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About SprEd

SprEd is a retro themed sprite editor for the iPad and Mac purposefully designed to let you easily create pixel art for games - particularly those with a retro aesthetic. The free version has many powerful features including: * Work seamlessly between your iPad and Mac using iCloud * Full set of editing tools - Pencil with variable size - Spray can with adjustable radius and spray speed - Eraser with adjustable size - Flood fill - Shapes - line, rectangle, ellipse (filled and outline) - Cut, copy and paste - Rotate selections * Fully customisable palette including a selection of predefined classic palettes * Convert images to use your palette with a variety of algorithms * Use brushes to apply dither patterns (works with all editing tools) * Configure the editor so you can work how you want - Show a grid, you can configure both the size and the colour - Use a checkerboard background for transparency - Use a solid colour background - Place the tools on the left or the right of the iPad - Pencil only mode - makes it easier to scroll and edit at the same time * Pinch to zoom or use preset zoom levels * Start with a blank canvas or import images from Files, Photos or from the clipboard * When you're done export your images to Files or Photos * Supports iCloud so you can easily work between your iPad and your Mac An upgrade to the Premium version is available by a one time In-App Purchase that unlocks many more features on both the Mac and iPad versions including: * Work with spritesheets (sets of related sprites) * Animation preview tool that updates in realtime while you edit * Export animations as videos * Repeating image preview tool that updates in realtime while you edit * Resize the image and the canvas * Create custom dither brushes and store them on your device or in iCloud * Work with multiple layers in images and use blend modes * Save and load custom palettes and use across multiple images * Advanced import features - Slice up an image into smaller sprites - Build a single spritesheet by importing multiple images * Export individual sprites or the whole spritesheet

What’s new

Version 1.9 · Updated April 18, 2024

* Added two new Palettes - Acorn Archimedes RISC OS default 16 colour palette - Acorn Archimedes RISC OS default 256 colour palette * Support for palette conversion - you can now convert the colours in an image to map that of a custom or predefined palette

App privacy

The developer, Accidental Fish, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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