Sylph Sprites
Sylph Sprites
Sylph Sprites helps you animate sprites with layered effects and export sprite sheets, right in the browser. Import your art, add motion, preview instantly, and export when it feels right. No install needed.
Features:
- Effects: Animated waves, particles, colors, transformations, and more!
- Up to 6 layers per project
- Real-time preview and playback
- Timing controls for sequencing
- Auto‑loop helper for seamless cycles
- Export sprite sheets (PNG)
- Save and load projects
- Sprites up to 256x256 pixels
Getting Started:
| Upload Art: Click any layer’s upload button and drop in an image up to 256x256px. Your sprite appears on the canvas immediately. |
| Controls: Play with settings to get a feel for how they change the animation! Controls are grouped into four tabs: Move Tab: Basic motion like position, velocity, acceleration, and rotation. Smear can be used with velocity and acceleration to indicate fast motion. Float with low values can create idle animations. Wave Tab: Oscillating motion for waves, scaling, stretch, and skew animations. Waves are great for fabrics, water, fire, and many more effects. Effects Tab: Color-shift, spin, shine and other stylistic touches. Dissolve Tab: Turn sprites into particles or pull them back together. Control particle size, motion, and fade. Play with time to control the speed of the dissolve effect, or reverse for "restore" effects. |
| Time Controls: Set overall FPS and duration. "Layer Delay" controls the seconds before a layer begins animation. "Layer Offset" shifts the selected layer layer within the overall loop. "Find Loops" auto-nudges values for seamless cycles. |
| Render: Click “Render” to build the sprite sheet. When it’s ready, download or discard. |
| Manage Project: Save your work, reload it later, or change the canvas background (solid color or transparent). |
Feedback:
I’d love to hear about your experience with Sylph Sprites! Please share any feedback or suggestions. Comments are welcome.
Licensing:
License
Sylph Sprites: End-User License
Copyright © 2025 Velectrian. All rights reserved.
Permission
You may access and use Sylph Sprites on its itch.io page for any personal, professional, or commercial purpose, free of charge. Streaming or otherwise showing its output is allowed; credit is appreciated but not required.
Prohibited actions
- Download, re-host, copy, mirror, bundle, sell, rent, or otherwise redistribute the software or its assets.
- Claim the software (or any part of it) as your own work.
- Distribute modified versions without my prior written consent.
(Statutory rights - e.g., reverse-engineering for interoperability - are unaffected.)
Third-party components
This EULA does not apply to components distributed under separate open-source licenses; those components remain governed by their respective licenses.
No warranty / liability
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY. VELECTRIAN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM ITS USE.
Revisions
I may update these terms for future releases.
Contact
Questions or permission requests? Message me on itch.io or email velectrian.help@gmail.com.
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