8-bit pixel art filter

Turn yourself into a retro video game character with chunky pixels and a 16-color palette.

Drop a photo here

or paste one, upload a JPG, or use your webcam

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Strength

1. Upload or snap

Drop in a JPG, PNG or HEIC, or take a picture with your webcam or phone camera.

Cartoon, comic, sketch, 90s VHS, disposable camera, glitch, anime style and more. Drag the slider to compare.

Save a full-size image or share it to Facebook, X, WhatsApp, or straight to your apps from your phone.

The pixel art filter shrinks your photo into big square pixels and repaints them with a limited 16-color game palette, like an 8-bit console sprite.

Raise the Strength slider for a pure palette look, or lower it to keep more natural color.

How big are the pixels?

The picture is rebuilt from about 64 pixels across, then scaled up sharply.

Can I use it as a game avatar?

Yes. Download it and use it anywhere.

Is it free?

Yes.

Give any picture bold outlines and flat, bright color, like a frame from an animated show.

Rewind your photo to 1996 with tape wobble, scan lines, color bleed and a glowing date stamp.

Warm film color, harsh flash, grain and the orange date stamp from a drugstore camera.

Dreamy glow, candy colors and sparkles straight out of 2001.

Heavy ink, punchy color and halftone dots, like a page from a printed comic.

Turn any photo into a pencil drawing on paper in one click.

Four bright color panels of you, in the style of a 60s screen print.

Broken signal, shifted color and torn scan lines, the classic TikTok glitch.

Smooth cel shading, pastel color and fine lines for a soft animated look.