Create simple pixel art animations and game sprites directly in your browser. Features a frame-by-frame editor, animation playback, and PNG/ZIP export. Free, private, and no sign-up needed.
Add, duplicate, reorder, and delete frames with ease. A simple timeline for smooth animations.
Instantly see your animation come to life. Adjust FPS for perfect timing.
Download frames as a numbered PNG sequence in a ZIP file—perfect for Godot, Unity, etc.
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is ever uploaded to our servers.
Pixel Art Animator is most useful when it sits inside a small repeatable workflow: prepare the source, make the change, then check the output before sharing it.
Use Pixel Art Animator for this job: Create simple pixel art animations and game sprites directly in your browser. Features a frame-by-frame editor, animation playback, and PNG/ZIP export. Free, private, and no sign-up needed. It keeps the task in the browser without moving the work into a heavier desktop app.
Preview the result, compare it with the original, and repeat the settings until the file is ready for a real project.
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No. The Pixel Art Animator is a browser-based tool. All of your drawing data stays on your device. Important: If you close the browser tab, your work will be lost unless autosave stored it in your browser cache.
You can download any single frame as a PNG file. You can also download all frames of your animation as a single ZIP file, with each frame saved as a sequentially numbered PNG.
Yes, but be aware that changing the grid size will clear your current animation. It's best to choose your desired size before you start drawing.