Pixel Studio for pixel art

Name: Pixel Studio for pixel art
Rating: 4.64025 (2852 reviews)

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Pixel Studio for pixel art

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User Reviews for Pixel Studio for pixel art

Unstable git

So I work with maps and the like a lot. Usually I have to make these pretty big image sizes (typically over 500 pixels) with the need to expand it more as more stuff gets added. BUT APPARENTLY THIS APP DOESN'T LIKE THAT, it's always the most unreasonably unstable bag of dirt whenever anything's over 800 pixels wide or tall, which causes it to crash CONSTANTLY, which ends up with me losing some of the progress I made on the map (or just anything). AND another thing: The way the text works is dismal. A size limit on fonts? I can't even make a 3x3 sized font, and some fonts NEED to be more detailed and therefore, more bigger, and when you have a font with vertically cutting spaces, the font just breaks and some of the spaces are closed up for some ungodly reason (like actually, horizontal spaces don't have issues too so what's the issue?). And when adding text there is ALWAYS the chance that after a bit, the text will just fumble and go into random positions complete disconnected from each other, sometimes merging with other pieces of text, causing me to have to replace the text, which gets VERY ANNOYING very quickly.This apps is so raw and frustrating to work with.

AwearsRR, Jul 01, 2023

Good quality, free, and a reasonable amount of ads

Good quality, free, and a reasonable amount of ads.You would think that those three things couldn’t coexist, but here we are. I haven’t written an app review unprompted before, but I am so grateful to the creator of this app for giving people a good way to make pixel art, especially since the site I used to use shut down.I am so incredibly grateful for the resizing feature, which lets me have a general idea of how to make the same image with less pixels. I would have spent an hour making the base for kid sprites otherwise.Also, while I haven’t used it much so far, the rotation tool seems extremely useful for animation.It’s not hard to navigate the app once you figure out which is the layer/frame settings button and which is the menu one, which is great because I get the feeling I would have gotten frustrated and punched something otherwise.Not only that, but it is free AND doesn’t show you an ad every minute. I would estimate that it only shows ads once every two to five times you close out of a project, rather than them popping up in the middle and ruining your focus.All in all, this is a well thought out app and I really appreciate having it.

Feisty irish, Sep 25, 2021

Priceless Pixel Art resource

It has everything you need to start making Pixel sprites, even animated ones. I used this program, the free version, to make sprites for a programming class and it was beyond useful. The controls take a little getting use to if you’re coming from other Art programs like photoshop but it was easy to pick up after a bit of playing around with a fresh canvas. I’ve come back and purchased the ad removal just recently. I was excited to see this is one of the few remaining programs that allows you to make a onetime purchase to remove ads. So many others have swapped to subscription models and I avoid those at all costs. I plan to use this even more now with the ad free upgrade, but the free version was a lifesaver when I needed it most!

Gabby M., Feb 01, 2023

So, ya wanna do Pixel art on your phone?

Yep, that’s what I was thinking when I first stumbled into this app. Just a grand old time putting some squares together to make greater images. But Pixel Studio is a lot more then just an art program. It’s a bustling community full of life and talented artists, where almost everyone can make a name for themselves. It’s no full blown social media platform albeit, but it feels like it’s own little world of creative minds. I had no idea I’d find such a great place. But even as a pixelart service is does it’s job pretty well. (And you didn’t hear this from me, but there’s a little secret somewhere that lets you get a free pro version of the app for a while. A minigame of sorts if you’re interested.) I hope to see you on the Network-GBR

GBR4079, Feb 22, 2022

Truly Great

I usually don’t write reviews but this app was so well done I had to give credit where it’s due. There were no cut corners. This is the real deal when it comes to doing pixel art.I am currently very involved in GBA Rom Hacking and having the ability to design sprites on my phone and save them as files is amazing. The app runs wonderfully and has every single feature you could ever need. I was blown away when I first opened the app. I always struggled to find a tool like this on the App Store until I downloaded it. The GUI and interface is very user friendly and understandable. I have never had any issues or bugs and it even saved my work I had accidentally left unsaved. Life - saver! This is an app that once you download, you never delete from your phone. That is the highest compliment an app can get. Great Work!

JœLH, Feb 09, 2022

Robust Tool for Pixel Art

A very powerful pixel editor that is easy to use even on a small touchscreen. Ads are long but only pop up when in menus, which is honestly very thoughtful design, and a decent tradeoff for such an excellent app being free. Would love if it had built-in tile and fixed-palette systems for applications where you’re trying to emulate looks from specific hardware, but having real layers and such good pan & zoom controls are already far more than I expected from a free pixel art app I downloaded on a whim. One critique though: I couldn’t find a setting to invert the pan controls—I can get used to the controls moving the paper, but my natural intuition is to have it move the camera, so I have to re-acclimate whenever I use it.

Jonathx, Apr 24, 2021

Confusing but Good

I’m usually not the type of person to critique things, but I have a few things to say about this app. It would be nice if when you first download the app you could get the option of a tutorial- or something to help you better understand what’s what. Luckily I have a friend who’s familiar with the app, so that’s lucky. But I’m also having trouble exporting my gifs- for some reason it doesn’t appear in my camera roll. I’ve tried almost every way I could think of but nothing works. This app has a lot of potential, I’m just staying some minor adjustments that I think would help a lot! I’ve only had this app for a few days, so I’m not going to give it a bad rating. I know what this app is capable of, and it’s results are amazing when finished! I’ll just need to get the hang of it. I’ll leave this at 5 stars for now, until I have more experience. Overall the app is good for pixel art with many tools, just slightly confusing to a newbie.

