8bit Painter - Pixel Art2.7.2 - App Store

Over 6 million downloads!

An easy-to-use app for creating pixel art and 8-bit style artwork.

8bit Painter is a simple pixel art drawing app that beginners can start enjoying right away.

With intuitive controls, you can easily create pixel art for social media icons, game skins, illustrations, patterns, and more. It is also great for making designs for Perler beads, cross-stitch, knitting, and other handmade projects.

Key Features
- Simple controls that are easy for anyone to use
- Clear, focused tools for creating pixel art
- Perfect for beginners
- Great for making social media icons and game skins
- Import photos and convert them into pixel art
- Choose colors intuitively with a color wheel, sliders, and palettes
- Export transparent images in PNG format
- Export and import your artwork data

Canvas Sizes
16x16 / 24x24 / 32x32 / 48x48 / 64x64 / 96x96 / 128x128 / 160x160 / 192x192

Choose the right canvas size for your project, from small social media icons to detailed pixel art and craft patterns.

Image Import
Import your favorite photos and automatically convert them into pixel art.
It is also useful for creating social media icons, game skins, and pixel art assets.

Color Selection
Choose a base color with the color wheel, then fine-tune it with sliders or HEX input. You can also pick colors quickly from preset palettes, or save frequently used colors to your custom color palette for reuse.

Artwork Data Management
Export artwork data saved in your Gallery from the Settings screen, and import it again when needed. This is helpful for keeping your pixel art safe, preparing for a device change, or reinstalling the app.

Artwork Storage
- The initial artwork storage limit is 30 artworks
- Expand the limit up to 600 artworks by watching rewarded video ads or purchasing the Remove Ads add-on

Image Export
- Choose from 3 export sizes
- Supports transparent PNG images
- Useful for social media posts, game skins, and exporting assets

Remove Ads Add-On
- Hides all ads
- Expands the artwork storage limit to 600 artworks
- Can be restored after reinstalling the app
- One-time purchase

How to Expand Your Storage Limit
- Each rewarded video ad you watch increases your artwork storage limit by 5 artworks, up to 600
- Purchasing the Remove Ads add-on expands your artwork storage limit to 600 artworks

Recommended For
- Anyone who wants to start creating pixel art
- People who want to make their own social media icons
- Anyone who wants to create game skins easily
- People making designs for Perler beads or cross-stitch
- People designing knitting patterns or handmade projects
- Anyone who wants to turn photos into pixel art
- People looking for a simple pixel art editor
- Anyone who wants to manage their artwork data and keep using the app over time

Enjoy creating pixel art and 8-bit style artwork with 8bit Painter!

Version History Thank you for using 8bit Painter.

This update improves the stability of the canvas display after importing images and refines screen layouts on iPad.

- Fixed an issue where the canvas position or size could appear incorrectly after importing an image.
- Adjusted the color picker and share screen layouts on iPad to make them more reliable.
- Adjusted image sharing so cloud saves include only the image, while posts to X include hashtags.
- Made other small display-related improvements. 2.7.2 Jul 2 Thank you for using 8bit Painter.

This update improves the canvas display on iPad and the Share & Export screen.

* Fixed an issue where the canvas could appear too large on iPad Pro 13-inch.
* Improved the preview image on the Share & Export screen when grid display is enabled on iPad.
* Made other minor improvements to display quality. 2.7.1 Jun 22 Thank you for using 8bit Painter.

This update brings a major refresh to the color picker. We added a color wheel, HSB/RGB sliders, HEX input, preset palettes, and a custom color palette, making it easier to choose colors with more precision. If you have not deleted the app, user colors saved in the previous color picker are available again. 2.7.0 Jun 21 Thank you for using 8bit Painter.

This update makes the 1-pixel grid visible even on canvases sized 96x96 and larger. 2.6.1 Jun 6 Thank you for using 8bit Painter.

This update adds support for exporting and importing artwork data.
You can now export artwork saved in your Gallery from the Settings screen and import it again when needed. This is also useful when switching devices or reinstalling the app.

We have also made the following improvements:

- Added an option to choose between reducing to 216 colors or keeping the original colors when importing images
- Improved the drawing experience and tool controls on the canvas
- Added support for the standard iOS color picker
- Updated wording and localization
- Fixed several bugs 2.6.0 Jun 2 Fixed a screen layout bug on iPhone Air. 2.5.13 12/16/2025 Fixed an issue with the screen layout on the iPhone 16 series. 2.5.12 10/19/2024 We've adjusted the layout of the "Color Picker" screen displayed on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. 2.5.11 03/22/2024 We have made amendments to the EU's GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). 2.5.10 02/27/2024 We've made some minor revisions. 2.5.9 01/16/2024 [Bug Fix]
We have fixed an issue in Ver.2.5.7 where users who purchased the 'Ad Removal' feature were still seeing banner ads. 2.5.8 12/05/2023 Minor adjustments have been made. 2.5.7 12/02/2023 Updated AdMob libraries. 2.5.6 08/14/2023 * Fixed the number of times interstitial ads are displayed
* Other minor fixes 2.5.5 07/29/2023 [Ver.2.5.4 New Features]
* Export artwork with grid

Select whether to show or hide the grid when exporting the artwork on the “Share & Export screen”. When exporting an artwork with the grid displayed, the image size will be L size only.

In addition, a bug that occurred when importing some images to a canvas has been fixed. 2.5.4 12/09/2022 The number of artworks data storable after purchasing the "Ad Remover" has been increased from 120 to 480. In addition, a bug that occurred when importing some images to a canvas has been fixed. 2.5.3 11/07/2022 [Bug Fixes]
A minor bug in the "Duplicate Selection" function has been fixed. 2.5.2 10/01/2022 [New Features]
* "Duplicate Selection" is added.

Duplicate, move, flip, or rotate any area of the canvas.

[Bug Fixes]
Fixed display problems with the canvas screen, color picker screen, etc. that occur on the iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro. 2.5.1 09/28/2022 [New Features]
* Canvas can now be zoomed in and out with the "Zoom Slider"
* "Canvas Move Mode" has been added

Tapping the "Canvas Move Button" and turning on the "Canvas Move Mode" allows you to move the canvas by one-finger dragging, which is convenient. 2.5.0 04/25/2022 * Compatible with the new iPad mini
* Added 24 x 24 canvas
* Added 192 x 192 canvas
* Increase the number of works that can be created up to 480 2.4.4 03/03/2022 [New features]
* Added 160 x 160 canvas
* Increased the number of colors that can be saved in the user color palette to 48 colors 2.4.3 01/06/2021 Support for iPhone 12 and the new iPad Air. 2.4.2 10/28/2020 [New Feature]
Disable light mode.
Turn on "Disable Light Mode" in Gallery > Theme Settings. 2.4.1 09/15/2020 * Supports light mode and dark mode
* Fixed the problem of "Import Picture" 2.4.0 08/15/2020 Small fixes 2.3.3 03/24/2020