Pixel art animator
Draw frame by frame with onion-skinning, preview the loop, and export an animated GIF or APNG. Free, in your browser.
Frame 1/1 · 16×16
Tools
Grid size
px square
Resizing applies to every frame. 4–64px.
Color
#000000Frames
Tip: draw the first frame, hit Duplicate, then move just the pixels that change — onion skin shows the previous frame to guide you. Set Hold to keep one frame on screen longer (e.g. ×10) without adding duplicate frames. Up to 60 frames.
Animate pixel art, export real files
Build a loop frame by frame, preview it at any speed, and export an animated GIF or APNG — both encoded locally in your browser, nothing uploaded. Need a single still instead? Use the pixel art maker for one-frame icons and a full favicon pack.
Pixel art animator FAQ
- Is the pixel art animator free?
- Yes — it runs entirely in your browser with no signup. Draw frames, preview the loop, and export an animated GIF or APNG. Nothing is uploaded.
- What is onion skinning?
- When enabled, the previous frame shows faintly underneath the one you're drawing, so you can line up movement between frames. Combined with 'Duplicate frame', you copy the last frame and just nudge the pixels that change.
- GIF or APNG — which should I export?
- GIF is universally supported and great for small palettes. APNG is lossless with true transparency (no jagged edges around transparent pixels), at the cost of a larger file. Both are generated locally in your browser.
- How do I control the speed?
- The frames-per-second control sets the playback speed and the per-frame delay written into the exported GIF or APNG. Higher FPS = faster animation.