Preview

Layer Properties

Frame Properties

Frame number:

New Sprite

Size
Color Mode
Background

Warning

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Your browser, screen size and what is open in the editor are sent with it. No drawing is sent.

Save File

.aseprite keeps layers and frames. Your browser saves the file to your Downloads folder.

Export File

The extension picks the format: .aseprite, .gif (the animation), .png, .jpg, .webp, .bmp, .ico, .tga, .qoi, .pcx, .svg, .css.

Canvas Size

Size
Borders

Sprite Size

Pixels
Percentage
Interpolation

Replace Color

Keyboard Shortcuts (Aseprite defaults)

Tools

M / Shift+M
Rectangular / elliptical marquee
Q / Shift+Q
Lasso / polygonal lasso
W
Magic wand
B / Shift+B
Pencil / spray
E
Eraser (right button: replace FG with BG)
I
Eyedropper
Z
Zoom
H
Hand (or middle button, or Space + drag)
V
Move (or hold Ctrl)
G
Paint bucket
L
Line
U / Shift+U
Rectangle / ellipse (again: filled)
D / Shift+D
Contour / polygon

Draw

Left / right button
Foreground / background color
Alt + left / right
Pick foreground / background
X
Swap colors
+ / -, Ctrl + wheel
Brush size
Ctrl+Alt + drag
Brush size, live
Shift + click
Line from the last point

Editing

Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y
Undo / redo
Ctrl+X / C / V
Cut / copy / paste
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste as new layer
Del, Backspace
Clear
S / F
Stroke / fill the selection

Selection

Ctrl+A / Ctrl+T
All / cel bounds
Ctrl+D / Ctrl+Shift+D
Deselect / reselect
Ctrl+Shift+I
Invert
Double click
One grid tile
Shift + drag
Add
Alt+Shift or right button
Subtract
Ctrl+Shift + drag
Intersect

Transformation

Arrows / Shift + arrows
Move the selection a pixel / a grid tile
Shift+H / Shift+V
Flip horizontally / vertically
Shift (moving)
Lock the axis
Alt (moving)
Snap to grid
Enter / Esc
Drop / cancel

Rectangles, ellipses, lines

Shift
Square / angle snap
Ctrl
From the center
Space
Displace the origin

Color bar

9 / 0, Alt + wheel
Previous / next palette color as foreground
Alt+Shift + wheel
Background through the palette

Animation

Enter
Play / stop
, / . or Left / Right
Previous / next frame
Home / End
First / last frame
Alt+N / Alt+B
New frame / new empty frame
Alt+C
Delete frame
Alt+I
Reverse frames
P
Frame properties
F2
Set loop section
F3
Onion skin

Sprite

C
Canvas size
Ctrl+Alt+I
Sprite size
Shift+R
Replace color

Layers

Up / Down
Layer above / below
Shift+N
New layer
Shift+P
Layer properties
Ctrl+J / Ctrl+Shift+J
New layer via copy / cut
Shift+X
Hide or show the layer
Shift+1 to 4
Layer opacity 25 to 100%

View

Tab
Timeline
F7 / F8
Preview / full screen preview
Ctrl+H
Extras (selection edges, grids)
Ctrl+F
Advanced mode
Shift+Z
Center
Wheel, 1 to 6
Zoom
Ctrl + 0
Fit on screen
Ctrl+' / Ctrl+Shift+'
Grid / pixel grid
Shift+S
Snap to grid

File

Ctrl+N / Ctrl+O
New / open
Ctrl+S
Save (.aseprite keeps layers and frames)
Ctrl+Shift+S
Save as
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S
Export (PNG or animated GIF)
Ctrl+E
Export sprite sheet
Ctrl+W / Ctrl+Shift+W
Close / close all