Pix8

Spec sheet

Product

Pix8 is a browser-based 256-color indexed pixel art editor inspired by VGA-era graphics tools.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository lists an MIT license.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Animation

It supports sprite-sheet animation with a frame timeline, tag groups, playback controls, onion skinning, and GIF or SPX export.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Browser access

The project says pix8.app runs the same editor in the browser and requires no download to try.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Dependency

The project identifies JSZip as its only runtime dependency, used for SPX ZIP export.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Desktop downloads

The project lists Windows installer and portable downloads; it says Linux and macOS have no prebuilt binaries and can be built from source.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Desktop platforms

Windows installer and portable builds are listed; Linux and macOS have no prebuilt binaries and can be built from source.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

File formats

It imports or exports formats including BMP, PCX, PNG, GIF, ICO, PAL, and SPX, and uses .pix8 for native projects.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Image import

It imports PNG, JPG, GIF, and WebP images using median-cut quantization and optional dithering.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Import and export

The listed formats include Pix8, BMP, PCX, PNG, GIF, SPX, ICO, and PAL; JPG and WebP are listed for import.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Known issue

The project reports that Electron save and export dialogs do not work on KDE Plasma 6 with Wayland, and suggests using the browser version or running under X11.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Layers and documents

It supports multi-document tabs with separate layers, palettes, undo histories, and zoom and pan states.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Palette

Its palette has 256 usable color entries, with transparency represented separately.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Web access

The editor runs at pix8.app in a browser without requiring a download to try it.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Windows signing

The listed Windows builds are unsigned and may show a SmartScreen warning on first run.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Pixel Art Software#62 of 707.0