Pixprite

Pixel art, animation and tilemaps — in your browser or on your desktop.

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Early development. The latest release is 0.0.8. See the release notes and version history.

0.0.8 adds brush spacing and single stamps, bitmap brush scale/flips, full presets, brush import/export and filled shape previews.

Make something pixel by pixel

Feature	Tools
Draw	Pixel-perfect strokes, shapes, gradients, dithering, symmetry, custom brushes and pen pressure.
Animate	Frame timing, tags, linked cels, onion skin, in-between frames and playback preview.
Compose	Layers, groups, clipping, blend modes, reference images, selections and transforms.
Build tilemaps	Tilesets, flips and rotation, duplicate detection, JSON/CSV map exports.
Exchange files	.pixprite, .aseprite, PNG, GIF, APNG, WebM, sprite sheets and ZIP exports.
Make it yours	Built-in outline icons by default, a pixel option, themes, languages, hotkeys and extensions.

The desktop app stores projects as ordinary .pixprite files in the OS application data directory, with separate working copies and snapshots. Browser projects use IndexedDB. The browser app supports offline use after its first complete load; file handling depends on browser support. See storage and backups and PWA behavior.

Desktop and automation

The Tauri 2 app targets macOS, Windows and Linux, with native file associations, a compact app header with window controls, document tabs and background release notifications. A local MCP server lets compatible clients inspect and edit documents, execute editor commands and export results.

macOS releases include separate .dmg installers for Apple Silicon (arm64) and Intel (x64).

Build the app and connect MCP →

Run locally

Use Bun 1.4.2. Desktop builds require Rust and the Tauri prerequisites. MCP runs in a native Rust process and needs no Node.js or Bun at runtime.

bun install --frozen-lockfile
bun run dev

Open http://localhost:3355. Other entry points:

bun run build          # web app → dist/web/
bun run preview        # serve the production web build
bun run desktop:dev    # build and launch the Tauri app
bun run desktop:build  # installers for the current OS → dist/installers/

See the development guide, testing guide and contribution notes.

Repository map

Path	Contents
src/	Editor model, browser app, UI, styles and translations
src-tauri/ · desktop/	Rust/Tauri shell, native bridge and MCP
packages/api/ · packages/ui/ · packages/ui-react/	Extension API, shared Web Components and React UI for TSX extension pages
extensions/	Extension sources, themes, languages and icon packs
public/	Static assets and PWA manifest
e2e/ · benchmarks/	Browser/native scenarios and performance fixtures
scripts/	Build, bundle checks, extensions and release tooling
docs/	Guides, architecture, formats, release notes and roadmap
dist/	Generated builds and reports; ignored by Git

Contributing

Pixprite is an independent project. Contributions should contain original code and artwork; format support is based on public specifications. Start with CONTRIBUTING.md.

Released under the MIT license.