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Pixelator

A render, a photo or a painting that will not sit next to your pixel art? Turn it into clean pixel art on an exact grid, with a limited palette, dithering and hard edges.

Pixel art from any picture, in your browser.

Use it: 3 days for $1 Included in Gridwright with all 31 tools and every pack, $17 a month.

In your browserNothing to installYour work saved to your accountOpens on any device you sign in on

Pixelator at work
Pixelator at work in your browser.

What Pixelator does

A render, a painting or a photo looks wrong beside pixel art until it sits on the same grid with the same few colours. The Pixelator converts it: it picks a limited palette or uses yours, adds dithering if you want it, removes half-transparent pixels and draws outlines.

Open all the frames of an animation together and they share one palette, so colours never flicker between frames. It saves PNGs at any scale, a sprite sheet with a JSON map, a GIF, or the palette for Aseprite and other editors.

How it works

  1. Open an image, a GIF or several frames.
  2. Set the pixel size and pick a palette or let it choose one.
  3. Add dithering and outlines, then compare before and after.
  4. Save PNG, a sprite sheet, a GIF or the palette.

What you get out

  • PNG 1x-8x
  • Sprite sheet + JSON
  • GIF
  • Palette (.hex, .gpl)
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Packs to use it with

Pixel FontsPixel fontsHorror VFXEffectsPixel Fonts 2Pixel fontsSci-Fi HUDGame UI

More tools to fix every sprite

Sprite Sheet MakerOne sprite sheet from many framesSprite Sheet CutterSingle frames from a sprite sheetGIF to Sprite SheetSprite sheets and frames from animated GIFsSprite Animation PreviewerYour animation played, checked and lined upSprite Outline AdderOutlines round sprites and whole sheetsPixel Art Background RemoverTransparent sprites from a flat backgroundPixel Art UpscalerBigger pixel art without blurPalette SwapperNew colours for any sprite or sheetColor Palette ExtractorThe palette of any picture, with pixel countsPixel Palette & Shading Ramp MakerShading ramps and palettes for pixel art

FAQ

Is Pixelator free?

Pixelator is part of Gridwright: every tool and every asset pack for $17 a month, and you can start with 3 days for $1. It runs in your browser, with nothing to install.

Can I download Pixelator?

No. Pixelator runs inside Gridwright, in your browser, and what you make there is saved to your account, so it is on every device you sign in on. What it exports (your sprites, maps, sounds and engine files) downloads to your computer and stays yours.

What does Pixelator export?

Pixelator exports PNG 1x-8x, Sprite sheet + JSON, GIF, Palette (.hex, .gpl).

Does Pixelator work with Godot?

Yes. Everything it makes is a standard file (PNG and friends) that Godot, Unity and every other engine opens.

Can I use what I make in a commercial game?

Yes. What you make with the Gridwright tools goes into free and commercial games on any platform.

Your game, looking finished

Every Gridwright asset pack, made to fit together, and all 31 tools for the fiddly work, with every new release, for $17 a month. Try it in your own game first: 3 days for $1, cancel any time.

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