JPixel

Free plan Windows

What JPixel is

JPixel is a downloadable Windows editor for creating pixel-art animations and tilesets. It can build animations and export them as sprite sheets or animated GIFs. Tilesets can be mocked up and exported as PNG images. Changes made in the palette or tileset panels replace the selected color or tile throughout the document automatically. The product page also lists tools, filters, and other functions associated with a graphic editor. JPixel is offered as a free download using a name-your-own-price model. The listed file is JPixel v.18.11.02.zip, a 54 MB Windows ZIP download. Its documented export formats are PNG, animated GIF, and sprite sheets. Itch.io categorizes the product as a tool, and Emanuele Franceschini is identified as its developer. The download route is the JPixel itch.io page, and Windows is the only listed platform.

Who it suits

It suits Windows users making pixel-art animations, game tilesets, or related graphic assets. The export options cover still PNG images, animated GIFs, and sprite sheets.

What it does well

Creates pixel-art animations and tilesets
Exports animated GIFs and sprite sheets
Exports tilesets as PNG images
Palette and tile replacements update documents
Free, name-your-own-price download

What to know first

Windows only
Download is a 54 MB ZIP file
No fixed price is listed

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
JPixel	Name your own price · Windows download · ZIP file, 54 MB	On request

As pixelfromhell.itch.io lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

JPixel is a focused Windows tool for pixel-art animation and tileset work, with automatic replacement workflows and several export types. Its name-your-own-price distribution keeps access flexible, but the documented platform is limited to Windows.

Facts from JPixel's own pages

Animations: It can create animations and export them as spritesheets or animated GIFs. · pixelfromhell.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026
Category: itch.io categorizes JPixel as a tool. · pixelfromhell.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026
Download: The listed download is JPixel v.18.11.02.zip, sized 54 MB. · pixelfromhell.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026
Editing tools: The page lists tools, filters, and other features expected from a graphic editor. · pixelfromhell.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026
Maker: The maker's site identifies Emanuele Franceschini as the developer of JPixel. · pixelfromhell.com, 11 Oct 2026
Palette and tile swapping: Replacing a color or tile in the palette and tileset panels replaces it in the document automatically. · pixelfromhell.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026
Platform: The product page identifies JPixel as a downloadable editor for Windows. · pixelfromhell.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026
Price model: The page offers the download for a name-your-own-price amount. · pixelfromhell.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026
Product: JPixel is an editor for making pixel art animations and tilesets. · pixelfromhell.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026
Tilesets: It can mock up tilesets and export them as PNG images. · pixelfromhell.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026

Where JPixel stands on Freedom251

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