Guides
How AniPixel works, goal-based recipes, Pixelize tutorials, free tools, credits, and common questions — written for people who want clear answers about fun pixel remakes.
Getting started
- What AniPixel is (and what it isn’t)What AniPixel is: an AI image-to-pixel-art web app for anime and portraits, how it differs from mosaic filters, and where to start.
- How AniPixel works — upload to downloadHow AniPixel’s AI image-to-pixel-art loop works: upload, choose a preset, generate, download — plus when free cleanup tools help.
- AI pixel art vs pixelate filter vs hand-drawn editorsClear differences between AI image-to-pixel-art redraws, classic mosaic/pixelate filters, and hand-drawn pixel editors like Aseprite — and when to use each.
- How to turn an image into pixel art with AniPixelA complete AniPixel Pixelize tutorial: prepare an image, choose a preset and settings, generate AI pixel art, and download a clean PNG.
- Sign in and free starter creditsHow to log in with Google or an email link, and what the new-account starter credits cover.
- How to choose a better source image for AI pixel artPrepare images for cleaner AI pixel art: improve subject size, framing, contrast, backgrounds, resolution, and crops before using AniPixel Pixelize.
By goal
- Make a pixel art avatar or profile pictureTurn a photo or illustration into a square pixel-art avatar with AniPixel Portrait (or Icon), crop tips, and clean PNG export.
- Make Discord and Twitch-style pixel emotesCreate small, readable pixel emotes for Discord or Twitch with AniPixel—Icon or Chibi, transparent PNG, and sizing tips for chat.
- Make pixel art stickers with transparent backgroundsWorkflow for pixel-art stickers on AniPixel: generate with Chibi or Redraw, remove the background in-browser, and export a clean PNG cutout.
- Export transparent pixel art PNGsGet clean transparent pixel-art PNGs with AniPixel—use Pixelize background options, Remove Background, and edge checks before you ship stickers or sprites.
- Icon Pack — generate 4 or 16 game icons in one creditHow AniPixel Icon Pack works: turn on Pack under the Icon preset, pick a 64 or 32 size option and a category, then download small PNG icons for UI and props.
- Chibi pixel art — cute exaggerated characters with PixelizeHow to use AniPixel’s Chibi preset for cute pixel characters: when it shines, when to switch, Pixel Size tips, and sticker-ready exports.
- Side-view pixel art — change the camera with the Side presetUse AniPixel’s Side preset for side and three-quarter pixel characters when your source is front-facing and you want pose variety.
- Pixel art game sprites and item icons from a reference imageUse AniPixel for game-ready pixel sprites and item icons: Icon Pack for sets, single Icon/Redraw for characters, then Fix Pixel Grid for true sizes.
Pixelize
- Pixelize presets: choose the right pixel art styleA decision guide to the six AniPixel Pixelize presets — Redraw, Chibi, Side, Portrait, Icon, and Scene — with failure signs and when to switch.
- AniPixel Pixelize settings explainedLearn every Pixelize setting, plus starting recipes for portraits, icons, chibi stickers, scenes, and transparent cutouts.
- Crop and aspect ratio in Pixelize: frame the result you actually wantHow Auto and fixed aspect ratios work in AniPixel Pixelize, when Center or Manual crop beats no crop, and how to read the framing warning.
- Generate multiple Pixelize images at onceUse the Images setting to create up to four results in one Pixelize run and how credits are charged.
- VIP custom size and Advanced PromptHonest guide to Custom aspect and Advanced Prompt — what VIP unlocks and what it doesn’t.
- Download, regenerate, and next stepsHow to export Pixelize PNGs, try again, and send a result into Remove Background when it helps.
Free tools
- Remove background from pixel art and images — free, in your browserGet a clean transparent PNG with AniPixel's free Remove Background tool: cleanup strengths, Fine select for hair and props, and export choices explained.
- Fix Pixel Grid: recover true pixel size or upscale without blurWhy AI pixel art is bigger than it looks, how Smart grid finds the real sprite size, and how integer scaling exports crisp copies — free, in the browser.
- Image to pixel art workflow: generate, remove background, and scaleFollow an AniPixel workflow from AI image-to-pixel-art generation to transparent-background cleanup and crisp integer scaling for a finished PNG.
- How to pixelate an image online (classic mosaic filter)Use AniPixel’s free Pixelate tool to chunk a photo into blocks in your browser—no signup, no credits. When to use Pixelate vs AI Pixelize.
Credits & plans
- How credits work on AniPixelOne credit equals one Pixelize image, failures refund, free tools cost nothing, and where to top up.
- Plans and credit packsBasic, Creator, and Pro monthly plans plus one-time credit packs — what you get without inventing extras.
- When you need VIPThe real VIP gates on AniPixel — Custom aspect, Advanced Prompt, and longer History — and when free is enough.