On the recordRead 11 Oct 202615 facts
Pix8
On the record
- Animation
- It supports sprite-sheet animation with a frame timeline, tag groups, playback controls, onion skinning, and GIF or SPX export.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Browser access
- The project says pix8.app runs the same editor in the browser and requires no download to try.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Dependency
- The project identifies JSZip as its only runtime dependency, used for SPX ZIP export.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Desktop downloads
- The project lists Windows installer and portable downloads; it says Linux and macOS have no prebuilt binaries and can be built from source.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Desktop platforms
- Windows installer and portable builds are listed; Linux and macOS have no prebuilt binaries and can be built from source.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- File formats
- It imports or exports formats including BMP, PCX, PNG, GIF, ICO, PAL, and SPX, and uses .pix8 for native projects.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Image import
- It imports PNG, JPG, GIF, and WebP images using median-cut quantization and optional dithering.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- The listed formats include Pix8, BMP, PCX, PNG, GIF, SPX, ICO, and PAL; JPG and WebP are listed for import.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Known issue
- The project reports that Electron save and export dialogs do not work on KDE Plasma 6 with Wayland, and suggests using the browser version or running under X11.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Layers and documents
- It supports multi-document tabs with separate layers, palettes, undo histories, and zoom and pan states.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository lists an MIT license.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Palette
- Its palette has 256 usable color entries, with transparency represented separately.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Pix8 is a browser-based 256-color indexed pixel art editor inspired by VGA-era graphics tools.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Web access
- The editor runs at pix8.app in a browser without requiring a download to try it.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Windows signing
- The listed Windows builds are unsigned and may show a SmartScreen warning on first run.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
