When comparing PikoPixel vs PaintShop Pro, the Slant community recommends PikoPixel for most people. In the question“What are the best pixel art / sprite editors?” PikoPixel is ranked 19th while PaintShop Pro is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose PikoPixel is:
You can change the canvas background to a different texture and color, while you can also adjust the texture size.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Customizable canvas background
You can change the canvas background to a different texture and color, while you can also adjust the texture size.
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 Not available on Windows
PikoPixel is only available for Mac and Linux.