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View 11 business solutionsBrowse free open source Pixel Art software and projects for Windows below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Pixel Art software by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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Aseprite
Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool
Aseprite is a program to create animated sprites. Sprites are composed of layers & frames as separated concepts. Support for color profiles and different color modes: RGBA, Indexed (palettes up to 256 colors), Grayscale. Animation facilities, with real-time preview and onion skinning. Copy & paste. Drag & drop. Resize palette. Palette entries with alpha value. Select color harmonies. Create light and shadows with the shading ink. Create perfect strokes for pixel-art. Avoid extreme pixel distortions when rotating tiny sprites. Create patterns repeating the image in a 3x3 grid. Create custom brushes for dithering. Composite layers to create color effects. Open or save a sequence of images. Create animations and save them as .gif files. Export your work to sprite sheets in .png and .json files. Recovery your sprites in case of crash. Integrate Aseprite in your assets pipeline with the command-line interface (CLI). Store several animations in one texture atlas. -
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LibreSprite
Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool
LibreSprite is a free and open-source program for creating and animating your sprites. Sprites are composed of both layers & frames. Tiled drawing mode, useful to draw patterns and textures. Pixel precise tools like filled contour, polygon, shading mode, etc. Several file types are supported for your sprites and animations. LibreSprite originated as a fork of Aseprite, developed by David Capello. Aseprite used to be distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2, but was moved to a proprietary license on August 26th, 2016. This fork was made on the last commit covered by the GPL version 2 license and is now developed independently of Aseprite. This program is distributed under the GNU General Public License Version 2. As LibreSprite has a newly budding community, we need help building the infrastructure of our development, support, and news networks. -
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Pixelorama
A free & open-source 2D sprite editor, made with the Godot Engine
Pixelorama is a free and open-source pixel art editor, proudly created with the Godot Engine, by Orama Interactive. Whether you want to make animated pixel art, game graphics, tiles and any kind of pixel art you want, Pixelorama has you covered with its variety of tools and features. Free to use for everyone, forever. A variety of different tools to help you draw, with the ability to map a different tool in each left and right mouse buttons. Are you an animator? Pixelorama has its own animation timeline just for you! You can work at an individual cel level, where each cel refers to a unique layer and frame. Supports onion skinning, cel linking, motion drawing and frame grouping with tags. Custom brushes, including random brushes. Create or import custom palettes. Import images and edit them inside Pixelorama. If you import multiple files, they will be added as individual animation frames. Importing sprite sheets is also supported. -
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Piskel
A simple web-based tool for Spriting and Pixel art
Piskel is a free, open-source online editor tailored for creating animated sprites and pixel art directly in the browser. Designed with simplicity and accessibility in mind, it offers a user-friendly interface that caters to both beginners and experienced artists. Piskel supports real-time previews, layers, and a variety of tools to streamline the pixel art creation process. -
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PixiEditor
PixiEditor is a Universal Editor for all your 2D needs
PixiEditor is a free, open-source pixel art editor designed for creating and editing sprites and images. It offers a user-friendly interface with features like layer management, color tools, and support for various file formats, catering to both novice and professional artists. -
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PixelIt
ESP8266/ESP32 and WS2812B LED Matrix based PixelArt display
PixelIt is an open-source firmware and hardware project designed to drive LED matrix displays using the ESP32 microcontroller. It's tailored for DIY enthusiasts and makers who want to create pixel art displays, show scrolling text, and integrate data from various APIs like weather or news. The project emphasizes customization and ease of use, allowing users to control displays via a web interface or REST API. -
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Pixel It
Create pixel art from an image
Pixel It is a JavaScript library that converts images into pixel art. It allows users to define pixel sizes, apply color palettes, and convert images to grayscale, providing a simple way to create pixelated versions of images for various applications. -
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Tilf
Tilf (Tiny Elf) is a free, simple yet powerful pixel art editor
Tilf (Tiny Elf) is a lightweight, cross-platform pixel art editor developed in Python with PySide6, designed for simplicity, speed, and freedom from account systems or installation overhead. It focuses on enabling artists to create sprites, icons, and small 2D assets quickly, without requiring setup, dependencies, or internet connectivity. Tilf provides a familiar drawing environment with essential tools—such as pencil, eraser, fill, eyedropper, rectangle, and ellipse—along with zoom, grid display, real-time preview, and undo/redo capabilities. It supports importing and exporting images in PNG, JPG, and BMP formats, including transparency options. With its single-executable builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux, Tilf can be run instantly and is ideal for both hobbyist pixel artists and developers needing a quick sketching tool for sprite work. The project emphasizes accessibility and minimalism over complexity, making it approachable even for users with no technical background. -
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GIMP Plugin Pixel Art Scalers
Gimp plugin for scaling / rescaling images
The GIMP Plugin: Pixel Art Scalers is a tool for rescaling images using algorithms optimized for pixel art, such as HQX, XBR, and ScaleX. These scalers resize graphics while preserving the sharpness and clarity of pixel art, avoiding blurring and pixelation. The plugin integrates into GIMP's interface, providing users with options to adjust scaling parameters and improve the quality of upscaled images. -
