Pixelator Alternatives

Pixelator is described as 'Smart software to convert images into pixel art sprites and cover arts. With Pixelator you can use any source picture to easily generate Pixelated graphics for games or posters' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are nine alternatives to Pixelator for Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and SaaS. The best Pixelator alternative is PixaTool. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try SLK_img2pixel or Ditherly. Other great apps like Pixelator are PixelArtWorkshop, Pixelizer, Retrolium and JPixelStudio.

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  1. PixaTool icon
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    You can use PixaTool to get 8bit / Pixel style images or videos, optimize your PixelArt or game assets just adding some cool effects. Also PixaTool is able to convert images into ASCII/ANSI art exported in images(.PNG).

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • PixaTool is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Pixelator.

    • PixaTool is the most popular commercial alternative to Pixelator.

    • PixaTool is Paid and ProprietaryPixelator is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Pixel Art Workshop is a brand new, parametric pixel art and game graphic materials creation software that anyone can use.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    SLK_img2pixel is a tool for converting images to pixel art. It's not meant to replace an artist but rather assist in the creation of pixel art. It supports a variety of different features (different down-scaling, dithering, and color distance calculation modes).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • SLK_img2pixel is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pixelator.

    • SLK_img2pixel is Free and Open SourcePixelator is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Ditherly icon
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    Ditherly is a browser-based image and video dithering application that processes files entirely client-side. It combines traditional dithering algorithms with modern AI image generation capabilities (server-side), targeting digital artists, content creators, and professionals...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Ditherly is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Pixelator.

    • Ditherly is Freemium and ProprietaryPixelator is also Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Pixelizer icon
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    Pixelizer is an easy-to-use, powerful tool to convert your photos and images into game-ready pixel art.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Retrolium icon
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    Generate stylized 8-bit art in seconds using retroliums Pixel Art and CRT Display filters and a collection of premade colour palettes.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    JPixelStudio is a powerful, Java-based tool to transform arbitrary images into stylized pixel art masterpieces. The app achieves great results using a configurable, multi-step process of blurring, segmenting, color averaging, scaling, outlining and color swapping.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Ditherdragon is a desktop tool for converting images into pixel art. Import an image and specify settings like resolution, dithering options and color palette and instantly get a beautiful pixelart version.

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    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Pixelate images to a specific size, ideal to create game assets from existing images.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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