--- **PixiEditor** is a Pixel art editing software. Create beautiful sprites for your games, animations (coming soon!), and edit images. All packed in eye-friendly dark theme. [![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/azure-devops/build/flabbet/PixiEditor/6/master)](https://dev.azure.com/flabbet/PixiEditor/_build?definitionId=6) [![CodeFactor](https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/pixieditor/pixieditor/badge)](https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/pixieditor/pixieditor) [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/flabbet/PixiEditor)](https://github.com/flabbet/PixiEditor/releases) [![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/PixiEditor/PixiEditor/total)](https://github.com/flabbet/PixiEditor/releases) [![Discord Server](https://badgen.net/badge/discord/join%20chat/7289DA?icon=discord)](https://discord.gg/qSRMYmq) [![Subreddit subscribers](https://img.shields.io/reddit/subreddit-subscribers/PixiEditor?label=%20r%2FPixiEditor&logoColor=%23e3002d)](https://reddit.com/r/PixiEditor) [![contributions](https://img.shields.io/badge/contributions-open-brightgreen)](https://github.com/flabbet/PixiEditor/pulls) ### Check out our website [pixieditor.net](https://pixieditor.net) ## About PixiEditor Want to create beautiful pixel art for your games? PixiEditor can help you! Our goal is to create a fully open-source, fast, and feature-rich pixel art creator. ### Familiar interface Have you ever used Photoshop or Gimp? Reinventing the wheel is unnecessary, we wanted users to get familiar with the tool quickly and with ease. ![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/45312141/235351211-e00bcaea-9c63-4ecd-a2ee-e4fb2b2c9651.png) ### Fast PixiEditor is fast, drawing feels smooth on any canvas size, we've developed original chunk-based system and adaptive rendering to minimize pixel processing time. ### Active development PixiEditor started in 2018 and it's been actively developed since. We continuously improve code quality to ensure the best experience and performance. ## Installation Microsoft Store badge Get it on Steam now! [![Get PixiEditor on Steam](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/121322/228988640-32fe5bd3-9dd0-4f3b-a8f2-f744bd9b50b5.png)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218560/PixiEditor__Pixel_Art_Editor?utm_source=GitHub) **Or** Follow these instructions to get PixiEditor working on your machine. 1. Download the zipped installer from our [official website](https://pixieditor.net/download) 2. Extract the installer from the archive 3. Launch it 4. Follow the steps in the installer to finish the installation ## Featured content ### PixiEditor 1.0 Trailer [![Trailer](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UK8HnrAQhCo/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8HnrAQhCo) ### Pixel Art Timelapse - "Bog Landscape" | PixiEditor [![Landscape timelapse](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bzC-wy6HCB8/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzC-wy6HCB8) ### Gallery Check out some pixel arts made with PixiEditor [here](https://github.com/PixiEditor/PixiEditor/wiki/Gallery). ## Support Struggling with something? You can find support in a few places: * Check out [documentation](https://github.com/flabbet/PixiEditor/wiki) * Ask on [Discord](https://discord.gg/qSRMYmq) * Open new [Issue](https://github.com/flabbet/PixiEditor/issues) * Check out the [FAQ](https://github.com/PixiEditor/PixiEditor/wiki/FAQ). ## Building from source ### Software Requirements * .NET 7 ### Instructions 1. Clone Repository 2. Open PixiEditor/src/PixiEditor/PixiEditor.sln in Visual Studio 3. Build solution ## Contributing Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/flabbet/PixiEditor/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us. ## License This project is licensed under the LGPLv3 License - see the [LICENSE.md](https://github.com/flabbet/PixiEditor/blob/master/LICENSE) - file for details