Slate is a bitmap editor available for Linux, Windows and Mac. With Slate, you can:
- Edit images directly
- Use layers
- Create seamless 2D tilesets
- Preview sprite sheet animations
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.
See the releases page for the full list of available downloads.
All Slate builds are portable, meaning that no installation is necessary. On Windows, however, it may be necessary to run the vc_redist.x64.exe file that comes with the download in order to install certain Microsoft C++ libraries if you've never installed any applications that require this prior to running Slate.
Join Slate's Discord server for discussion: https://discord.gg/ZtAAg5D
It's fine to ask questions here on GitHub as well - just create an issue and I will label it accordingly.
If you like Slate, feel free to stop by the Discord server and let me know. I'm always excited to know that people are using it.
You can also say thank you by donating:
- Qt 5.12
master is the default branch where all work is done, and is not guaranteed to be stable. I tag releases, so if you're looking for a stable build to try out, it's best to pick the latest one from git tag -l.
Slate uses Qbs as the primary build system, with experimental CMake support added by the community. The sections below document the process of building Slate with Qbs.
It's recommended to build using Qt Creator for convenience.
Open slate.qbs in Qt Creator, configure the project using a kit with a Qt version that meets the requirement listed in the Dependencies section, and then build it.
First, follow Qbs' setup guide. Once you've set it up, choose one of the following approaches.
In-source builds:
cd /path/to/slate-source-dir
qbs
Shadow builds:
mkdir slate-build
cd slate-build
qbs /path/to/slate-source-dir/slate.qbs
For more information about building Qbs applications, see this page.
In-source builds:
cd /path/to/slate-source-dir
cmake .
cmake --build .
Shadow builds:
mkdir slate-build
cd slate-build
cmake /path/to/slate-source-dir/slate.qbs
cmake --build .
To run all test cases:
cd slate-build
ctest
List of assets used in the screenshots:
- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-tile-atlas
- https://opengameart.org/content/pixel-explosion-12-frames
OS icons taken from font-os.