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Pixel Icons
Pixel-art icons in 9x9 grid
Pixel Icons is a collection of over 150 pixel-art icons designed on a 9x9 grid. Created for fun and freely available for use, these icons cover various themes and are optimized using a custom Python script to ensure clarity and consistency. They are ideal for use in games, applications, or any project requiring minimalist pixel-art graphics. -
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Pixel Profile
Generate a pixel art style profile card from your GitHub data
Pixel Profile is an open-source tool that generates pixel art-style profile cards from your GitHub data. It automates the creation of visually appealing, retro-themed cards that showcase your GitHub statistics, making your profile stand out. With easy integration and customization options, it's a fun way to personalize your GitHub presence. -
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Obelisk.js
Build pixel isometric graphics with HTML5 canvas
Obelisk.js is a JavaScript library for creating pixelated isometric graphics using HTML5 canvas. It provides a simple and flexible API to render isometric elements like bricks, cubes, and pyramids, making it ideal for developing retro-style games and visualizations. -
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Pixa Pics
Powerful As Photoshop and Simple As Paint
Pixa.Pics is an open-source web-based pixel art editor that combines the simplicity of Paint with the power of Photoshop, tailored specifically for pixel art creation. It offers a range of features including NFT creation and blockchain integration, making it a modern tool for digital artists. -
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PwshPaint
A PowerShell Module for drawing pixelated art in the terminal
PwshPaint is a fun and quirky pixel art drawing program made entirely in PowerShell, showcasing the flexibility of the scripting language. It provides a simple terminal-based interface for drawing and editing pixel art directly from the PowerShell console, making it a creative way to explore programming concepts or amuse fellow devs. -
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GoWall
A tool to convert a Wallpaper's color scheme / palette, image to pixel
Gowall is a versatile command-line tool for processing images, initially created to convert wallpapers to match specific color schemes. It has evolved to include features like image-to-pixel-art conversion, color palette extraction, background removal, and more, making it a powerful utility for image manipulation. -
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MiniPixel
A tiny pixel art editor
MiniPixel is a minimalistic pixel art editor written in Zig. It's designed for simplicity and efficiency, providing essential tools for creating and editing pixel art without the overhead of more complex software. -
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OpenOMF
One Must Fall 2097 Remake
OpenOMF is an open-source remake of the classic DOS fighting game "One Must Fall 2097." It aims to recreate the original game's experience with modern enhancements, making it accessible on contemporary systems while preserving its nostalgic charm. -
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Perfect Pixel
Refine and quantize messy AI pixel art into clean, perfect pixels
perfectPixel is a workflow tool for turning messy “pixel-style” images, especially those produced by generative models, into truly grid-aligned pixel art that reads cleanly at any scale. It tackles a common problem with AI pixel art: edges that look pixelated at first glance but are not actually aligned to a coherent pixel grid, which causes shimmer, blur, and uneven block sizes when you zoom in. The tool analyzes an image to infer the intended grid size, then refines and quantizes the artwork so pixels snap into consistent cells and the final result looks crisp and intentional. This makes it useful for game developers, sprite artists, and hobbyists who want to use AI-assisted ideation without shipping “almost pixel art” assets. It is designed to be easy to slot into an existing pipeline, whether you are batch-processing images or cleaning up a few key assets for a project. -
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Pixel Art to CSS
Pixel art animation and drawing web app powered by React
Pixel Art to CSS is an online editor that helps you with that task. Combining the power of both box-shadow and keyframes CSS properties, you will get CSS code ready to use on your site. Furthermore, you can download your work in different formats such as static images, animated GIFs or sprite-like images. Pixel Art to CSS aims to be an intuitive tool by its simplicity, however, it is equipped with a wide range of features: customize your color palette, go back and forth in time, modify animation settings, and save or load your projects, among others. -
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Pixeler
CLI image renderer
Pixeler is a command-line image renderer that transforms images into pixelated representations using UTF-8 characters. It's a handy tool for developers who want to display images directly in the terminal, offering a unique way to visualize graphics without a GUI. -
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Pixoo
A library to help you make the most out of your Pixoo 64
Pixoo is a Python-based library for controlling Divoom Pixoo LED displays using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). It allows users to send images, animations, or text to Pixoo devices, enabling creative integrations like desktop widgets, real-time data displays, or custom artwork. -
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Rx
Modern and minimalist pixel editor
rx is a modern, minimalist pixel editor implemented in Rust, designed with pixel artists and animators in mind. It emphasizes extensibility and a minimal user interface, drawing inspiration from modal editors like Vim to provide a focused and efficient editing experience. -
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Tarsila
Pixel art and spritesheet editor
Tarsila is a pixel art and spritesheet editor written in Rust, utilizing macroquad for graphics and egui for the GUI. It offers a range of tools for creating and editing pixel art and spritesheets, catering to game developers and artists. -
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Pixelator
Image fragments move to their proper place
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Pixel Studio
A simple Pixel Art Program
This is a FULL remake of Pixel Art Studio, but now it supports the Zoom!. I improved all the systems to achieve a better performance.
