GraphicsGale

When creating games that use pixel art, you need a tool that will help you to create your animated sprites. There are a number of tools to do this, but I will mention GraphicsGale because this week it became freeware.

GraphicsGale is great for pixel art and animation. It had a premium version which that includes support for GIFs, Windows icons, Windows cursor, and Windows animated cursor.

So if you are looking for a free tool for pixel art with years of industry experience behind it, give GraphicsGale a try.