Pixen: Photoshop for pixel art

Pixen is, as Victor at TUAW puts it, "Photoshop for pixel artists." It features the usual painting and selection tools, but the rest is tailored just for pixel art, such as the alignment crosshair for creating guides, the "smart" palettes, and the tiled view. Pixen is open-source software for the Mac, and the Pixen download page also features a gradient color picker and contributed color palettes.

 

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