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Lightcube vs Pixen

Lightcube

lightcube.art

Pixen

pixenapp.com

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Free trialYes—
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macOS—Yes
iOS—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Pixel Art Software8.5 (#9)8.0 (#23)
AnimationThe editor includes an animation timeline with frame grouping and optional onion skinning per layer.It can import animated GIFs, animated PNGs, and sprite sheets, and export animations as GIFs, PNGs, movies, image sequences, and sprite sheets.
Drawing toolsTools include pen, paint bucket, line, selection marquee, magic wand, shapes, color replacement, and gradient fill.Its tools include Pencil, Eraser, Brightness, Text, Eyedropper, Zoom, selections, Magic Wand, Lasso, Move, Fill, Line, Rectangle, and Ellipse.
File formatsThe product listing says Lightcube supports PNG, JPEG, GIF, and Photoshop PSD files.Artwork can be exported in PNG, JPEG, GIF, ICO, BMP, TIFF, SVG, and PSD formats.
PrivacyThe privacy policy says the website may collect contact details users provide, usage data and cookie data, and describes technical and organizational measures to protect personal data.Apple's App Store listing says the iOS app may collect usage data and diagnostics that are not linked to the user.
SupportProduct support is available by email at [email protected]; the maker asks users to include the app and Windows versions and a description of the issue.The product pages direct support inquiries to [email protected].

Plans

Lightcube

  • Lightcube Pixel Art Editor$14.99, paid once

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Pixen

  • Pro: One Time Purchase$9.99, paid once

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