PixelStudio (C++)

PixelStudio is a graphic editor for creating and editing of graphics/pictures, but it is especially designed for PixelArt.
PixelStudio has a lot of neat functions making it special. Among them is the easy possibility to create GIF-animations or the intelligent color palette system. You can also easily edit your brushes as you like, and working with the alpha-channel is also made easy in PixelStudio. PixelScript allows you to program your graphics - sometimes it is just faster to code than to click.
The present version of PixelStudio (C++) is 0.62. Although it contains some minor bugs/malfunctions in the undo/redo system when performing complicated operations, it is quite usable for daily work. However, this version of PixelStudio will not be developed any further, instead we are working on a new platform independent Java-version of PixelStudio. Nevertheless, until the Java-version gets in a usable state, it is quite worth it (at least for Microsoft Windows users) to test the C++ version of PixelStudio. At the bottom of this page you will find instructions of how to download and install this application.

Features

• multiple layers
• zoom
• handy color chooser
• (curved) lines, rectangles, ellipses (also in a "simple-modus", e.g. square instead of rectangle), polygons, ...
• filling (bucket) in different modes
• infinite undo/redo
• easy creation of isometric objects (boxes, tents, pyramides, cylinders)
• selecting different parts of images
• easy modifiable brushes
• gradients, patterns and textures
• color palettes
• support (saving and loading) for the following file formats: .BMP, .JPG/.JPEG (with compression level), .PNG, .TIFF, .GIF (including animations), .ICO, .CUR
• creating GIF-animations
• dock the toolwindows as you like
• PixelScript - allows the automization of image processing operations
• and much more :-)

Screenshots

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Tools and Contributors

The C++ Version of PixelStudio was developed in C++ by Salim using the Windows-GDI and GDIPlus libraries.
The logo as well as many toolbar icons used in PixelStudio (those which really look great :-)) are made by Hildenbrand aka DayDream.
The PixelStudio duck (mascot) was pixeled by Sahar.

Downloads and Instructions

Instructions: First of all download the Windows-Installer and install PixelStudio Version 0.61. Then download the update to version 0.62 and unpack it. The executable .exe file of your current PixelStudio version (this file can be found in the folder where you have installed PixelStudio 0.61) with the one contained in the zip-archive.

• download PixelStudio Version 0.61 Windows installer (1.7 MB)
• download PixelStudio update for version 0.60/0.61 to version 0.62 (814 KB)