Pixen 4
Pixen is a native pixel art and animation editor for Mac with layers, color palettes, animation support, Apple Pencil and Sidecar integration, iCloud sync, and broad export formats.
Pixen 4 launched on September 20, 2016 with 4 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
What it does
Pixen is a native pixel art editor for Mac, designed for working with low-resolution raster art like the 8-bit sprites found in old-school video games. It packs all the tools pixel artists need into an intuitive, native interface, with support for high zoom levels, animation editing, color palettes, and more. Organize your canvas into layers and change opacities, blend modes, and more to compose creative effects. Use filters to adjust colors and post-process your artwork. Invert colors, convert to grayscale, dither, apply sepia tone, remove alpha components, palettize, pixellate, adjust hue, exposure, brightness, contrast, and more. Leverage Pixen's wide array of tools when composing pixel…from pixenapp.com
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