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Products that do what Pixelfy – Generate pixel art with AI (Open-source) does
Hey Hacker News, thought I'd share an open-source tool I recently released for generating pixel art with AI. All models are trained on royalty free / CC0 datasets /w permission from the owners! Let me know if you have any feedback. Eager to see what you create! Feel free to tag me on twitter @dparksdev if you create something cool.
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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
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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
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It works by using open AIs new gpt-image API, image processing algorithms and some prompt engineering. Still has some limitations, but can already generate ready to use assets.
2025 · pixel-gen.ai
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Revolutionise your product photography with the power of AI
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2017 · github.com
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The professional AI pixel art generator for game developers
Jul 2026 · spritefusion.com
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2021 · colab.research.google.com
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AI Pixel Art Avatar Generator & Free Online Pixel Art Studio
Jan 2026
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2014 · jackschaedler.github.io
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2022 · phantasmagoria.stavros.io
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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
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