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anime vs Pixelorama
anime has 73,129 GitHub stars, 4,941 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Pixelorama has 10,389 stars, 553 forks, 87 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. anime leads on adoption by 604% (73,129 vs 10,389 stars). anime is written in JavaScript under MIT; Pixelorama is written in GDScript under MIT. anime has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Pixelorama 5%. Pixelorama was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (animation), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| anime | Pixelorama | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 10K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | GDScript |
| Last push | 2026-08-21 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 553 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick anime if
- You weight community size — 73K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Pixelorama if
- You want the Pixelorama feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches GDScript
- You evaluated both and Pixelorama fits your workflow better
About anime
Anime.js is a free, MIT licensed JavaScript animation engine for developers who need to animate CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes, and plain JavaScript objects from a single lightweight API.
read the full anime overview →
About Pixelorama
Pixelorama is a free, MIT licensed pixel art multitool written in GDScript for the Godot engine, built for pixel artists, sprite animators and game developers working on Windows, Linux, macOS and the web.
read the full Pixelorama overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is anime or Pixelorama more popular?
anime has 73,129 GitHub stars and Pixelorama has 10,389. anime has the larger community by that measure.
Are anime and Pixelorama free?
Both are open source. anime is licensed under MIT and Pixelorama under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between anime and Pixelorama?
anime is written in JavaScript and Pixelorama in GDScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, anime or Pixelorama?
Choose anime if you want the larger community (73,129 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Pixelorama if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.