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Tilf
What Tilf is
Tilf is a free PySide6 pixel art editor for creating sprites, icons, and small 2D assets. It runs on Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux, works offline, and requires no account, email, or registration. Drawing tools include a pencil, eraser, bucket fill, eyedropper, stroked rectangles, and stroked ellipses. Users can set custom canvas dimensions, zoom from 1–50x, edit backgrounds with alpha, and enable a customizable grid. Drag-and-drop image opening and a movable real-time preview dock support the editing workflow. Tilf opens and exports PNG, JPEG/JPG, and BMP files; PNG exports can retain transparency. Undo and redo history is limited to 50 states. The project targets compact pixel art and sprites, and warns that large flood fills may take longer and very large images may affect performance. Tilf is released under GPL v3.0. Running from source requires Python 3, virtualenv, and PySide6. Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are invited through GitHub.
Who it suits
Tilf suits artists making compact sprites, icons, and other small pixel assets. It is also useful for people who want an offline editor without accounts.
What it does well
- Free plan with all features unlocked
- Works offline on three desktop platforms
- Custom canvas and 1–50x zoom
- PNG transparency export
- No account or registration required
What to know first
- Undo and redo history capped at 50 states
- Large flood fills may take longer
- Very large images may affect performance
- Focused on small sprites and assets
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | All features unlocked · Works offline · Focused on small sprites and assets | Free |
As github.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Tilf provides focused pixel-art drawing and file support in a free, offline desktop editor. Its stated performance limits make it better suited to compact assets than very large images.
Facts from Tilf's own pages
- Accounts
- The project says no account, email, or registration is required. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Canvas
- The canvas supports custom dimensions, 1–50x zoom, editable backgrounds with alpha, and an optional customizable grid. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The README lists Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux downloads, and release automation builds assets for all three. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Drawing tools
- Its tools include pencil, eraser, bucket fill, eyedropper, stroked rectangles, and stroked ellipses. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- File formats
- It opens PNG, JPEG/JPG, and BMP files and exports those formats, with transparency available for PNG. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Known limits
- The README warns that large flood fills may take longer and very large images may affect performance; the editor targets compact pixel art and sprites. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Tilf is released under GPL v3.0. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The README identifies the developer as Dario “danterolle” Camonita. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The project says Tilf works offline without an internet connection and has no online platform. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Running from source requires Python 3, virtualenv, and PySide6. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support and contributions
- The developer invites bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests through the GitHub repository. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Undo and redo
- Undo and redo history is capped at 50 states. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Tilf is a PySide6 pixel art editor for creating sprites, icons, and small 2D assets. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Workflow
- Tilf supports drag-and-drop image opening and a movable real-time preview dock. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
Where Tilf stands on Freedom251
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