Pixilart Alternative

From doodles to full projects.

Pixilart is a fun place to draw and share. But when a doodle turns into a game, you need animation tools, a tile mode for seamless tiles, and engine-ready exports. Novaboard is a free browser editor built for that step up, and it opens your .pixil files directly.

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Game UI kit project open in Novaboard with its full layer stack, a Pixilart alternative
Opens .pixil filesFree, no accountTile mode & tweeningGame-ready exports
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Your .pixil files come with you

Drop a .pixil file into Novaboard and keep working on it with layers and frames intact. Nothing you drew on Pixilart gets left behind.

Platformer tiles and sprites organized on a Novaboard workspace

A whole project in one workspace

Characters, tiles, and animations side by side in one project. See your game art as a set instead of one drawing at a time.

Animation tools that go further

Timeline, layers, animation tags, and tweening with live preview. Make longer, smoother animations than frame-by-frame alone allows.

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No account, and your art stays yours

Novaboard needs no signup and keeps your files on your device, not on a server. Export PNG, GIF, sprite sheets with JSON metadata, .aseprite, PSD, and ORA when you are ready to ship.

Working with Pixilart files

Ready for the step up?

Open Novaboard and start your project, free and in your browser.

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