Pixelize Me

Pixelize turns any photo into real pixel art: authentic retro palettes, true dithering and a live preview that updates as you tweak.

Pick a photo, then pick a look. Game Boy Camera, PICO-8, NES sprite, 1-bit Mac, CRT arcade: every style renders on your own photo before you tap it. Fine-tune pixel size, palette, dithering and tone, then export a crisp PNG or an animated GIF.

REAL PIXELS, NOT A BLUR FILTER
Pixelize snaps your photo to an actual pixel grid and maps every pixel to a real palette. Export at 1× for game sprites and pixel-art references, or up to 4K for prints and wallpapers.

50 RETRO PALETTES
• Consoles: NES, Sega Master System, PICO-8, Sweetie 16
• Handhelds: Game Boy and its variants, Virtual Boy
• Computers: Commodore 64, CGA, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC
• Moods: Vaporwave, Cyberpunk, Synthwave, Thermal, Risograph and more
• Palette Studio: build and save your own

SMART PALETTE
Let Pixelize pick the 4 to 32 colors that best represent your photo, for pixel art that still looks like the original.

6 DITHERING STYLES
Floyd-Steinberg, Atkinson, two Bayer matrices, blue noise and halftone, with adjustable strength: the patterns that gave 8-bit and 16-bit art its texture.

18 ONE-TAP STYLES
Game Boy Camera, PICO-8, NES Sprite, 1-bit Mac, C64 Demo, CRT Arcade, Vaporwave, Newspaper, Sticker, Thermal, Poster and more.

ANIMATED GIFS
Export a "pixel reveal" GIF that resolves from chunky blocks into your finished art. Made for chats and socials.

STICKERS AND EFFECTS
Remove the background for a transparent sticker, add a die-cut border, cel-shaded outlines and CRT scanlines.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Everything runs on your device. Photos are never uploaded, there is no account, and the editor works offline.

FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PRO
The editor, 25 classic palettes and 10 styles are free, with ads. Pixelize Pro adds Smart Palette, 25 more palettes, 8 Pro styles, 4K export, GIFs without the watermark and unlimited custom palettes, and removes all ads.

Pixelize Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: pay once and keep it. To get it back on a new device or after reinstalling, tap Restore purchases in Settings.
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