Building on macOS is generally simpler due to Homebrew and Xcode.
: Download CMake (v3.16+), Ninja , and the Skia library (specifically Skia-Windows-Release-x64.zip ). Building :
Open a Command Prompt and use CMake to configure the build with Skia.
: Download the latest release from the Aseprite GitHub .
To build Aseprite on Windows, you will need to install several developer tools:
Compiling the source code allows you to use the full version of Aseprite, including saving and exporting files, which are disabled in the trial version.
: Install with the "Desktop development with C++" workload and the specific Windows 10/11 SDK .