Pixel Art Editor

Desktop-first pixel art editing.

Build sprites, tiles and logos with focused retro presets, palette-first tools and fast browser-based editing.

Desktop unlocks the full workflow: C64 and PICO-8 import paths, project save/load, palette tuning, precise drawing tools and clean PNG export.

Use a desktop to use the full editor. Everything runs locally in your browser with no image upload to a server, no subscription and no tracking.

About Lowbite Pixels

A free pixel art and sprite editor with no uploads, no tracking and no subscription

After quite a bit of development time, Lowbite Pixels is finally out in its first version as a free browser-based pixel art editor. A project like this is never really finished, of course. It is still early, and there are definitely bugs and rough edges here and there that I will keep fixing over time. I am already having fun with it though, and maybe you will too.

Scene roots, quiet on purpose.

The logo you see here is one of my own older pixel pieces. I still like that kind of work because pixel art can be tiny and limited on paper, but still feel rich, atmospheric and full of character when the colors and forms click together.

That is also why I made the tool for people who enjoy pixel aesthetics, sprite work and a browser pixel art editor that does not want your files on some random server or money for every little thing. It is really free, it works locally in your browser, and there is no need for uploads, sign-up or a subscription.

Small retro pixel scene by Yazoo used in the Lowbite Pixels page — Small-format retro work, kept close to the text.

This little scene is mine as well, and it is a good example of what I enjoy about pixel art in general. You can build mood, place, memory and a lot of texture with surprisingly little, and that still fascinates me after all these years.

Lowbite Pixels came out of my own needs, so naturally I built it the way I like to work. Still, I do not think those needs are all that unusual, so chances are good that other people can get something useful out of it too.

Local Workflow

Made for people who want a browser pixel art editor without uploads or subscription

The tool gives me a lot of import options, including cropping image areas before I turn them into pixel art. I also wanted more than the usual tiny set of standard tools you get in very minimal editors, so this sits somewhere in the middle: leaner than the big pixel art editors, but more capable than the very stripped-down free browser ones.

You can work with different resolutions, palettes and modes from 4 colors up to 32-color palettes. You can also save your own custom palette as a JSON file and load it again later, which keeps things flexible for sprites, tiles, icons and other small pixel art work. Another feature I personally find quite powerful is importing images and turning them into reduced custom-color palettes, so you can pull nice color sets out of reference images when that helps.

Retro Focus

Built around real palette paths, not just one generic mode

Among other things, I wanted proper room for different retro presets and working modes. So yes, there is the compact C64 multicolor pixel editor side of it, there is a PICO-8 palette editor angle, and there is also enough flexibility here for tiles, icons, sprites and other small retro graphics without forcing everything into one generic workflow.

I have tried to keep the UI understandable, and if something is not obvious there is still Quick Help. Even so, this is still a living tool. Bugs and odd little edge cases can absolutely show up, especially around newer import options and less common workflows, and I would rather say that plainly than pretend otherwise.

Person Behind It

I have been around pixel work for a very long time

I have been part of the demoscene since 1989, starting out on the Commodore 64. If that means nothing to you, just search for a C64 demo or Amiga demo on YouTube and you will get the idea very quickly. Because of those roots, Lowbite Pixels naturally leans toward palette work, small retro graphics and system-aware modes instead of trying to become an all-purpose art suite. I am Yazoo of Oxyron, by the way, and some people may know the group.

If you like what I make and want to support my work a bit, you can do that here.

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Copyright © 2026 Michael Kopacek. Lowbite Pixels, its source code, interface, branding and bundled assets are proprietary and all rights are reserved unless written permission says otherwise. You may use the hosted tool free of charge for your own work, but you may not rehost, resell, redistribute, rebrand or sublicense this software without prior written permission.

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