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Pix2D

A powerful animated sprite, game art, and pixel art editor with modern UI, optimized for desktop, tablet, and smartphone use.

Art made by Alena Shcherbacheva

Description

Pix2D is a versatile graphics editor designed specifically for game developers and digital artists. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for creating and editing sprites, pixel art, and animations with a focus on modern user experience across multiple platforms.

Key Features

Modern UI optimized for desktop, tablet, and smartphone use
Sprite Creation & Editing with advanced tools
Pixel Art Toolset with pixel-perfect precision
Animation Support with onion skinning
Layer System with blend modes and effects
Cross-Platform support (Windows, Linux, Android, Web)
Plugin Architecture for extensibility
Custom File Format (.pix2d) for project management
Multiple Export Formats support
Professional Tools:
- Palette control
- Brush settings
- Layer effects
- Custom grids
- Text tools
- Pixel-perfect shapes

Status

This repository contains the official documentation and projects for Pix2D. The public APIs and plugin system are under development and will be available soon.

Installation

Windows

Download from Windows Store
Or download the Windows Installer from our official website

Linux

Linux version available at pix2d.com

Android

Get it on Google Play

Web Version

Access online at pix2d.com

Usage

For detailed usage instructions and tutorials, please visit our documentation.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for details on how to:

Report bugs
Suggest new features
Submit code changes
Improve documentation

Support

Official Website: pix2d.com
Telegram channel: https://t.me/pix2dApp
Bug Reports: GitHub Issues

Privacy & Crash Reporting

The Android build of Pix2D integrates Sentry to collect anonymous reports of fatal crashes. This helps us diagnose issues that escape testing on real devices.

Opt-in only. No telemetry is sent until the user explicitly allows anonymous crash reporting; until then the local crash report flow is the only path.
Fatal crashes only. Non-fatal log/exception calls are filtered out — only unhandled/critical exceptions are forwarded.
No personal data. Reports include the exception, stack trace, app version, platform, and an opaque crash report id. No project files, image content, or user-identifying information are transmitted.
Source-free DSN. The Sentry DSN is injected at build time from a CI secret rather than being checked into source.

The non-Android builds (Windows, Linux, macOS, Web) currently do not ship with a crash telemetry sink and only produce local crash reports.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Modules and dependencies used in this project

Module/Dependency	License/Source	Notes
Newtonsoft.Json	MIT	JSON serialization
Avalonia	MIT	UI framework
Avalonia.Markup.Declarative	MIT	Declarative UI framework for defining views with C# code instead of XAML, including .NET 6.0+ Hot Reload support
SixLabors.ImageSharp	Apache 2.0 (details in Six Labors Split License)	The Best image processing library for .net
Sentry	MIT	Crash analytics on Android (opt-in, fatal only)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to all contributors
Special thanks to our community

Running Pix2D on macOS

Pix2D for macOS is distributed as an unsigned and unnotarized app bundle. Due to Apple security policies, you may see a warning when launching the app for the first time:

"Pix2D.app is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Bin."

This is a standard Gatekeeper message for unsigned apps. Pix2D is open source and does not contain malware.

How to Run Pix2D on macOS

Option 1: Right-click to Open

Download and extract the DMG.
Drag Pix2D.app to your Applications folder.
Right-click (or Control-click) on Pix2D.app and choose Open.
In the dialog, click Open again. You only need to do this the first time.

Option 2: Remove Quarantine Attribute (Terminal)

Open Terminal.

Run:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Pix2D.app

Now you can launch Pix2D normally from Applications.

Why this happens:

Apple requires a paid Developer ID and notarization for apps to run without warnings. Pix2D is open source and not notarized to keep it free for everyone. See Apple’s documentation for more info.

If you have questions or issues, please open an issue on GitHub!

Made with ❤️ by the Pix2D Team

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