Pixelc vs PixelWall
Pixelc
github.com
PixelWall
pixelwall.devSide by side
| Figure | Pixelc | PixelWall |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Pixel Art Software | 8.7 (#6) | 8.9 (#3) |
| Company identity | Google Play identifies the developer as Christina Horstmann of Horsimann at Dölls Diek 5, 46399 Bocholt, Germany. | The official site identifies CapLock as PixelWall’s maker and gives [email protected] as its contact address. |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.7 out of 5 from 335 reviews | No rating is shown for the separate PixelWall AI wallpaper app by Danish Ijaz; the listing shows 100+ downloads and in-app purchases. |
| Tilemaps | Tile mode supports up to 16 tilesheets, tile-size choices of 8, 16 or 32 pixels, and isometric rendering. | PixelWall includes independent tilesets, tilemap layers and Tiled-compatible package export. |
| What it does | Pixelc is a C-based tile and sprite pixel-art editor built with SDL2 and OpenGL. | PixelWall is a browser and desktop studio for pixel-art drawing, animation and game tiles. |
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In their own words
Pixelc
Pixelc is a free, open-source tile and sprite editor written in C using SDL2 and OpenGL. The project targets touch devices such as smartphones and tablets, while also running on desktops, and provides a mobile-friendly web app. It supports animation frames and GIF export, as well as layers and onion skinning for frames and layers. Drawing tools include multiple modes, shading, selections, and custom brushes, kernels, and stamps; a tile mode supports tile work. Pixelc includes popular Lospec palettes and accepts custom palettes. The project says artwork is saved locally and nothing is sent to a server, with offline saving available in the browser app. Undo and redo are stated to remain available after an app reload. The app and assets use the GPLv3 license, and the README points users to documentation, a tutorial, and tooltips. A separate Android Premium edition is offered, with grayscale tools and background. The README warns that Samsung Internet Browser can render tiling incorrectly, with potential for other app corruption.
PixelWall
PixelWall is a local pixel-art and animation studio by CapLock, available in a browser and as desktop downloads for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Its workspace combines drawing tools, layers and groups with animation clips, tilemap editing, 2D motion, scripts, and a command API. The browser editor needs no account and provides free editing and PNG exports. Projects stay on the user’s device; there is no cloud project sync. The Free studio plan costs nothing and includes drawing, animation, scripting, tilemap editing, frame exports in PNG, BMP, and TGA, and editable project files. PixelWall Pro costs $15, paid once and adds animated GIFs, sprite-sheet PNGs, sprite ZIPs with PNG and JSON, Tiled-compatible tilemap packages, and named export presets. Browser and command-line bundles require Node.js 22.13 or newer. A signed PW2 ownership license has no expiry and can unlock listed Pro features offline in a compatible app. Automation options include the CLI, browser command API, bounded Lua 5.4 scripts, JSON command batches, and deliberate computer control.