What's New

- New keyboard shortcut editor for easily editing keyboard shortcuts! Located in the Edit Menu.
- Added new options for pasting layer effects. There are now separate Paste (Replace) and Paste (Add) commands.
- Powerful new Animation Timeline makes creating animations easier than ever before
- Updated and reordered tool icons
- More compact layer effects window
- Various bug fixes (mostly related to animations)
- Added support for video export with alpha channel

App Description

Pixelmash is a powerful pixel art and animation tool with next-gen features to make quick work of the hardest tasks in pixel art. Work with traditional per-pixel painting, or use non-destructive pixelization while drawing (or importing) vector layers or high-res artwork, using tweening and layer transforms for easy animation. You can then use advanced layer effects to easily apply shading, borders, dithering, color effects, particle effects, and much more. Mix and match dynamically-pixelated hi-res layers with traditional hand-drawn pixel-by-pixel layers for incredible flexibility!

Some Really Cool Ways Pixelmash Makes Pixel Art Easier
- Create rigged characters using parented layers for easy character animation with keyframes.
- Combine easily-editable, non-destructive layer effects in endless ways.
- Create or load template files with layers and effects pre-set-up to easily create amazing art.
- Import high-res art, animate it with transforms, and use layer effects for outlines and other effects.
- Mix and match traditional pixel-perfect and dynamically-pixelated hi-res layers.
- Easily export assets at multiple resolutions when working with high-res underlying artwork.

More Highlights From Pixelmash's Fully-Featured Pixel Art & Sprite Animation Toolset
- Repeat Layer Effect
- Easy Color Management
- Onion Skinning
- Masked Brush Tool
- Pixel-Perfect Editing
- Reference Layers
- Dither Layer Effect
- Tiled Painting
- Mirroring Layer Effect
- Advanced Color Palettes
- Outline Layer Effect
- Autoshade Layer Effect
- Layers With Parenting
- Spritesheet Export For Game Engines
- Remap Colors Layer Effect

iPhone Screenshots

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App Changes

  • October 22, 2020 Initial release
  • May 06, 2021 New version 2021.1.0
  • August 05, 2021 New version 2021.2.0
  • October 08, 2021 New version 2021.4.0
  • September 15, 2023 New version 2023.4
  • September 15, 2023 Price decrease: $24.99 -> $19.99
  • October 03, 2023 New version 2023.5
  • March 19, 2024 New version 2024.1