When comparing Pixla vs PaintShop Pro, the Slant community recommends PaintShop Pro for most people. In the question“What are the best pixel art / sprite editors?” PaintShop Pro is ranked 20th while Pixla is ranked 36th. The most important reason people chose PaintShop Pro is:
There are quite a few tutorial videos available on Paint Shop's website for users.
Specs
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Pros
Pro "Free"
Considering what you get and in comparison with some competitors, you have to say that this is a pretty inexpensive piece of software. If you use it, you are free to make a donation. Otherwise Pixla is "free".
Pro Easy to use
Clean, uncluttered interface which is a must for a tool like this.
Pro Has tutotirals
There are quite a few tutorial videos available on Paint Shop's website for users.
Pro Several file formats supported
Can read and write images in several file formats: PCX, PNG, GIF, CDR, PSD, JPG, EPS, TIF, TGA, WMF... even RAW.
Pro Custom palettes
Being able to work with a pre-defined number of color palettes, save and load custom palettes and several modes to reduce the number of colors on a picture.
Cons
Con GUI
The style of the GUI might seem a little outdated, but that is a matter of personal taste more than anything.