Aseprite Builder

A GitHub Actions-based builder that compiles Aseprite into a 64-bit Windows .exe installer using Inno Setup.

This repository lets you generate your own Aseprite installer by providing a source ZIP (from releases) and a version tag—all without setting up anything locally.

Warning

Windows may show a SmartScreen warning when running the installer because it is not code-signed.

This is expected for custom-built binaries from GitHub Actions.

To run the installer:

1. Click More info
2. Click Run anyway

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🚀 Features

• Build Aseprite (64-bit Windows) automatically
• Uses GitHub Actions (no local setup needed)
• Accepts release ZIP source files
• Outputs a password-protected .exe installer
• Built and packaged with Inno Setup

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📦 How It Works

The workflow is triggered manually via GitHub Actions (workflow_dispatch).

You provide:

• aseprite_url → A ZIP file from the Aseprite releases page
• version → The version label (used for naming)

The workflow will:

1. Download the source ZIP
2. Extract and compile Aseprite
3. Package it into an installer using Inno Setup
4. Protect the installer with a password
5. Upload the .exe as a GitHub artifact

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▶️ Usage

1. Open Actions

• Go to the Actions tab in this repository
• Select the build workflow

2. Run Workflow

Click "Run workflow" and fill in:

aseprite_url: https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.16.zip
version: 1.3.16

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📥 Output

After the workflow finishes:

• Open the workflow run
• Scroll to Artifacts
• Download the file: aseprite-build

File Inclusion:

• the exe file (e.g. aseprite-v1.3.181)
• password.txt

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⚠️ Important Notes

• aseprite_url must be a ZIP file from a release, not a repo link
• The password is not static—it changes per build
• This project/repo does not provide prebuilt binaries

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🛠️ Requirements

• A GitHub account
• GitHub Actions enabled in your repository

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📄 License

This repository is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0).

Components & Their Licenses

• This repository (Aseprite Builder) Licensed under GPL-3.0

• Aseprite source code Provided by Igara Studio and licensed under its own terms.

  ⚠️ Aseprite is not fully open source for free commercial use—you must comply with its license when building and using it. Aseprite is licensed separately—please check the official project for details.