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24 alternatives to 1 Bit Pixel

Pixel art & animation editor with a CRT soul — iPad & Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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1 Bit Pixel, pixel art editor with a CRT soul (iPad/Mac)▲5
1 Bit Pixel — a pixel-art and animation studio for iPad and Mac. Layers, blend modes, frame-by-frame animation, tilesets, and export to GIF, MP4, sprite sheets, PSD and more.
Aug 2026 · 1bitstudio.app · its alternatives →
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New Pixels▲89
An amazing pixel art editing tool for iOS!
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Pixel One▲10
a user-friendly iOS app for creating pixel-perfect artwork
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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PixaTool▲464
Convert any image or video into pixel art 👾
2018 · kronbits.itch.io · its alternatives →
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Pixelsquid▲213
Pixel-Perfect Isolated Stock Images.
2015 · pixelsquid.com · its alternatives →
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I built an offline, open‑source desktop Pixel Art Editor in Python▲214
It requires no registration, no installation, and no configuration. Just run it on any computer and start drawing freely.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Nifty Pixels▲213
Draw and sell pixel art NFTs in seconds
2021 · niftypixels.io · its alternatives →
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Pixelmator▲111
By far the best, lightest, and cheapest visual design tool.
2013 · apple.com · its alternatives →
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Pixel Art Studio▲86
A purpose-built drawing tool for pixel artists
2017 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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1-bit.day▲204
Daily pixel art challenge
2025 · 1-bit.day · its alternatives →
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Pixelmator for iPad▲81
Create, edit, and enhance your images.
2015 · pixelmator.com · its alternatives →
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Resprite▲77
Pixel art editor for iPad
2023 · its alternatives →
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Pixelmator (iPad)▲166
Full-featured image editing app for the iPad
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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TilePix▲139
TileSet and TileMap Creation Suite
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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PixelMe▲137
Make your 8bit pixel avatar in no time
2022 · xsgames.co · its alternatives →
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Pixel Art Editor built with ClojureScript/Om▲21
2014 · jackschaedler.github.io · its alternatives →
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Pixelixe▲120
Create beautiful & unique graphics in minutes
2019 · pixelixe.com · its alternatives →
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PIXEL▲45
Make a Pixel
2025 · red-drop-56077636.figma.site · its alternatives →
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Pixellate▲102
A simple and easy-to-use pixel art creator with offline mode
2021 · pixelated.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Responsive Pixel Art▲123
It's exactly that... responsive pixel art 🙃
2016 · pixel.essenmitsosse.de · its alternatives →
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Pixilart▲107
A drawing app for delightfully retro pixel art
2015 · pixilart.net · its alternatives →
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Retrospecs▲85
A pixel art image processing app for iOS
2014 · 8bitartwork.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Super Pixel▲62
Avoid obstacles, collect coins, unblock pixel characters
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Open-source pixel art editor with animation and auto-tiling tilesets▲8
Hi HN! I built a free pixel art editor that runs entirely in the browser — no install, no signup, no watermark. The frontend is open source (MIT): https://github.com/comficker/simplepixelart What it does: - Sprite editor with layers, selections, mirror drawing, and an infinite-canvas workspace (multiple boards on one desk) - Frame-by-frame animation with onion skin, per-frame duration, GIF and spritesheet export - Tileset builder that auto-generates Wang-16 and blob-47 terrain sets from a single base tile — exports Godot 4 TileSet, Tiled .tsx, or PNG+JSON — plus a tilemap…
Aug 2026 · simplepixelart.com · its alternatives →

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