PixelHero — 2D Platformer Character Creator

Bring your game characters to life, one pixel at a time.

PixelHero is a powerful yet intuitive pixel art editor built specifically for designing 2D platformer characters. Whether you're an indie game developer, a pixel art enthusiast, or just getting started — PixelHero gives you everything you need to craft stunning sprites right in your browser.

✨ Features

🎨 Precision Pixel Canvas Draw on a crisp pixel grid with zoom levels up to ×32 — every dot is under your control.

🖌️ Full Drawing Toolkit Pencil, eraser, flood fill, eyedropper, line, rectangle, ellipse — all the tools you need to build characters fast.

🧱 Layer System Stack multiple layers per frame. Design your character's body, outline, and shading independently — then merge when you're ready.

🎞️ Sprite Sheet Export Create multiple animation frames and export them as a single sprite sheet PNG — ready to drop straight into Unity, Godot, or any game engine.

🖼️ Reference Image Import Import any image as a semi-transparent reference layer and trace or redraw directly on top of it.

↩️ Undo / Redo Up to 40 steps of history. Experiment freely — nothing is permanent.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts B Pencil · E Eraser · F Fill · I Eyedrop · L Line · R Rect · C Circle · [ ] Brush size · Ctrl+Z Undo · Ctrl+S Save

💾 One-Click Export Save your work as high-quality PNG — individual frames or full sprite sheets.

🚀 Built for

Indie developers · Pixel artists · Game jam participants · Anyone who loves the art of pixels