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Pixelc

Photo editing and design

Draw pixel-art sprites and tiles with touch controls, layers, animation frames and custom palettes on Android.

By René Horstmann / Horsimann

Get Pixelc

Google Play Android

Store availability and purchase options can vary by country. Check the listing for your device.

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Pixelc publisher interface showing pixel-art tiles, tools and the colour palette
AppPixelc publisher interface showing pixel-art tiles, tools and the colour palette
Pixelc publisher interface showing animation size, repeat and timing controls
AppPixelc publisher interface showing animation size, repeat and timing controls
Pixelc publisher interface showing palette selection and copy controls
AppPixelc publisher interface showing palette selection and copy controls

About Pixelc

Pixelc is an open-source pixel-art editor for Android, with a shared interface designed around touch devices. Its tools cover freehand drawing, lines, shapes, fills and selections. Layers and frames help separate parts of a sprite or build an animation, while tile mode supports repeatable artwork. The publisher tutorial also explains custom brushes, palettes, onion skinning and GIF export.

The Android app is free. The publisher describes Pixelc Premium as a way to support development, with the same features and different tool and background colours. Artwork is saved locally on the device.

What you can do

  • Pixel-art drawing tools
  • Sprite layers and frames
  • Onion skinning
  • Tile editing
  • Custom palettes and brushes
  • GIF export

Free features and limits

The publisher says the paid Premium variant has the same features with different tool and background colours.

Image credits

App icon

Pixelc by René Horstmann / Horsimann. GPL-3.0. Publisher palette credit: Lospec Palette List (https://lospec.com/palette-list). Original interface views unchanged; display copies may be resized or re-encoded. Full GPL, publisher asset grant and component notices accompany the images. Independent description; no endorsement.

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Pixelc publisher interface showing pixel-art tiles, tools and the colour palette

Pixelc by René Horstmann / Horsimann. GPL-3.0. Publisher palette credit: Lospec Palette List (https://lospec.com/palette-list). Original interface views unchanged; display copies may be resized or re-encoded. Full GPL, publisher asset grant and component notices accompany the images. Independent description; no endorsement.

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Pixelc publisher interface showing animation size, repeat and timing controls

Pixelc by René Horstmann / Horsimann. GPL-3.0. Publisher palette credit: Lospec Palette List (https://lospec.com/palette-list). Original interface views unchanged; display copies may be resized or re-encoded. Full GPL, publisher asset grant and component notices accompany the images. Independent description; no endorsement.

Screenshot 3

Pixelc publisher interface showing palette selection and copy controls

Pixelc by René Horstmann / Horsimann. GPL-3.0. Publisher palette credit: Lospec Palette List (https://lospec.com/palette-list). Original interface views unchanged; display copies may be resized or re-encoded. Full GPL, publisher asset grant and component notices accompany the images. Independent description; no endorsement.