Pixen for Mac
Pixel art and animation editor
Free
In English
Version 5.4.6When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission
Pixen overview
Pixen is a professional pixel art editor designed for working with low-resolution raster art, such as those 8-bit sprites found in old-school video games. With features like a unique color palette system, patterns, layers, and high-zoom support, Pixen packs all the tools pixel artists need in an intuitive, Mac-native interface. Pixen also makes creating frame-by-frame animations fun and easy.
What’s new in version 5.4.6
- Added a preset for the Playdate's screen size in the Create New Image / Animation window
- Added different algorithms as options to the Filter -> Convert to 1-bit command, with thresholding and dithering settings included
- Added different algorithms as options to the Filter -> Convert to Grayscale command
- Added a 1-bit color palette to the default set of color palettes, which can be docked in the sidebar
- Added a button for inverting colors to the Pattern Editor window
- Added an option for creating patterns from 1-bit images in the Pattern Editor
Pixen for Mac
Free
In English
Version 5.4.6
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Feb 8 2021
Version: 4.1.3
On the Macupdate page you can read "Free • Absolutely Free", well that is not correct. On the MacAppStore and on the Pixen website the program costs $ 10. That is not really the definition of "free". I have not found a test or demo version of Pixen. What about "try before you buy" ? The pixel paint program PikoPixel is really free !
Jan 5 2016
Version: 3.8.1
Keep crashing and I cannot open any animate gif file at all.
Sep 16 2012
Version: 3.5.7b3
I like Pixelmator a lot but if you need to edit small pictures this is much better imo
Very easy for pixel perfection.
Both essential graphics apps!
Aug 10 2012
Version: 3.5.6b3
Versions after 3.5.3 no longer work with Mac OS X 10.6. The developer only provides links to the latest version, but this is no good for those of us still using Snow Leopard. To MacUpdate and/or the developer: Please provide a link to Pixen 3.5.3!
