This repository aims to make the complicated process of compiling Aseprite more simple.

Consider buying Aseprite to support the devs: https://www.aseprite.org/

Download this repo and run start.bat. (this can take >30 minutes)

Now you should see a folder called bin/ and in it the Aseprite binaries!

• OS: Windows 10 (Version 2004 or newer) Pro/Enterprise
• Docker Desktop
  • Use Windows containers: Right click on the Docker tray icon -> Switch to Windows containers...
• At least 30GB of free disk space

• The docker image is based on abrarov/msvc-2022:2.15.0 which includes...
  • Visual Studio Community 2022
  • cmake v3.24.1
  • Ninja v1.11.0

• Make sure you have enought free disk space (>30GB)
• Make sure you're using Windows containers

• Windows 10 Profesional & Enterprise
• Windows 11 Pro & Enterprise
• Windows 10/11 Home can't be used, see Windows Container System Requirements