Choose a picture and Photopip shrinks it to 64 blocks on the long side, limits it to at most 16 colors picked from the picture itself, and scales it back up with hard edges so every block stays square. In the card, change the grid, switch to a PICO-8, Game Boy or NES palette, or turn on grid lines, then download the PNG at full size or at grid size, one pixel per block. The result is a layer in the editor, so you can repaint single blocks with the Pencil Tool.

1. Click Choose an image, or drop a PNG, JPG or WebP on the page.
2. The card shows the result at 64 blocks on the long side and 16 colors. Pick 32, 64 or 128 for the grid. Under Palette, keep From picture and pick 8, 16 or 32 colors, or choose PICO-8, Game Boy or NES. The picture is redrawn from the original each time.
3. Under Save as, choose Full size to share it, or Grid size for a game sprite or a bead pattern (one pixel per block: a square picture at 64 gives a 64 × 64 px file). With Full size, click Grid lines to draw a thin line around every block and a bold line every 10 blocks into the picture.
4. Click Download PNG. To fix single blocks, download Grid size, open that file and paint with the Pencil Tool (B): at high zoom each pixel is one block.

The grid counts the longer side: a 1500 × 1000 photo at 64 becomes 64 × 43 blocks. The retro palettes use each color's published values and pick the nearest one for every block, so skin tones can turn gray or pink; Game Boy maps light to dark onto its four greens. A busy background turns to mush at 32 or 64, so a single subject on a plain background works best, and a face needs the 128 grid. Grid lines go on the full-size PNG only, and there is no block list for games.

How is this different from pixelating a photo?

Pixelating keeps the size and only makes blocks. This page shrinks the picture to a small grid and limits the colors, which is what makes it look like pixel art. The full-size PNG is the grid scaled back up, each block an exact square.

Can I get a chart with grid lines, or a Minecraft block list?

Grid lines, yes: choose Full size and click Grid lines; every block gets a thin line and every 10th a bold one, drawn into the PNG. There is no block list: download the Grid size PNG and open it in your block tool, where each pixel is one block.

Can I use a retro palette?

Yes: PICO-8 (16 colors), Game Boy (4 greens) or NES (55 colors), with the color values published in the Lospec palette list. Each block takes the nearest color, without dithering. With From picture, up to 8, 16 or 32 colors come from your image, and small bright details such as eyes keep a color of their own.

Does it draw pixel art from a text prompt?

No. It converts a picture you already have. The picture stays in your browser and is not uploaded.

Updated 2026-10-27

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Choose a picture and Photopip shrinks it to 64 blocks on the long side, limits it to at most 16 colors picked from the picture itself, and scales it back up with hard edges so every block stays square. In the card, change the grid, switch to a PICO-8, Game Boy or NES palette, or turn on grid lines, then download the PNG at full size or at grid size, one pixel per block. The result is a layer in the editor, so you can repaint single blocks with the Pencil Tool.

1. Click Choose an image, or drop a PNG, JPG or WebP on the page.
2. The card shows the result at 64 blocks on the long side and 16 colors. Pick 32, 64 or 128 for the grid. Under Palette, keep From picture and pick 8, 16 or 32 colors, or choose PICO-8, Game Boy or NES. The picture is redrawn from the original each time.
3. Under Save as, choose Full size to share it, or Grid size for a game sprite or a bead pattern (one pixel per block: a square picture at 64 gives a 64 × 64 px file). With Full size, click Grid lines to draw a thin line around every block and a bold line every 10 blocks into the picture.
4. Click Download PNG. To fix single blocks, download Grid size, open that file and paint with the Pencil Tool (B): at high zoom each pixel is one block.

The grid counts the longer side: a 1500 × 1000 photo at 64 becomes 64 × 43 blocks. The retro palettes use each color's published values and pick the nearest one for every block, so skin tones can turn gray or pink; Game Boy maps light to dark onto its four greens. A busy background turns to mush at 32 or 64, so a single subject on a plain background works best, and a face needs the 128 grid. Grid lines go on the full-size PNG only, and there is no block list for games.

How is this different from pixelating a photo?

Pixelating keeps the size and only makes blocks. This page shrinks the picture to a small grid and limits the colors, which is what makes it look like pixel art. The full-size PNG is the grid scaled back up, each block an exact square.

Can I get a chart with grid lines, or a Minecraft block list?

Grid lines, yes: choose Full size and click Grid lines; every block gets a thin line and every 10th a bold one, drawn into the PNG. There is no block list: download the Grid size PNG and open it in your block tool, where each pixel is one block.

Can I use a retro palette?

Yes: PICO-8 (16 colors), Game Boy (4 greens) or NES (55 colors), with the color values published in the Lospec palette list. Each block takes the nearest color, without dithering. With From picture, up to 8, 16 or 32 colors come from your image, and small bright details such as eyes keep a color of their own.

Does it draw pixel art from a text prompt?

No. It converts a picture you already have. The picture stays in your browser and is not uploaded.

Updated 2026-10-27

More toolsUS passport photoBatch watermarkShopify image sizeAdd text to photoCombine two photosRemove peopleProduct photo on whitePNG to JPG