Slate
Slate is a free, open-source image editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. Slate is a bitmap editor available for Linux, Windows and Mac. It has 1,156 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at mitchcurtis/slate.
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- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Image editing & photo
- Maintained
About Slate
Slate is a bitmap editor available for Linux, Windows and Mac. With Slate, you can: Slate was built for pixel art, and its goal is to simplify the creation of sprites and tilesets by offering a user-friendly, customisable interface.
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Is Slate free and open source?
Yes. Slate's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Slate?
Download it from the repository or build it from source by following the README on GitHub.
Is Slate still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Jul 16, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.