Spriting tools

There are countless tools that can be used to make a sprite, with the only criterion being that they are able to export an image as a PNG file. This article serves as an index for guides to popular image editing tools in the spriting community.

Sprite tools

Tool	Source	Function	Notes
PNGto4BPP	ALttPNG	Converts PNG to ZSPR	Executable JAR Requires a Java Runtime Environment
Sprite Animator		Animations ZSPR sprite files based on Link's animations Includes a cell lookup chart
Sprite Filter		Messes up sprites with funny methods
SpriteAnimator	SpriteAnimator	All-in-one tool	Windows EXE, Linux binary, MacOSX binary
ZSpriteTools	ZST (WIP)	All-in-one tool	Windows EXE
Animation Viewer	Too Lewd	Web-based animation viewer	Requires Internet access

Image editors

These guides only serve as instructions for application-specific tools. For general spriting instructions, see Drawing your sprite sheet.

Editor	Guide	Functionality	Subscription
GIMP	Guide	General purpose image manipulation	Free
GraphicsGale	Guide	Spriting	Free
Paint.NET	Guide	General purpose image manipulation	Free
PhotoShop	Guide	General purpose image manipulation	$10/mo.

For developers

File	Use
ZSPR	ZSPR 1.0 byte map and specification