PixelAoi

Spec sheet

What it does

PixelAOI is a Rust-built Windows pixel-art editor and animator aimed at game developers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Product

PixelAOI is a pixel art editor and animator for Windows, written in Rust and made for game developers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Agent integration

An MCP server lets Claude Code or Codex work in the open editor, and the page says the bridge listens locally on the user's machine.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

AI billing

Local AI is described as free and unlimited; users can also supply their own provider API key or pay as they go for credits that never expire.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

AI generation

AI Studio can generate sprites, tiles and animation frames through PixelAOI credits, a user key or a local server.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

AI integrations

Optional AI Studio can connect to ComfyUI, AUTOMATIC1111, or a small HTTP server and run locally offline.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Animation

Its timeline supports linked cels, onion skinning, animation tags, tag sequences and variable frame timing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

Animation and files

It opens and saves .ase and .aseprite files with layers, linked cels, animation tags, palettes, and per-cel opacity.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

API connectivity

The MCP server communicates with the editor through a localhost-only address using port 48653 by default.Read 15 Oct 2026 · npm.io

API maturity

npm.io reports pixelate-mcp as pre-1.0, without TypeScript types or tests, with a C health score of 60/100.Read 15 Oct 2026 · npm.io

API package licence

The independently listed pixelate-mcp package is MIT licensed.Read 15 Oct 2026 · npm.io

API runtime

pixelate-mcp is an ESM package requiring Node.js 18 or newer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · npm.io

Blueprints

Blueprints are node graphs for particles, canvas effects, values, layer operations and AI, with more than 110 nodes advertised.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Cloud storage

The changelog says each account includes 100 MB of free cloud storage.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Code signing limitation

The independent installation instructions warn that the Windows executable is not yet code-signed and may trigger SmartScreen.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

Collaboration

Users can host a live shared drawing session; sessions on the user's network appear automatically and the host approves who joins.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Crash reporting

Crash reports show technical details with file paths removed, exclude artwork and are sent only if the user submits them.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Development status

The independent listing marks PixelAOI as in development and identifies the author as red335.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

Documentation depth

Official documentation covers editor workflows, Blueprints, AI, integrations, file formats, limitations, updates and support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Drawing tools

The editor provides 21 drawing and selection tools, with the independent listing describing 20 drawing and selection tools.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Engine integrations

Exports target Godot, Unity, Unreal Paper2D, Spine and Tiled, with corresponding engine files documented.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

File compatibility

PixelAOI opens and saves Aseprite .ase/.aseprite files, but its native master format is .pxl.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Game engines

It supports a live link to Godot and exports for Godot, Unity, Unreal, Spine, Tiled, and other engines.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Godot integration

Godot Live Link pushes strokes, palette changes and frame edits into a running Godot project without reimporting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Independent adoption signal

The npm listing reports pixelate-mcp has low download count and no known vulnerabilities.Read 15 Oct 2026 · npm.io

Installation

The Windows build is portable: users extract an archive and run pixelaoi.exe without an installer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

Layers

It supports unlimited layers, groups, clipping masks and 19 blend modes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

Lighting

Lighting uses palette-stepped bands and can generate or export normal and glow maps.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Lighting and rigging

PixelAOI provides pixel lighting and skeletal rigging, with rig exports to Spine JSON or a Godot Skeleton2D scene.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Limit: 3D extrusion

The built-in extruder has no bevels, no independent side materials and no arbitrary extrusion direction, and is not a general 3D engine.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Limit: Aseprite round-trip

The documentation warns that Aseprite-specific features may not round-trip perfectly and recommends keeping a .pxl master.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Limit: particles

Particle Blueprints do not yet support orient-to-motion, spin or rotated rendering.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Limit: platform

The official limitations page says PixelAOI is Windows-only for now, with macOS and Linux still planned.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Local AI privacy

When connected to a local AI server, generation stays on the computer, uses no credits and has no generation limit.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

MCP API

The product exposes a localhost MCP bridge that lets agents inspect canvases, paint, edit layers, run commands and operate Blueprints.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

News: performance release

The independent devlog reports version 0.5.3 on 21 August 2026 with faster 4K brush, fill and layer operations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

News: version 0.6.0

The independent devlog records PixelAOI 0.6.0 release on 6 October 2026, adding redesign, rigging, lighting and export fixes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

Platform availability

The independent listing says Windows is available now while macOS and Linux are planned.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

Praise: breadth

The independent listing highlights the combination of animation, tilemaps, Blueprint graphs, Godot live sync and engine exports in one tool.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

Rigging

Skeleton Rig builds bones from layers, supports two-bone IK and can export rigs to Spine or Godot scenes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

SDK and package

The documented agent package is pixelate-mcp, installed with npx and usable from Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop and Cursor.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Security updates

Updates are checked against published SHA-256 checksums before installation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

System requirements

The independent download page specifies Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.Read 15 Oct 2026 · red335.itch.io

Tile Factory

Tile Factory can generate a 47-tile blob terrain set from a tile and its top edge, with seasonal variants.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Tilemaps

The built-in tilemap editor supports NESW and Wang autotiling, collision layers and parallax settings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Updates and checksums

The site says the editor updates through an in-app update card and checks each download against a published checksum before installing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pixelaoi.pro

Plans and prices

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