A downloadable tool for Windows

A Simple Editor for Tiny Graphics

Mini Pixel aims to be a tiny pixel art editor which is accessible and fun to use. It is inspired by classic pixel art editors such as Window 2000's Paint, IDraw3 and Graphics Gale. Mini Pixel doesn't want to overwhelm you with features and lets you embrace its constraints to simply focus on your art.

Features

Streamlined and easy to use
Tiny install size of less than 2 MB
Loads and saves standard PNG files
Infinite undo/redo stack
Load files by dropping them onto the canvas
Flexible crop tool also lets you enlarge your canvas
8-bit indexed mode with custom palettes

Issue tracker and source code

https://github.com/fabioarnold/MiniPixel

More information

Status	In development
Category	Tool
Platforms	Windows
Rating	Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 total ratings)
Author	Fabio Arnold
Made with	SDL
Tags	16-bit, 2D, 8-Bit, Pixel Art, Retro, Sprites, Tileset, ziglang
Code license	MIT License
Average session	About an hour
Languages	English
Inputs	Keyboard, Mouse

Download

Mini Pixel - Version 0.2.1 1 MB

Development log

Release of Version 0.2.1
Jul 29, 2022
Release of Version 0.2.0
Mar 14, 2022
Implementing Custom Message Boxes
Feb 11, 2022
Release of Version 0.1.1
Feb 07, 2022

Comments

Pixelevator1 year ago

I can't figure out what that little selection box is under the colour sliders to the right. I've been switching between the two options and trying everything to compare it but I never notice anything different.

Fabio Arnold1 year ago

Hey, this is quite subtle. It toggles the blending mode of your selection between alpha blending and replacing the alpha values of the underlying image. There will only be a difference if your selection contains pixels with an alpha value less than 255.

Hope that answers your question! :)

Pixelevator1 year ago

Yep, now I get it. Thanks!

Ghostbutter1 year ago

Would love to try this on macOS :)

Fabio Arnold1 year ago

Have you tried building it from source? :)

merial72 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

First, awesome tool , this was what I was looking for.

The only issue that I had is actually for bigger resolution works, shapes and the capacity of change the pencil size are really necessary.

The ui is awesome, simple and easy to understand,

Fabio Arnold2 years ago(+2)

Thank you! This is so cool! :D I made a GitHub issue for your request: https://github.com/fabioarnold/MiniPixel/issues/32

For now you can try holding shift to draw lines and alternate between pen und bucket by pressing N and B if that is any help to speed things up... I understand having different brushes will be really helpful when sketching or working on large pieces.

Looking forward to seeing your work! :)