PaintCAD 4Windows vs Pixly

Simply download package, unpack, and use: no installation/setup/registry are required. Furthermore, all settings are saved in its own folder.

The cursor on the image allows you to move it to any pixel of your image and place colored pixels precisely. You can draw on a small notebook (when travelling on a train or bus, for example), or in any other situation where you don't have access to a mouse.

All the user has to do is download the software and put it to use: draw images, create animations (gif), videos (avi), tilemaps, draw raster PCF fonts, and use it on your images for free!

The interface and help system have two localizations (English and Russian) included in the distributive package.

PaintCAD 4Windows doesn't need any .net, java, or other VM installed: it is a pure Windows 32-bit application and will work on every Windows-based operating system starting from Windows 95 until Windows 10.

RGB, CMY, HSB, and a somewhat different HUSL.

Pixly offers a color ramp generator that then exports directly into a custom palette.

You can work with a reference image on top of your art, or by its side.

This tool works on both phones and tablets that run Android, which is handy for when you do not have access to a PC.

In Pixly, you can move the art around with two fingers (like in Google Maps) and change the brush/eraser size with a three-finger pinch.

Onion skinning is also called ghosting. It allows the user to see the past and previous frames, while editing the current frame. This way, the user can make decisions on how to create or change an image.

In Pixly, the user can make symmetrical art with a mirror, or even go bananas setting up two or more mirrors at different angles at once.

The user can make transparent sprites in Pixly.

Even though this is a mobile tool, it's fully featured and even allows you to create animations.

The user can create tiles in Pixly and keep an eye on progress in real time.