asepriteRSS

Release activity

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15 releases since Dec 10, 2025, busiest day 2

Changelog

v1.3.18.6Latest

Aseprite v1.3.18.6

Changed 2
  • Improved support to copy and paste tilemaps between different layers and sprites
  • Linux X11 improvements for resizing and Ctrl+keyboard shortcuts
Fixed 4
  • Fixed crash introduced in v1.3.18.4 when pasting tilemaps
  • Sprite Sheet JSON now escapes line breaks correctly for exported user data
  • Fixed base64 encoding for certain brushes in user.aseprite-brushes file
  • Lua API dialog relayout now properly invalidates display and contents

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What's Changed
  • Fixed crash introduced in v1.3.18.4 pasting tilemaps + better support to copy & paste tilemaps between different layers/sprites #6037 #6009
  • Sprite Sheet JSON: Escape line breaks correctly for exported user data #6044
  • Fixed base64 encoding for certain brushes in user.aseprite-brushes file #3220
  • Linux: X11 improvements for resizing and Ctrl+keyboard shortcuts #6038
  • Lua API:
    • Fixed dialog relayout not invalidating display and contents #5766
PRs

Full Changelog: https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/compare/v1.3.18.5...v1.3.18.6

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v1.3.18.5

Aseprite v1.3.18.5

Fixed 1
  • Fixed crash after File > Export > Export Sprite Sheet if there was a selection on the source sprite
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v1.3.18.4

Aseprite v1.3.18.4

Added 1
  • Extensions can register .psd as a custom file format
Changed 1
  • Start with a grayscale color palette after loading grayscale .png file
Fixed 4
  • Fixed 'Snap to Grid' alignment for brushes larger than 1 pixel
  • Fixed copy & paste of tiles between tilemap layers
  • Fixed copy & paste group layers with tilemaps inside
  • Fixed random un-minimize events of the main window on Linux
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v1.3.18.3

Aseprite v1.3.18.3

Added 1
  • Add crosshair option to apply UI scaling to the crosshair
Changed 2
  • Support reading any tileset ID in .aseprite decoder
  • Make .aseprite decoder more robust when decoding some kind of chunks to avoid reading more data than available
Fixed 5
  • Fix "edges" preview for tiles
  • Fix invisible widgets grabbing focus for key events
  • Fix application slows over time on macOS
  • Fix brush draws a point instead of a stroke after undo on macOS
  • Fix crash using eyedropper outside the main window on Linux
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v1.3.18.2

Aseprite v1.3.18.2

Added 2
  • New Dialog:samerow{} function in Lua API
  • Added save and beforesave sprite events in Lua API
Changed 1
  • Update Lua API version to 41
Fixed 2
  • Fixed crash changing keyboard focus in Edit > Preferences
  • Prevent uninitialized params in app.command.MoveMask and Scroll
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v1.3.18.1

Aseprite v1.3.18.1

Changed 1
  • Set the GIF version to 89a when exporting more than 1 frame
Fixed 3
  • Fixed crash switching between sprites when the mouse is on a timeline tag
  • Fixed crash saving backup data
  • Fixed crash using theme without layout selector icon
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v1.3.18

Aseprite v1.3.18

Added 6
  • Widget Zoo with various widget consistency fixes
  • AppTooltipManager with preferences-based delay
  • Preferences search
  • Eyedropper action to useTool in Lua
  • Extension tests and custom formats with saving and loading
  • Power of two sheet size flag on CLI
Changed 8
  • Faster undo/redo keeping doc::Objects in memory
  • Move .aseprite encoder to dio library
  • Refactor for new layer types
  • Improve Dialog labels and buddy enabled handling in Lua
  • Use obs::fast_signal by default for better performance and smaller widgets
  • Allow the CliProcessor to attempt to install extensions
  • UI improvements for layer groups in timeline
  • Use format auto-detection only on built-in formats
Fixed 6
  • Eyedropper behavior without a reference layer
  • TextEdit selection clearing on right click menu
  • Hidden layers affect z-index
  • Cannot select one tile in a tilemap layer in tiles mode
  • Zoom level 20% distorts layers
  • Poor text legibility on home screen in dark mode
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v1.3.18-beta3Pre-release

Aseprite v1.3.18-beta3

Changed 1
  • Use format auto-detection only on built-in formats
Fixed 2
  • Cannot select one tile in a tilemap layer in tiles mode
  • Zoom level 20% distorts layers
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v1.3.17.2

