Rust -> WASM, K-Means Color Quantization Crate for Image-to-Pixel-Art
An open source "Rust ↦ WASM, k-Means Color Quantization" crate for Image-to-Pixel-Art conversions in the browser - gametorch/image_to_pixel_art_wasm
Rust -> WASM, K-Means Color Quantization Crate for Image-to-Pixel-Art launched on June 26, 2025 with 37 votes, #592 of 7,999 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
This is a Rust crate that converts images to pixel art using K-means color quantization and compiles to WebAssembly. It's designed for developers who need to reduce images to a limited color palette while maintaining visual quality. The tool combines clustering algorithms with WASM compilation, making it suitable for both server-side processing and browser-based applications.
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From the sources
Try the pixel-art converter instantly at https://gametorch.app/image-to-pixel-art Free forever · no sign-up required · runs 100 % in your browser A tiny Rust → WebAssembly library that turns any raster image into low-color pixel-art . // palette is optional: string[ ] of 6-char HEX, e.g. ["FFAA00", "112233"] // returns { image: Uint8Array, palette: string[ ] } function pixelate ( input : Uint8Array , n_colors : number , scale : number , output_size ?: number , palette ?: string [ ] ) : { image : Uint8Array ; palette : string [ ] } ; It returns PNG-encoded bytes plus the palette actually used (either supplied or discovered). target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/image_to_pixel_art_wasm.wasm…from github.com
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