Pixel size
Larger values create bigger blocks and a stronger pixel effect; smaller values preserve more detail.
Free online image tool
Pixelate Image
Turn photos and images into a pixelated style directly in your browser. Adjust pixel size and colors, preview the result instantly, and download without uploading your image to a server.
Drop your image hereor choose a file from your device✓ JPG✓ PNG✓ WebPMaximum 50 MB
- 100% free
- No login
- No installation
- No server upload
- Works on any device
When is this useful?
- Pixelate a photo with large blocks for a mosaic-like effect.
- Simplify a portrait or landscape into a limited palette for retro game artwork.
- Turn a character or illustration into a crisp dot-style graphic.
- Reduce colors and optionally add dithering for a classic game look.
- Create a genuinely low-resolution pixel image for design work.
How to use
- Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP image.
- Adjust Pixel Size to control the strength of the effect.
- Optionally limit the number of colors.
- Compare the original and pixelated previews.
- Choose the output dimensions.
- Download the result as a PNG.
Helpful information
Color levels
Reducing colors simplifies the image and can make it feel closer to classic game graphics.
Two output sizes
Keep original dimensions saves a nearest-neighbor enlarged result. Actual pixel dimensions saves the small internal canvas itself.
Local processing
PixEasy processes the image with Canvas in your browser. It is not generative AI, and the file is not uploaded to a server.
Frequently asked questions
Pixelated creates large image blocks. Pixel Art also reduces the number of colors and builds a representative palette for a look closer to retro game graphics.
PixEasy simplifies the photo's resolution and colors into a pixel-art style. It does not redraw faces or objects like generative AI, so it keeps the original form while adding a dot-graphic look.
It controls the strength of the effect. A larger value produces larger square pixels and a simpler image.
The image uses a smaller color palette, creating clearer color regions that feel closer to retro game graphics.
Dithering uses small dot patterns to suggest tones between limited palette colors. It can add a classic game look, but may appear grainy on portraits.
No. Image decoding, pixelation, previewing, and download creation all happen in your browser.
Yes. Choose Actual pixel dimensions to download the small resolution used during pixelation.
Yes. You can upload JPG, JPEG, PNG, and WebP images. The result downloads as PNG by default.