Pixel.Tools Review

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Review of Pixel.Tools powered by the Slant community.

Browser-based, HTML5 pixel art editor, with Wacom tablet support (requires a plugin, which has limited browser+OS support) and collaboration features.

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LicenseMIT

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Pros

Pro
Offers Colordex system

Included in Pixel.Tools is the Colordex system which allows the user to utilize multiple color ramps in a single brush stroke.

Pro
Record and replay

Pro
Free and open source

Pixel.Tools is licensed by MIT, making it free of charge and open source.

Pro
Pixel with others simultaneously

Note: the multi-user feature is currently broken (at least in Chrome), but might work if using http instead of https. You can read more here.

Pro
Wacom tablet support (via plugin)

Cons

Con
Unintuitive interface

Zooming is reversed, the screen flickers a lot, and the flip/rotate selection is very buggy (selection will re-size though it should not). Essentially, the interface of Pixel.Tools is clunky and unintuitive.