Graphics file used by Scratch, an educational program used for developing creative programming skills; contains an image as well as animation settings for the image, such as scripts, costumes, sounds, and custom blocks.

Sprites are used by Scratch to perform actions within a project. Sprites can be created by users, but they are also available in the sprites library, as well. To export a sprite, therefore creating the SPRITE2 file, right-click the sprite thumbnail, select save to local file, name the file, and choose the save location. NOTE: The release of Scratch 2.0 introduced the SPRITE2 file, which replaced the .SPRITE file.