Open-source pixel art editor with animation and auto-tiling tilesets

What it does

Make pixel art online free — brushes, fill, layers, mirror mode and custom palettes, then export a PNG. No download, no signup, runs in your browser.

SimplePixelArt is a free, browser-based pixel art maker — no installation and no account required. Make pixel art online by drawing directly on a pixel grid with a full set of editor tools, then export a clean PNG. New to it? Start with easy pixel art on a small grid. Draw on an empty part of the canvas to spawn a new board, then drag its label to arrange your workspace. Yes — completely free and running in your browser. No signup to start and no watermark. No. The editor runs in any modern web browser on desktop or mobile — nothing to download. Anywhere from 8×8 to 64×64 pixels. Smaller canvases suit icons and sprites; larger ones allow more detail. Yes. Pixelate a photo with the…from simplepixelart.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

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…

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