kontra vs piskel

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kontra		piskel
	Project
3	Mentions	5
901	Stars	10,743
-	Growth	0.6%
6.9	Activity	0.0
12 days ago	Latest Commit	about 2 months ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
MIT License	License	Apache License 2.0

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

kontra

Posts with mentions or reviews of kontra. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-26.

JS13kGames: a game jam under 13kB
2 projects | dev.to | 26 Nov 2023

https://straker.github.io/kontra/ Kontra is a lightweight JavaScript gaming micro-library specially optimized to be used for the js13kGame competition. Kontra aims to implement basic game components like asset loading, user inputs, loading loops, and sprites. This allows developers to spend less time worrying about smaller components and only focus on their personal game designs.
Cat Goric: Escape from the Warp Chamber - Post-Mortem
11 projects | dev.to | 19 Sep 2021

I was still in doubt about using Kontra or Replay as the game engine. Still, in the end, I decided to use Kontra for having more built-in features I needed, and also because I had used it in a previous js13k game.
Build a tiny game for JS13K with Kontra.js
4 projects | dev.to | 13 Aug 2021

If you've never done anything like this, or even coded much JavaScript before, it can be a little intimidating. Here's a quick little tutorial how to build this suh-weeet game using Kontra.js (a tiny game library made just for JS13) plus a few lines of code:

piskel

Posts with mentions or reviews of piskel. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-23.

Sprite editing software
2 projects | /r/Unity2D | 23 Apr 2023

Piskel: Piskel is a user-friendly online and offline tool designed specifically for creating pixel art and animated sprites. It offers a simple interface and includes features like layers, color palettes, and frame-by-frame animation. You can access Piskel at https://www.piskelapp.com/ or download the offline version at https://github.com/piskelapp/piskel.
My somewhat first attempt at pixel art, Definitely not as good as some people out there, but I think this one turned out good
4 projects | /r/PixelArt | 7 Dec 2022

You're welcome! You got me interested now that I know piskel can be downloaded. From looking at their github pages I think the major diffrence is piskel is more for pixel sprites and pixelorama is more towards pixel art. https://github.com/piskelapp/piskel https://github.com/Orama-Interactive/Pixelorama
A simple web-based tool for Spriting and Pixel art
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Oct 2022
Build a tiny game for JS13K with Kontra.js
4 projects | dev.to | 13 Aug 2021

Note: There are definitely more sophisticated techniques, and using images this big is a horrendous idea for JS13K. It's better to use something like Aseprite or Piskel to create your own pixel art.
Need help with animation
1 project | /r/PixelArt | 1 May 2021

I just created this using Piskel. Now, I want it to spin clockwise but slowly. How can I do that? I can't do it frame by frame as it is too hard for me :(

What are some alternatives?

When comparing kontra and piskel you can also consider the following projects:

aseprite - Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool (Windows, macOS, Linux)

React - The library for web and native user interfaces.

blockbench - Blockbench - A low poly 3D model editor

node-bestzip - Provides a `bestzip` command that uses the system `zip` if avaliable, and a Node.js implimentation otherwise.

ccapture.js - A library to capture canvas-based animations at a fixed framerate

mish-lee-13k - Companion code for DEV.to article on building tiny games for JS13K with Kontra.js.

d-zone - An ambient life simulation driven by user activity within a Discord server

js13k-2021 - Game created for the Js13kGames competition from 2021.

LibreSprite - Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool -- Fork of the last GPLv2 commit of Aseprite

Vue.js - This is the repo for Vue 2. For Vue 3, go to https://github.com/vuejs/core

Pixelorama - Unleash your creativity with Pixelorama, a powerful and accessible open-source pixel art multitool. Whether you want to create sprites, tiles, animations, or just express yourself in the language of pixel art, this software will realize your pixel-perfect dreams with a vast toolbox of features. Available on Windows, Linux, macOS and the Web!