Pixel Art Generator
Turn any image into crisp pixel art with a retro palette, then drag the divider to compare it with the original.
Size (pixels wide)
Palette
Export scale
How to turn an image into pixel art
Three steps, no sign-up and no upload.
- 01
Drop an image
Drop or paste a photo, portrait or drawing. Images with a clear subject read best at small sizes.
- 02
Pick a size and palette
Choose how many pixels wide the art should be, then keep the original colors, reduce them to 8 or 16, or use a classic console palette.
- 03
Download
Export a PNG scaled up with hard pixel edges, ready for an avatar, a sticker or a game sprite.
Why use this pixel art generator
Real pixel art, not a blurry mosaic filter.
Clean pixels
Each pixel is the average of its area, so edges stay readable and noise disappears instead of turning into speckles.
Smart color reduction
Reduce to the 8 or 16 colors that best represent your image, matched by how colors look rather than their raw values.
Retro palettes
Recreate the look of the Game Boy with its four greens, or the PICO-8 fantasy console with its 16 colors.
Private by design
Your image never leaves your device. Everything runs in your browser, with no upload, account or watermark.
Frequently asked questions
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