Best Pixel Art Software in 2026
Updated
69 pixel art software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
69ranked
0free plans on this page
5 Oct 2026last checked
Pixel Art Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 26 PixSplat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 27 Resprite API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 28 RetroSprite API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 29 Tesserra API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 30 Besprited API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 31 dotpict API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 32 Fizzy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 33 MerePixel API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 34 Myrling Sprite Editor API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 35 NEXXT API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 36 Picotap API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 37 Pix8 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 38 Pixel Nova Studio API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 39 PixelPad Pro API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 40 Pixelsmith API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 41 PixelWright API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 42 Pyxel Edit API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 43 Retrospecs API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 44 Simple Pixel Art API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 45 SPEdit API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 46 Spixl API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 47 SpritePaint API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 48 SpriteSheep API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 49 Tilesetter API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 50 void◆sprite API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Animation timeline | Indexed color tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | PixSplat | 5.2 | No | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 27 | Resprite | 5.2 | No | — | — | Yes | No |
| 28 | RetroSprite | 5.2 | No | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | Tesserra | 5.2 | No | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 30 | Besprited | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 31 | dotpict | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 32 | Fizzy | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 33 | MerePixel | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 34 | Myrling Sprite Editor | 5.1 | No | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 35 | NEXXT | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 36 | Picotap | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 37 | Pix8 | 5.1 | No | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 38 | Pixel Nova Studio | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 39 | PixelPad Pro | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 40 | Pixelsmith | 5.1 | No | — | — | Yes | — |
| 41 | PixelWright | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 42 | Pyxel Edit | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 43 | Retrospecs | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 44 | Simple Pixel Art | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 45 | SPEdit | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 46 | Spixl | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 47 | SpritePaint | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 48 | SpriteSheep | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 49 | Tilesetter | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | No | — |
| 50 | void◆sprite | 5.1 | No | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
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