2D design

Pixelorama: A Feature-Rich and Free Pixel Art Editor (Open-source)

Hazem Abbas

Dec 13, 2023 — 3 min read

Pixelorama is a free and open-source pixel art editor with a variety of tools and features. It supports animation, custom brushes, palettes, and the ability to import and edit images and sprite sheets.

Features

Variety of tools for drawing, with the ability to map different tools to left and right mouse buttons
Animation timeline for animators, working at an individual cel level with onion skinning, cel linking, motion drawing, and frame grouping with tags
Custom brushes, including random brushes
Create or import custom palettes
Import and edit images inside Pixelorama, with support for importing multiple files as individual animation frames
Importing sprite sheets is supported
Export your gorgeous art as PNG, as a single file, a spritesheet or multiple files, or GIF file
Pixel perfect mode for perfect lines, for the pencil, eraser & lighten/darken tools
Autosave support, with data recovery in case of a software crash
Horizontal & vertical mirrored drawing
Tile Mode for pattern creation
Rectangular & isometric grid types
Dynamics, such as tablet pen pressure.
Autosave support, with data recovery in case of a software crash.
3D layers that allow you to bring 3D shapes and models into your 2D canvas.
Load reference images to help you draw.
Horizontal & vertical mirrored drawing.
Tile Mode for pattern creation.
Rectangular & isometric grid types.
Guides that can be snapped to.
A perspective editor to help you create artwork with depth.
Scale, rotate and apply multiple image effects to your drawings. Rotation offers multiple algorithms, tailored for pixel art.
Multi-language localization support!