PIXEL FORGE — Pixel Art Converter
A browser-based tool to convert photos and illustrations into pixel art. Features 8 retro game palettes, illustration pre-processing, and Floyd-Steinberg dithering — all running entirely in your browser.
Convert photos and illustrations into pixel art directly in your browser. No server required — all processing runs entirely on the client side.
Features
- Output size — 7 presets from 16×16 to 256×256
- Palette presets — 7 retro palettes including Game Boy, GB Pocket, NES (Famicom), CGA, MSX, PICO-8, and GBC Pastel
- Color reduction — Median-cut algorithm reducing to 8–64 colors automatically
- Illustration mode (optional) — Three styles: Anime, Flat, and Sketch. Applies Sobel edge detection and posterization before downscaling
- Dithering (optional) — Floyd-Steinberg error diffusion for smoother color gradients
- Live preview — Side-by-side view of original, illustrated, and pixel art results
- PNG download — Exported at the selected output resolution (no zoom applied)
Conversion Pipeline
Input → [Illustrate] → Downscale → Color Reduce → [Dither] → Preview / Download
Drag and drop an image, tweak the settings, and hit CONVERT — that’s all it takes.