Pixen

A native macOS editor for pixel art and animation.

By Pixen team
PaidProprietarymacOS

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About Pixen

Pixen is a native Mac editor for low-resolution raster art such as game sprites. It includes drawing and selection tools, layers, filters, color palettes, grids, patterns, and a scaled preview.

Arrange frames to create animations, import animated images and sprite sheets, and export animations or artwork in formats including GIF, PNG, SVG, and PSD. Pixen also supports JavaScript actions, iCloud sync with Pixen for iOS, Sidecar, and Apple Pencil.

Strengths

  • Includes pixel-art drawing tools, layers, filters, and color palettes
  • Creates animations and imports or exports sprite sheets
  • Exports artwork in formats including PNG, GIF, SVG, and PSD
  • Supports Intel and Apple Silicon Macs

Limitations

  • Available for macOS

Details

Pricing
PaidPixen is sold through its website.
License
Proprietary
Developer
Pixen team
Platforms
macOS
How it runs
Downloadable app
Best suited for
Mac users creating pixel art, sprites, and small animations
Categories
Image editors
Last verified
Added
Provenance
Selected from the Awesome macOS

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