Edge3 vs Hexcalibur
Edge3
edge3.takabosoft.comHexcalibur
axidus.ioSide by side
| Figure | Edge3 | Hexcalibur |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $2.42/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Pixel Art Software | 7.7 (#34) | 8.7 (#5) |
| Animation | It supports both frame-by-frame animation and part-based sprite animation, with multiple motions saved in one file. | The animation timeline supports onion-skin and named tags; exports include animated GIF, APNG, and sprite sheets, with additional formats listed for Pro. |
| Intended users | The maker describes Edge3 as suitable for standalone artwork and game sprites. | The maker describes Hexcalibur as built for pixel artists and voxel game developers, including creators of Minecraft textures and voxel games using the listed engine exports. |
| Product | Edge3 is a pixel art editor for artwork and game sprites, with palette management and animation tools. | Hexcalibur is a browser-based pixel-art editor for voxel-game block textures, combining a pixel-art toolset with 3D preview, pack workflow, and engine-aware export. |
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In their own words
Hexcalibur
Hexcalibur is a browser-based pixel-art editor for textures used in voxel games. Its toolset combines a 3D preview, pack workflow, animation timeline, tilemap tools, and export presets for games and engines. The preview shows a texture on a rotating cube or an L-shaped stack to inspect how it wraps across faces. Packs group textures, a palette, and references, with the palette shared as users switch assets. Animation tools include onion-skinning and named tags; exports include GIF, APNG, and sprite sheets. Export presets cover Minecraft Java and Bedrock, Tiled, and a TexturePacker JSON-Hash atlas for Phaser, Babylon, Godot, Three.js, and Unity, alongside raw per-face ZIP and custom export. Free-plan art stays in the browser; Pro adds cloud sync that can be disabled per device. A free Axidus account is required, but no payment card is needed. It runs in modern desktop browsers on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chromebook; phones are unsupported, and tablet and touch support are on the roadmap. Free allows one pack and up to eight assets. Monthly Pro costs $5 a month.