Lightcube vs Pixel Editor
Lightcube
lightcube.artPixel Editor
pixel-editor.appSide by side
| Figure | Lightcube | Pixel Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Pixel Art Software | 8.5 (#9) | 7.4 (#48) |
| Animation | The editor includes an animation timeline with frame grouping and optional onion skinning per layer. | It supports frame by frame animation, onion skinning, loop preview, and adjustable playback from 1 to 60 FPS. |
| Drawing tools | Tools include pen, paint bucket, line, selection marquee, magic wand, shapes, color replacement, and gradient fill. | The editor supports choosing palette colors or entering a hex code, drawing pixels, and using an eraser. |
| Maker | The contact page identifies Richard Brock as an indie game developer based in London, UK, and says he makes Lightcube and other game development tools. | The site identifies Pixel Editor as a personal open source project maintained by Frédéric Terrasson. |
| Purpose | Lightcube is a pixel art editor for game developers and artists to create game assets, animations and pixel art. | Pixel Editor is a free browser based editor for creating, animating, and sharing pixel art. |
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Pixel Editor
Pixel Editor has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.