Pixly
Pixly is an Android-based pixel art and animation editor that focuses on game development. Pixly is now available and free. Pixly is now available. Anyone can download it free from the Play Store to get started pixeling immediately. It is free and there are no ads. There will never be a paywall. While some interfaces work well when you have a keyboard for shortcuts, it is not as good when you are using a touchscreen. Pixly was designed for touch screens. You can quickly access important features using gestures that feel natural. You can pick colors by simply dragging from the color picker to the artboard, even though it is available. Do you find it difficult to switch between two tools at once? First, use a brush, then a eraser. Then, use a brush to erase the eraser. It's not difficult to do this without a keyboard. You can undo any change made through the memento system. It is perfect for batch operations.
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Pixen
Pixen is a professional pixel art editor designed for working with low-resolution raster art, such as those 8-bit sprites found in old-school video games.
Take advantage of Pixen's wide array of tools when composing pixel art such as Pencil, Eraser, Brightness, Text, Eyedropper, Zoom, Rectangular Selection, Magic Wand, Lasso, Move, Fill, Line, Rectangle, and Ellipse.
Compose your artwork with layers, taking advantage of the flexibility layers provide when working with complex pixel art. Change opacity, blending modes, and more to compose creative effects.
Use filters to adjust colors, create effects, and post-process your artwork.
With Pixen, you can add and organize commonly-used colors into palettes.
Create and arrange image frames in the filmstrip view to piece together animations. Pixen can import animations from animated GIFs, animated PNGs, and even sprite sheets! It can also export animations as animated GIFs, animated PNGs, movies, and sprite sheets.
Take advantage of Pixen's grid tools to guide you in placing pixels just where you want them.
Define custom patterns to use while drawing with the Pencil, Line, or Eraser tool (instead of a single pixel).
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Pixquare
Pixquare, a powerful iPad pixel art application, is available. Pixquare has a simple interface, a smooth workflow, and advanced pixel art features.
Pixquare has many features, including: Apple Pencil Optimization, Timelapse Recording, Advanced Mode for Experienced Artists, and Smooth Sketching powered by Apple MetalKit. It has convenient features such as manual and automatic saving modes, keyboard shortcuts and quick sliders for size, opacity and integration with Lospec color palettes. Discover additional functionalities such as symmetry, reference pictures, and versatile file export/import options to create a seamless pixel-art experience.
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Lospec Pixel Editor
Lospec Pixel editor is a free program that allows you to create pixel art right from your web browser. Our goal was to create a simple, intuitive, and unobtrusive application for pixel art that you can use wherever you are. This tool can be used to create assets for games or 8-bit art. Although this application doesn't have all the features of a more advanced desktop editor, we will continue to add more. It currently includes a pencil and eraser, fill, pan (eyedropper), fill, pan, fill, and zoom tools. You can also adjust any color in your palette.
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