Just a Noob Reviewer, Nov 10, 2018

Awesome pixel tool

I’m surprised I hadn’t stumbled on this app sooner! I’d been searching desperately for a powerful enough pixel app so that I could do game dev work on the go. If the dev continues to work on this app I can definitely see it being my go to!Pros: Has essentials for dev art: color replacer, tile view, plenty of export options. Palette import and export options.Animation tools (I have just been tiling to start so I need to dig into these more)Has some nice UI customization options.I actually really like the gamification of the app with profiles & check ins and such.Cons:The UI layering is janky af. Rather than having a main menu that goes to different folders or canvases, it centers you on a canvas and you access your main menu and i finding it jumps back to my canvas a lot or opens an image in my current canvas over what I’m working on.Layers are kind of wonky, stuff darkens weird when you’re swapping between layers don’t love it.Another random critique would be to unbury some options from the main menu > settings. Ie. grid on/off & tiling mode. I would definitely like to see those as individual tool bar buttons or at least one canvas settings button.I love art apps that have active devs (procreate, aesprite etc) and want to support them so I’m hoping this app will continue to grow!

Littlest Finch, Nov 27, 2019

Is this app real?

This app has completely changed the way that I work. I am a retro streamer and I have ADD, which makes it hard for me to work in the same spot all day. I have made a dozen emotes since downloading this app last week, all from the comfort of my living room and bed. Before it would take me hours to make one emote because I just couldn’t focus sitting at my computer. Purchasing this was a no-brainer for me after realizing how much it has impacted my life since downloading it. And now I can make banner art with the upgraded canvas size! One thing the app is missing, in my opinion, is the ability to put an actual image on a layer. I like taking pictures and drawing over them to create a pixel art version of my photo, and I wish I could do that in this app. I also wish it was a little easier to save files. After I save the first time, the app doesn’t keep that as the name the next time I go to save and I have to type the file name in all over again. Other than those two points, I honestly wouldn’t change a thing.

lpaige90, Feb 17, 2022

Most Versatile

My original concern has since been addressed it seems! It’s now possible to hide unneeded tools, and that along with all the tools and features there are in in this app is making seriously move away from Pixaki! I’m changing my review to 5 stars! If I may suggest a new feature I’d personally like, that already partially exists… that being a tile pallet where you can just chose a tile sheet, and tap on a tile and draw that tile on the canvas, sort of like a map/level editor. You can already sort of do this, but you have to open a whole nother menu and it pastes it on canvas and you have to move it around to where you want it, which is fine but it’s not a very fluid process… Anyway, still an awesome app! :)EDIT: meant to five stars X3

MeTaChaos9292929, Aug 10, 2022

Description

Pixel Studio is a new pixel art editor for artists and game developers. Simple, fast and portable. No matter whether you are a beginner or a professional.

Create amazing pixel art anywhere and anytime! We support layers and animations and have a ton of useful tools - all you need to create cool projects. Add music to your animations and export videos to MP4. Use Google Drive to sync your work between different devices. Join Pixel Network™ - our new pixel art community! Don't doubt, just try it and make sure you've chosen the best pixel art tool ever! Over 5.000.000 downloads around the world, translated to 23 languages! Features: • It's super simple, intuitive and user friendly • Use it on mobile and desktop with Google Drive sync • Use layers for advanced pixel art • Create frame-by-frame animations • Save animations to GIF or sprite sheets • Extend animations with music and export videos to MP4 • Share arts with friends and Pixel Network community • Create custom palettes, use built-in or download palettes from Lospec • Advanced color picker with RGBA and HSV modes • Simple zoom and move with gestures and joysticks • Use Portrait mode for mobile and Landscape for tablets and PC • Customizable toolbar and a lot of other settings • We support Apple Pencil! • We support all popular formats: PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, TGA, PSP (Pixel Studio Project), PSD (Adobe Photoshop), EXR • Autosave and backup - don't lose your work! • Discover a ton of other useful tools and features! More features: • Shape Tool for primitives • Gradient Tool • Built-in and custom brushes • Sprite Library for your image patterns • Tile Mode for brushes • Symmetry drawing (X, Y, X+Y) • Dot Pen for precise drawing with a cursor • Text Tool with different fonts • Dithering Pen for shadows and flares • Pixel art rotation with Fast RotSprite algorithm • Pixel art scaler (Scale2x/AdvMAME2x, Scale3x/AdvMAME3x) • Onion Skin for advanced animation • Apply palettes to images • Grab palettes from images • Mini-map and Pixel Perfect preview • Unlimited canvas size • Canvas resizing and rotation • Customizable background color • Customizable grid • Multithreaded image processing • JASC Palette (PAL) format support • Aseprite files support (import only) You can support us by purchasing PRO (it's one-time purchase): • No ads • Google Drive sync • Dark Theme • 256-color palettes • Tile mode for making seamless textures • Extended max project size • Extra formats support: AI, EPS, HEIC, PDF, SVG, WEBP (cloud read only) and PSD (cloud read/write) • Unlimited color adjustment (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) • Unlimited export to MP4 • Extended storage in Pixel Network System requirements: • 2GB+ of RAM for large projects and animations • Powerful CPU (AnTuTu score 100.000+) Sample images made by lorddkno, Redshrike, Calciumtrice, Buch, Tomoe Mami are used under CC BY 3.0 license. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy: https://github.com/hippogamesunity/PixelStudioHub/wiki/Privacy-Policy Terms of Use: https://github.com/hippogamesunity/PixelStudioHub/wiki/EULA