With innovative features like a color palette system, patterns, and high-zoom support, Pixen packs all the tools pixel artists need in an intuitive, Mac-native interface. Pixen also makes creating frame-by-frame animations fun and easy.
Animations
Create and arrange image frames in the filmstrip view to piece together animations; export animations as animated GIFs or even spritesheets.
Tools
Leverage Pixen's wide array of tools when composing pixel art: Pencil, Eraser, Eyedropper, Zoom, Rectangular Selection, Magic Wand, Lasso, Move, Fill, Line, Rectangle, and Ellipse.
Layers
Take advantage of the flexibility layers provide when working with complex pixel art.
Color Palettes
Add and organize commonly-used colors into palettes.
Patterns
Define custom patterns to use while drawing with the pencil, line, or eraser tool (instead of a single pixel).
Custom Backgrounds
Pick a flat, striped or checkered background (or even a custom image) to be drawn beneath the canvas.
Grid + Alignment Crosshair
Let the grid and the alignment crosshair guide you in placing pixels just where you want them.
Preview
While editing at high zoom levels, use the Preview window to view the canvas scaled out; play back animations in the Preview window.
Left and Right Tools
Assign a different tool to the left and right mouse button. For example: pencil on the left; eraser on the right.
Tablet Support
Pixen supports pressure-sensitive drawing tablets and maps pressure to color opacity.
Hotkeys
Customize tool hotkeys to ease the transition from other image editors.
Full Screen
Work with all your favorite tools in full screen mode on OS X Lion.
What's New:
- Changes to colors in the frequency palette now update continuously
- Improved color accuracy