Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Novaboard
Free online pixel art editor
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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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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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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Create pixel art live with friends
2022 · pixelart.liveblocks.app · its alternatives →
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Pixelify▲176A new way to download and share free design assets
2018 · pixelify.net · its alternatives →
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A purpose-built drawing tool for pixel artists
2017 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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Lightcube is a pixel art editing tool for game developers and artists that make quality game assets, animations and awesome art.
2024 · lightcube.art · its alternatives →
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2014 · jackschaedler.github.io · its alternatives →
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Scissor is a free vector and pixel graphics editor that runs entirely in your browser - no install, no account, no upload. A private, free Adobe Illustrator alternative.
25d ago · scissor.studio · its alternatives →
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Pixellate▲102A simple and easy-to-use pixel art creator with offline mode
2021 · pixelated.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Prototyping & collaboration for PS Artboards by InVision
2015 · its alternatives →
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Make 8-Bit Art!▲107An in-browser canvas tool for making retro art.
2014 · make8bitart.com · its alternatives →
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Mojave Paint▲85We all need a swiss army knife for images. A tool for really getting in there and dealing with the pixels precisely. You might be combining images into a sprite sheet, you might be matting images to squares, cutting out solid backgrounds, re-tinting graphical elements. For a website, a video game, for an app. There's a million photo editors, there's a million design tools, and Mojave Paint can do those things in varying degrees but "graphical asset production" is its first and primary mission. It's cheap! $9.99 (one-time, sad I even have to say that) for the "Pro" version. It's Mac-only, and…
Jul 2026 · mojavepaint.app · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I'm excited to share a project I've built: PixelateImage.org. Instead of being a traditional image editor, this is an *AI-powered tool that generates pixel art directly from your text prompts.* If you've ever wanted to create unique pixel art characters, scenes, or assets for games, art projects, or just for fun, but perhaps lacked the specific artistic skills or time, this might be for you. My goal was to make generating retro-style or modern pixel art more accessible. You can type in a description (e.g., "a brave knight in a dark forest," "a futuristic cityscape at night," "a cute…
2025 · pixelateimage.org · its alternatives →
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Convert any image into Pixel Art
2024 · pixelatedartwork.com · its alternatives →
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