GB Sprite Studio
GB Sprite Studio
Create and animate Game Boy sprites — then bring them into GB Studio with the animation intact.
GB Sprite Studio is a mobile and desktop pixel animation tool designed specifically around the GB Studio sprite animation workflow.
Instead of drawing an animation in a general-purpose pixel editor, exporting a sprite sheet, and then rebuilding every frame manually inside GB Studio, GB Sprite Studio lets you create sprite animations in an environment designed around how those animations will ultimately be used.
The app is fully responsive and should be easy to use whether you are at a desktop computer or on the go!
Built for GB Studio
GB Sprite Studio is useful for anyone creating pixel art and animation for 8-bit platforms, but it offers specific advantages for GB Studio developers.
Draw your sprite. Build your animation. Preview it. Then export it for GB Studio with the animation structure preserved in a .gbsres sidecar file.
No reconstructing tiles. No rebuilding animation frames. Just draw, animate, export, and keep building your game.
LITE vs PRO (coming soon)
GB Sprite Studio LITE is a free, web-based app built to be a useful and accessible tool for the Game Boy development community.
Everything you need to create unlimited Game Boy sprites and export them with their animation data for GB Studio projects is included in the LITE version.
PRO is for creators who want a larger workspace, faster tools, additional export options, and support for projects beyond the standard Game Boy workflow.
The PRO version will be available for $5 or more and includes:
PRO Features (coming soon)
- Up to 256×256 pixel canvases
- Unlimited animation states and frames
- PNG artwork import
- Animated GIF export
- Auto-outline tools
- Dithering tools and shaders
- Expanded palettes for non-GB Studio projects
- Downloadable Windows, macOS, and Android versions
- Free future upgrades
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Since I sometimes lead workshops with kids using GB Studio, I was actually looking for a tool that’s pretty easy to use. Would you be interested in hearing my feedback if I try it out? In any case, thanks for making it available, it looks really great and functional!
That's fantastic! I'd love to hear your feedback once you’ve had a chance to play around with it more. It originally started as a personal tool so I could easily work on sprite animations from my phone, but I think it has a lot of potential for other creators. Being able to animate and directly export an optimized PNG with animation data straight into GB Studio seems like a workflow that could really help people out.