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Lightcube
What Lightcube is
Lightcube is a Windows pixel art editor for game developers and artists creating assets, animations, and pixel artwork. Its tools include pen, eraser, bucket fill, gradient, magic wand, shapes, brushes, and color replacer. Layers can be locked, moved, merged, assigned opacity, and given blending modes, with reference layers available. A tile map editor shows how tiles fit together while drawing. Frame-by-frame animation supports optional onion skinning per layer. Lightcube handles 2D, 2.5D, and isometric styles with square, rectangular, and isometric grids, plus a hue shifter. It opens PNG, animated GIF, JPEG, BMP, Photoshop PSD, and .art files. Images and sprite sheets export as PNG, BMP, GIF, or JPEG; animations export as GIF or MPEG-4 video, and sprites can export to Godot. The one-time plan costs $14.99, paid once for Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11. A fully functional demo cannot save files to disk.
Who it suits
Lightcube suits game developers and artists working on pixel assets, tile maps, sprites, and frame animation on Windows. Its Godot export and multiple pixel-art grids support game-focused workflows.
What it does well
- Tile map editor provides a live fit preview
- Frame animation includes optional onion skinning
- Supports 2D, 2.5D, and isometric styles
- Exports sprites to Godot
- Opens Photoshop PSD files
What to know first
- Windows only
- Demo cannot save files to disk
- Paid plan costs $14.99, paid once
- Animation video export is GIF or MPEG-4
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Lightcube Pixel Art Editor | Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11 · Demo is fully functional except saving files to disk | $14.99, paid once |
As lightcube.art lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Lightcube provides drawing, layering, tile-map, animation, palette, and export tools in one Windows editor. The demo lets you use the editor but not save, while the full version requires a one-time purchase.
Facts from Lightcube's own pages
- Animation
- Lightcube supports frame-by-frame animation with optional onion skinning per layer. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Brushes
- Included brushes are 16, 24, 32 and 64 pixels in size. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Color tools
- Palette management supports importing Gimp, JASC, Paint.net, Hex, and image files, and the editor includes an automatic color ramp generator. · store.steampowered.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Demo limit
- The free demo is fully functional except it cannot save files to disk. · isometric8.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Drawing tools
- Tools include pen, paint bucket, line, selection marquee, magic wand, shapes, color replacement, and gradient fill. · store.steampowered.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Export
- Images can be exported as PNG, BMP, GIF or JPEG. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- The documentation says images and sprite sheets can be exported as PNG, BMP, GIF, or JPEG, and animations as GIF or MPEG-4 video. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- File formats
- The product listing says Lightcube supports PNG, JPEG, GIF, and Photoshop PSD files. · store.steampowered.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Free demo
- A free demo is available on each store page. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Godot export
- The product listing says Lightcube can export sprites to Godot. · isometric8.itch.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Layers
- Layers can be locked, moved, merged, given opacity and assigned blending modes; reference layers are supported. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The contact page identifies Richard Brock as an indie game developer based in London, UK, and says he makes Lightcube and other game development tools. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Pixel art styles
- It supports 2D, 2.5D and isometric art, with square, rectangle and isometric gridlines and a built-in hue shifter. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Platform
- The maker lists Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11 as supported versions. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says the website may collect contact details users provide, usage data and cookie data, and describes technical and organizational measures to protect personal data. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- The privacy policy says the maker uses technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, while noting it cannot guarantee absolute security. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Lightcube is a pixel art editor for game developers and artists to create game assets, animations and pixel art. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Product support is available by email at [email protected]; the maker asks users to include the app and Windows versions and a description of the issue. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Support file handling
- The support page says files received for customer support issues are never shared with anyone. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Tile map editor
- The built-in tile map editor gives a live view of how tiles fit together while drawing. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
- Tile maps
- Its tile map editor provides a live view of how tiles fit together as they are drawn. · lightcube.art, 11 Oct 2026
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