Alternatives

Fair, dated comparisons with other particle effect tools, including where each one is the better choice.

ParticleFX Studio and Pixel FX Designer comparedBoth make pixel art particle effects. Pixel FX Designer is a desktop app you buy once; ParticleFX Studio runs in the browser, also does HD, and adds an AI agent, engine data and a free library.ParticleFX Studio and SpriteMancer comparedSpriteMancer is a Windows app with fluid simulation and a node graph; ParticleFX Studio runs in the browser with an AI agent, a large free library and engine-ready exports.ParticleFX Studio and Effekseer comparedEffekseer is a free, open-source tool for real-time 3D effects that run through engine plugins; ParticleFX Studio bakes 2D effects into sprites any engine can play.