MakePixel

MakePixel is a collection of free online tools for creating pixel art from photographs or other images. It addresses the need for accessible ways to generate pixel-style outputs, beadcraft patterns, and drawing templates without requiring software installation or accounts.

The service consists of three specialized tools. The Pixel Art Converter transforms any photo or image into pixel art by allowing selection of resolution and application of retro palettes such as those from Game Boy or NES, with options to fine-tune colors, ultimately producing a PNG image. The Bead Pattern Maker converts an image into a pattern for Perler, Hama, or Artkal fuse beads by matching colors to real bead catalogs and supplying a chart that includes brand color codes along with a per-color bead count. The Pixel Art Grid produces a printable chart from an image that features gridlines, row and column numbers, coordinates, and hex color codes to serve as a template for hand drawing, cross-stitch, or block-by-block recreation in games.

Guidance on the site helps users select the appropriate tool based on their goal, whether obtaining a finished pixel-style image for avatars, game sprites, or retro artwork, preparing a bead project with shopping and building details, or creating a coordinate-based chart for manual or game-based replication. All processing occurs locally in the browser so that images never leave the user's device.

MakePixel requires no signup and adds no watermarks. It is delivered entirely as a web application accessible through any browser.