Piskel
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Piskel, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Piskel's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Piskel | Free | Free browser based pixel art editor · Free offline desktop applications |
The facts
Each one read from Piskel's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Advertising and data
- The privacy policy says Piskel collects aggregate anonymous usage statistics and that its Ezoic advertising partner may collect data for interest based advertising.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Piskel for Kids is described as a free child friendly editor designed for children and educators, with no account required.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Export
- Export options include animated GIFs and spritesheet PNG or ZIP files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker pages opened describe export to GIF, PNG, and ZIP and link to the source repository; they do not state integrations with other products.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Live preview
- The editor previews animations in real time and lets users adjust frame delay while drawing.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Local storage
- The privacy policy says there are no accounts and artwork is stored locally in the browser using localStorage and IndexedDB, not sent to a server.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Mobile limitation
- The project README says mobile and tablet use is unsupported.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Offline release status
- The maker describes offline releases as best effort, with limited QA and no ETA for new releases, and recommends the web version for current fixes and features.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Piskel says all its code is open source and available on GitHub.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Piskel is a free online editor for animated sprites and pixel art, for designing characters, animations, and tiles in a browser.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Save responsibility
- The terms say users are responsible for exporting and saving artwork; unsaved work may be lost, and the service does not provide autosave or cloud storage.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The FAQ directs general questions and support requests to email and recommends GitHub issues for bug reports or feature proposals.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- The project README lists latest Chrome, Firefox, and Edge as supported; Brave is supported only when canvas fingerprinting is disabled.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Offline apps
- Free offline applications are available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Web,Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 23 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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