# Pixelate Tools

> Pixelate Tools turns an image into a counted pixel grid in the browser. The same grid can be exported as a PNG, a color palette, a cross-stitch symbol chart, a fuse-bead chart, a diamond-painting chart, or Nonogram clues. Craft tools also offer an A4 PDF. Images are not uploaded.

Pixelate Tools is not an AI image generator. It resamples and quantizes the file the visitor opens. It is not affiliated with DMC, Perler, Hama, Artkal, Lexaloffle, Nintendo, or Mojang. Floss hex values are a published reference. Bead brand codes are community measurements (beadcolors, MIT) and are approximate; a plain reference palette is also offered. Nonogram clues are not checked for a unique solution. Playable Nonograms live on NonogramGo (nonogramgo.com).

## Tools
- [Image to pixel art](https://pixelatetools.com/): Turn an image into pixel art in your browser. Set the width in cells, limit colors, dither if you want, and download a real PNG. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Photo to sprite](https://pixelatetools.com/sprite-converter/): Make a 16, 32, or 64 pixel sprite from a photo or logo. Eight colors, dithering off, optional transparent backdrop, small PNG export.
- [Color palette from an image](https://pixelatetools.com/palette-from-image/): Pick 5 to 16 colors from a picture with a median cut. Copy hex values or CSS variables. The image stays in your browser.
- [Photo to cross-stitch pattern](https://pixelatetools.com/cross-stitch-pattern/): Turn a photo into a symbol chart with nearest floss numbers and stitch counts. Starts at 40 cells and 12 colors. Check a real card before you buy thread.
- [Photo to fuse bead pattern](https://pixelatetools.com/perler-bead-pattern/): Convert a photo to a peg pattern. Starts at 29×29 with Perler Midi community codes, 8 colors. Switch to Hama or Artkal, or use the plain reference set.
- [Photo to diamond painting pattern](https://pixelatetools.com/diamond-painting-pattern/): Turn a photo into a diamond painting chart with drill-style color codes, counts, and a printable symbol grid. Starts at 50 cells and 16 colors.
- [Image to Nonogram](https://pixelatetools.com/image-to-nonogram/): Turn an image into a printable Nonogram: puzzle page, answer page, and color key. Up to 45×45 and 10 colors. No uniqueness check.

## Guides
- [What is pixel art?](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/what-is-pixel-art/): Pixel art is a picture on a coarse grid where every square is one solid color. Here is how a 32×32 icon differs from a blur filter.
- [How to turn a photo into pixel art](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/how-to-turn-a-photo-into-pixel-art/): Upload a photo, set the width in cells, cut the colors, then export a small PNG. A 1200px photo at width 48 is a practical start.
- [Sprite sizes: 16, 32, and 64](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/sprite-sizes-16-32-64/): 16×16 fits an icon, 32×32 fits a character, 64×64 fits a portrait. Pick the grid before you pick the palette.
- [Discord and Twitch pixel sizes](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/discord-twitch-pixel-sizes/): Discord custom emoji lands at 128×128. Twitch emotes need 28, 56, and 112. Start from those grids on the sprite converter; export the small PNG.
- [How many colors should pixel art use?](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/how-many-colors-to-use/): Use 4 colors for a handheld look, 8 to 16 for a sprite, and stop at 32 for a photo study. More colors make a smaller grid look muddy.
- [Floyd–Steinberg vs Atkinson dithering](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/dithering-floyd-steinberg-atkinson/): Floyd–Steinberg spreads quantization error to four neighbors. Atkinson spreads less of it, so flat areas stay flatter. Here is when to use each.
- [Pico-8 and the handheld green palette](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/pico-8-palette/): Pico-8 is 16 fixed colors. The handheld green palette is 4. Here is when a photo still reads after you snap to them.
- [Actual size PNG vs big preview](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/small-png-vs-large-png/): Format PNG is the real pixel grid, such as 32×32. Preview draws those same cells as crisp squares. Do not mix them up.
- [Transparent backgrounds for pixel sprites](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/transparent-pixel-sprites/): PNG keeps transparency. Drop the corner color when the backdrop is flat. Do not key out the subject, and do not export JPG.
- [Turn a photo into a cross-stitch pattern](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/photo-to-cross-stitch-pattern/): A stitch chart is a pixel grid plus floss numbers. Start near 40 cells wide and 12 colors, then read the symbol table before you buy thread.
- [How to read a symbol chart](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/how-to-read-a-symbol-chart/): Each letter is one color in the legend. The most common color is A. Count stitches from the legend before you buy thread or beads.
- [Turn a photo into a fuse bead pattern](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/photo-to-fuse-bead-pattern/): A square pegboard is often 29 pegs wide, 841 beads if you fill every peg. Start there, 8 colors, dithering off, and match hex values to your own beads.
- [How many fuse beads do you need?](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/how-many-fuse-beads/): Add the legend counts. A full 29×29 board is 841 beads. Buy extra for the colors you spill, not a second copy of every color.
- [Turn an image into Nonogram clues](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/image-to-nonogram-clues/): A Nonogram needs a grid and an empty color. Clues from a photo are the picture's runs. They are not checked for a unique logical solution.
- [Pixel art vs a pixelate filter](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/pixel-art-vs-pixelate-filter/): A pixelate filter softens blocks and scales them up. A pixel grid gives each cell one hex you can count. The download size tells you which you got.
- [Fix a muddy pixel conversion](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/fix-a-muddy-pixel-conversion/): If the result looks like dirt, raise contrast, then change width, then cut colors. Dithering is the fourth knob, not the first.
- [Extract a color palette from an image](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/extract-a-color-palette/): Median cut picks a fixed number of colors from the grid. Copy them as hex or as CSS variables. Five colors for a UI, sixteen for a study.
- [Make a block grid from a photo](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/block-grid-reference/): One cell is one block. Export the large PNG with a grid, and read the cell count from the meta line. This is a reference, not a game file.
- [Copy pixel art onto a grid by hand](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/copy-pixel-art-onto-a-grid/): Export a large PNG with grid lines, print or zoom it, and copy one row at a time. The meta line is how many cells you owe, not the PNG's pixel size.
- [Cross-stitch fabric size chart](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/cross-stitch-fabric-size/): Divide stitch count by fabric count to get inches. 40 stitches on 14-count is about 2.9 inches. Use the Make plan box on the converter for live numbers.
- [Fuse bead pegboard sizes](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/pegboard-sizes-29/): A common square pegboard is 29 pegs on a side, 841 pegs if filled. Join boards for larger patterns. Pixelate Tools counts how many you need.
- [How many floss skeins do you need?](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/how-many-floss-skeins/): Add the stitch counts, then guess skeins at about 1800 stitches per skein for 2 strands on 14-count. Pixelate Tools prints that guess on the shopping list.
- [Turn a photo into a diamond painting chart](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/photo-to-diamond-painting/): Start at 50 cells and 16 drill colors, dithering off. Use the shopping list and A4 PDF to order bags. Codes follow a published floss list many kits also print.
- [Perler, Hama, and Artkal palettes](https://pixelatetools.com/guides/perler-hama-artkal-palettes/): Brand bead codes come from the MIT beadcolors community measurements. They are approximate. Switch brands in the Palette menu, then match a real bead before you buy.

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