Changing conversion controls rebuilds the grid and replaces manual palette or cell edits. Saved projects keep the pixel grid and any editable lettering, not the source photo or crop.
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3. Make it yours
Change any color below. Symbols and counts update with your palette.
Touch up a pixel
Pick a palette slot or erase, then tap the preview. Or use the column and row fields and Apply cell for keyboard access. Coordinates start at 1. With lettering, only the artwork area can be painted; use the lettering controls for the name. A pixel edit keeps the fitted art, so removing the name will not restore detail lost during fitting. Undo can restore the previous version.
12 custom save slots, separate from the 24 collection saves. Reopen from Saved projects. Saves stay in this browser and site address; clearing site data removes them. Download a project file to move your grid and editable lettering between devices. Change the name and use Save a copy to make another gift. Your original photo is never saved by this tool.
Grid dimensions are columns × rows, not inches. Check your own boards and materials. Screen colors are not exact bead matches; physical craft and LED compatibility have not been tested.
A small subject makes a better small project.
Crop closely around one pet, flower or face. At 16 × 16, fine features disappear; try 32 × 32 or 64 × 64 if the subject is hard to recognize. This converter reduces colors and image detail; it does not use AI to redraw your subject.
Craft patterns and digital images
Craft mode keeps grids to 64 × 64 and 16 palette slots. Numbered print sheets split larger grids into sections of up to 32 × 32 cells with global coordinates and a whole-design color legend. Save as PDF through your browser’s print dialog if available. Digital mode allows 128 × 128 and 32 colors; use native-size PNG for an LED workflow and check your controller’s requirements. Printing is available only through 64 × 64.
Personal, local and portable
Conversion, palette changes, PNG creation and project saving happen in your browser. Photos are not sent to an image-processing service. The finished colored grid can still reveal your photo’s subject, so use the delete controls on shared devices. A downloaded project file contains the label, grid, colors and, when used, the lettering and its base pixel grid—not the original photo. Reloading supports changing the lettering, recoloring and cell edits; upload the source again to change the crop or resolution.
Resize existing pixel art without palette reduction. This separate tool keeps its original behavior.
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PNG, JPG, WebP · up to 15 MB
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Grid: up to 512 × 512. Export: up to 2048 px per side. Transparency is preserved.
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Your images are processed on this device. No account or upload to a processing server.
Enlarge the pixels, keep the edges.
Ordinary photo resizing blends neighboring pixels. That softening is helpful for photography, but it can muddy deliberate pixel art. This tool uses nearest-neighbor sampling: it chooses a source pixel instead of averaging several colors together.
Working grid versus export size
The working grid sets your artwork’s resolution. The export scale makes each grid pixel a larger square. For example, a 32 × 32 grid at 4× exports a 128 × 128 PNG. For an already finished sprite, keep its original grid dimensions and increase only the export scale.
Reducing an image to a smaller grid discards detail. Nearest-neighbor sampling does not invent missing detail, and fractional resizing can make edges uneven. Use whole-number enlargement when you want every original pixel to occupy the same amount of space.
Will the background remain transparent?
Yes, transparency in PNG or WebP images is preserved in the exported PNG. JPEG files do not contain transparency.
Why does a photograph look jagged?
This tool intentionally avoids smoothing. For an ordinary photographic resize, use an editor with a smooth resampling method instead. Here, a small grid is a creative pixelation effect.