Pixel Art Editor — Draw Pixel Art Online

Pixel-perfect drawing on a grid

This pixel art editor opens a small 32×32 transparent canvas, zooms it to fill the window and turns on gridlines so you can see every pixel. The pencil draws single hard-edged pixels without anti-aliasing, which is exactly what sprites, icons, emoji and retro game graphics need. Increase the pencil size to paint 2×2 or 3×3 blocks, use the fill bucket to flood an area with a color, and switch to the eraser to clear pixels back to transparency. Right-click with any tool to use your second color, which makes switching between an outline color and a fill color effortless.

Zoom in and out with Ctrl and the mouse wheel, pinch on a touch screen, or use the zoom slider in the status bar; the image is always rendered with nearest-neighbour scaling so pixels never blur. Hold Space and drag to pan around larger canvases. Gridlines can be toggled with Ctrl+G, and the status bar shows the exact coordinates of the pixel under your cursor.

Sizes, palettes and layers

Use File → New to start a different size: 16×16 for favicons and tiny icons, 24×24 or 32×32 for characters and items, 64×64 or larger for detailed scenes and tiles. Choose colors from the built-in palette, sample existing colors with the picker, or create your own with Edit colors; the last ten custom colors are remembered on your device. Layers let you separate outlines, base colors, shading and highlights so you can adjust each one without touching the others.

Export without blur

Save as PNG to get the exact pixel size with transparency intact. When you need a bigger version for a website, a store listing or social media, use “Save as PNG, scaled up” and choose a whole-number factor: every pixel becomes a crisp square block. Everything runs locally in your browser, so your artwork is never uploaded and there are no accounts, watermarks or limits.