Aseprite v1.3.17.2

Fixed 2
  • Fix cannot select one tile in a tilemap layer in tiles mode
  • Fix zoom level 20% distorts layers
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v1.3.18-beta2Pre-release

Aseprite v1.3.18-beta2

Added 4
  • New -power-of-two-size CLI parameter to create sprite sheets with a power of two size
  • New plugin API to add custom file formats when loading and saving sprites
  • Added support for eyedropper tool in app.useTool()
  • Added Preferences search
Changed 5
  • Improved presentation of Layer Groups in Timeline
  • Improved Eyedropper behavior when there is no Reference Layer available
  • Improved Dialog labels and buddy enabled handling
  • Faster undo and redo by keeping doc::Objects in memory
  • Use obs::fast_signal by default for better performance and smaller widgets
Fixed 3
  • Hidden layers affecting z-index
  • Bug opening .aseprite-extension from Windows File Explorer
  • Right-click on multi-line text editor
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v1.3.17.1

Aseprite v1.3.17.1

Added 3
  • Allow installing extensions by dropping them into the preferences dialog
  • Missing translation strings for the Advanced Mode dialog
  • Lua API: Sprite.hasAssociatedFile property
Changed 3
  • Release mouse capture after switching to other app with Alt+Tab
  • Linux: Don't change process name to main
  • Lua API version updated to 40
Fixed 12
  • Edit > Insert Text now pastes text on viewport's center
  • Tips for thin filled ellipses
  • Underscore and strike-through not shifted with layer's name
  • Color picker selecting below alpha bar
  • Selection tool performance in tilemap layers in Tiles mode
  • Crash when painting in an empty tilemap in manual mode
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v1.3.18-beta1Pre-release

Aseprite v1.3.18-beta1

Added 3
  • Added a Search field to Edit > Preferences
  • Added option to configure tooltip delay from Edit > Preferences > Experimental > Tooltip Delay
  • Added Widget Zoo command to test widgets and themes
Changed 1
  • Internal changes to support faster undo/redo
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v1.3.17

Aseprite v1.3.17

Added 3
  • New options to extend the "Keep closed sprite on memory" time
  • Add rounded rectangle support
  • Add support to use mouse buttons (including X1 & X2) as shortcuts
Changed 1
  • Update Lua API version to 39
Fixed 12
  • Fixed square brush rotation direction
  • Fixed auto focusing layer name when pressing F2 to rename the layer
  • Fixed regression painting selected text in text input fields
  • Fixed a crash when doing 'Export As' for animation and the target file is read only
  • Fixed crash copying floating image when Tiled Mode is enabled
  • Fixed tiled mode when moving pixels
Security 1
  • Fixed security issue where a script could gain already given access from other script
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v1.3.17-beta2Pre-release

Aseprite v1.3.17-beta

Added 3
  • New option to paint/select rounded rectangles
  • Mouse buttons (even X1 / X2) can be associated to commands / tools / drag values
  • Dialog `onresize` event in Lua API
Changed 2
  • Avoid confusing UX creating new keyframes for slices
  • Avoid confusion with Slice selection search field
Fixed 7
  • Moving the selection in Tiled Mode now works correctly
  • Don't modify the sprite when we just click/select slices
  • Image:drawSprite() call when the user is drawing in Lua API
  • Menus not responding after using Keyboard Shortcuts dialog
  • Ctrl+drag to start a new copy of the selection
  • Shift+special mouse button to drag values when the Pencil tool is selected
  • Some customization to select quick tools using regular keys
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v1.3.16

Aseprite v1.3.16

Added 4
  • Search commands by keyboard shortcut
  • Key bindable Solo Layer command
  • Windows option to associate any kind of file with the running instance of Aseprite and customize thumbnail display in File Explorer
  • Sprite.isValid property to Lua API
Changed 3
  • Lua API version updated to 38
  • Property changes outside a transaction no longer generate undo steps
  • Layer flag changes inside a transaction now generate undo steps
Fixed 12
  • Selection in text fields with special fonts
  • HSL+ and HSV+ filters with mask color
  • UI bug in Keyboard Shortcuts with the Add button in other languages
  • Bug starting to drag the color palette after picking a new ink
  • Bug selecting a recent or pinned folder to export with relative paths
  • Crash due to big font sizes
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