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Pixelorama for Mac

Pixel art editor.

Free
In English
5.0
Based on 1 user rate

Pixelorama overview

Pixelorama is a powerful and accessible open-source and multi-platform pixel art multitool. Whether you want to create sprites, tiles, animations, or just express yourself in the language of pixel art, this software will realize your pixel-perfect dreams with a vast toolbox of features.

Features:
  • A variety of different tools to help you create, with the ability to dynamically map each one on the left and the right mouse buttons with a single click.
  • Animation support with a timeline composed of layers and frames, with onion skinning, frame tags and the ability to draw while the animation is playing.
  • Pixel perfect mode for perfect pixel lines.
  • Clipping masks.
  • Pre-made palettes as well as many palette importing options.
  • Multiple image manipulation effects.
  • Non-destructive and fully customizable layer effects, such as outline, gradient map, drop shadow and palettize.
  • A powerful drawing canvas with guides, a rectangular and an isometric grid, and tile mode for easier seamless pattern creation.
  • Autosave support, with data recovery in case of a software crash.
  • Comprehensive user interface with many customizability options.
  • Export to PNG and other image and video formats, as well as spritesheets, GIFs, animated PNGs etc.
  • Import spritesheets, multiple images as separate frames, as well as GIFs and videos.
  • Various rotation and scaling algorithms tailored for pixel art, such as cleanEdge, OmniScale and rotxel.
  • 3D layers that allow you to bring 3D shapes and models into your 2D canvas.
  • A command line interface for automated file exporting.
  • Custom user data for projects, layers, frames, frame tags and cels, allowing you to attach metadata for game development.
  • Various free community-made extensions, such as tools that automatically convert your 2D pixels into 3D voxels.
  • Fully open source with free updates, forever.
  • Multi-language localization support.

What’s new in version 1.0.2

Added
  • Group layer blending is now supported. To prevent a layer group from blending, you can set its blend mode to "Pass through". #1077
  • Added Control+Shift+Alt as a shortcut that automatically selects a layer directly from the canvas when using tools.
  • Added tolerance to the bucket tool's "similar area" mode and to the magic wand tool.
  • It is now possible to move all selected cels between different frames, but they all have to be on the same layer.
  • Added a convolution matrix layer effect, still work in progress.
  • Native file dialogs now have a checkbox that lets you save blended images inside .pxo files.
  • It is now possible to change the maximum undo steps from the Preferences.
  • Cel properties of group and 3D cels can now be edited.
Changed
  • Renamed the "similarity" slider of the select by color tool and the bucket tool's "similar colors" mode to "tolerance", and made it work the inverse way to make it consistent with other art software.
  • It is now possible to change the blend modes of multiple selected layers from the timeline's option button.
Fixed
  • The Web version no longer requires SharedArrayBuffer, so compatibility with certain browsers should be better now.
  • Scaling with cleanEdge and OmniScale is now working again. #1074
  • Layer effects are now being applied when exporting single layers.
  • Exporting group layers now takes blending modes and layer effects into account.
  • Fixed crashes when attempting to export specific layers or tags that have been deleted.
  • Fixed crashes when importing brushes and palettes.
  • Fixed an issue with the bucket tool filling with the wrong color.
  • Fixed an issue when merging two layers, where if the bottom layer had layer/cel transparency, the transparency would be applied in the content destructively.
  • Fixed an issue where color sliders wouldn't be visible during startup, if the color options button was expanded.
  • Fixed bug where some buttons on the interface were not affected by the custom icon color on startup.
  • Fixed an issue when loading a project, selecting a project brush and then switching tools. #1078
  • Fixed wrong rendering of the isometric grid. #1069
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Pixelorama for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.0.2
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