Pixquare Lite

Pixquare Lite is a free pixel art app for iPad and iPhone. Perfect for artists, illustrators, and game developers, the app offers an intuitive UI, smooth workflow, and advanced pixel art tools.
With Pixquare, you can create 8-bit art, GIFs, 2D sprites, isometric artwork, animation for your art and games, anytime, anywhere! We've improved Pixquare based on feedback from 500+ pixel artists, making sure it's just right for your creative journey. Explore why pixel artists love Pixquare:
"Genuinely the best pixel art app for the iPad that I would recommend anyone to get!" - Jon Davies, Pixel Artist on Super House of Dead Ninjas, Binding of Isaac.
"Pixquare has more than meets the eye. A seemingly simple interface that has the intuitive control you look for." - Michael, Pixel Artist, Author of Pixel Logic book
"I've been sharing it with basically everyone I know with an iPad because I think it's one of the best software out there for creating pixels on the iPad." - CupOhJoe, Game Developer
"This is one fine app to pixel on the iPad! You can tell there's a lot of love for the craft poured in here" - Ota Jaider, Pixel Artist
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How Pixquare Lite can level up your pixel art, beginners and pros alike:
• HIGHLIGHTS:
- Support both iPads & iPhones
- Intuitive UI; left-hand mode available
- Timelapse recording
- Enhanced Apple Pencil support: gestures, sensitivity, touch rejection
- Utilize MetalKit for a smooth sketching experience
- Offer manual and auto-save modes
- Shortcut options: keyboard or on-screen gesture pad
- Quick size and opacity sliders.
- Custom themes
• VERSATILE TOOLS:
- Brush: pixel perfect, watercolor mode, pressure sensitivity, dithering
- Eraser: pixel perfect, pressure sensitivity, dithering
- Move: transformation supported
- Line: straight and curve mode, watercolor mode, perfect angle
- Shape: ellipse and rectangle mode, watercolor mode, perfect ratio
- Selection: 5 types & 5 modes
- Color: solid/gradient fill, contiguous/non-contiguous, and more
- Color picker: 4 modes (HSV, HSL, Wheel, RGB), history, drag-to-fill
- All tools offer shading, round and square tips.
• LAYER/TIMELINE PANEL:
- Optimized for animation and organized layers
- Unlimited number of layers
- Multi-selection, layer grouping, and operations
- Visibility and editing-lock toggle
- Supports reference layers
- Frame customization: duration and multi-selection
- Linked cells, onion skin, and clipping mask
• ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
- Symmetry tool with unlimited axes
- Reference images
- Color palette: save/load, download from Lospec, color gradient generator
- Blending modes, alpha lock
- Preview with separate animation loop
- Canvas rotation, Finder-like file system, Lospec integration, and guideline
• FILE IMPORT/EXPORT:
- Aseprite file compatibility (importing & exporting)
- PNG and GIF export options (layers, frames, size, and animation)
- Import Photos and Files as reference layers and images
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• Acknowledgement:
- Special thanks to Naocraf (@NaocrafPixel), Hyuk Choi (@anti_rocker), 鲸流 (@cetaceaqua), TML (@fluffy_tml) for helping with the Japanese, Korean, and Chinese translations.
• Screenshot artwork authors:
- Mossy (@ArtNature_it)
- chili (@ryviolie)
- Lesma (@pixe_lesma)
- Fariis (@fariis_art)
- ue_voxel (@UeVoxel)
- Becky C (@tinydiorama)
- Huy B (@bit5andpiece5)
- Sunny (@minisunnyworld)
- Manytle (@manytle)
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Download Pixquare Lite now (free version with all features - the maximum number of files you can create is 2). You can upgrade to the pro version (Pixquare) anytime with just a one-time purchase to create unlimited pixel artwork!
SUPPORT:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixquare_app
Website: https://www.pixquare.art/