Mac Free Pixel Software
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: The Lounge
Forum Name: Resources and Support
Forum Discription: Help your fellow pixel artists out with links to good tutorials, other forums, software, fonts, etc. Bugs and support issues should go here as well.
URL: https://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=755
Printed Date: 11 September 2025 at 2:29pm
Topic: Mac Free Pixel Software
Posted By: anonymousL
Subject: Mac Free Pixel Software
Date Posted: 22 August 2005 at 1:05pm
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Alright, before i start I want you to know that I have a macintosh
ibook g4. i also want you to know that I am completely and totally
broke. To make a long story short, i would like to know if there is a
free pixel graphics application for macintosh. That's it. In the
meantime ill try to townload GIMP. ::edit:: the gimp didn't work out. ::edit:: nevermind, i found a free application called "pixen" which is working out. For anyone else here's a link: http://www.opensword.com/pixen |
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Posted By: Filax_666
Date Posted: 08 September 2005 at 3:32am
| You could just use Photoshop and Image Ready... |
Posted By: Ensellitis
Date Posted: 08 September 2005 at 8:55am
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Filax: He plainly said "free pixel graphics", Photoshop costs hundreds of dollars. Read posts before you reply, please. ------------- There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross. |
Posted By: Filax_666
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 11:30am
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lol i got my one for free so...i dont know where anyway...a friend of
my father installed it in my computer when he installed OS X 10.3.9. i think you can try to get a crack for the trial version (but i dont know if you can do that on mac)... anyway, sorry for givin that options... |
Posted By: Di0xygen
Date Posted: 16 September 2005 at 1:00pm
omgwtfhax! 
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Posted By: NFGman
Date Posted: 24 September 2005 at 12:36am
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In my travels I came across this site, which claims to offer a free Mac pixel app:
http://www.opensword.org/Pixen/ I haven't tried it, I make no claims about its suitability, but there it is. ------------- I shouldn't be here. |
Posted By: ganondorg
Date Posted: 10 November 2005 at 2:20pm
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I use pixen, its a great programm, but with the standard edition you
can't make animations, but there is a beta from the next version and you can do it with that one. but it crashes a lot (I think it's my cpu 700 mhz). I can really recommend that one  ------------- mac rulezz, and the settlers 2 rocks too. its the best! |
Posted By: space2
Date Posted: 11 November 2005 at 12:07am
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Try gimp, it's very powerfull. Some hints: - Use the PENCIL, it draws exact pixels - when you are working on an image, from the view menu: - select new view - uncheck all checkmarks (ie no menu, nu grid, no guides, etc.. maybe you can leave the scrollbar if you are working on a bigger image) And voili ;-) Happy pixeling, and let's see some result here! :-D |
Posted By: Psychotic_Carp
Date Posted: 11 November 2005 at 6:29am
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Have any of you tried the gimpshop? http://plasticbugs.com/?page_id=294 - http://plasticbugs.com/?page_id=294 Its a modified version of the gimp that has the same layout as photoshop
-------------  got game?
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Posted By: Toby
Date Posted: 15 November 2005 at 9:07am
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http://www.opensword.org/Pixen - Pixen has a really good
standin point. It's nice and simple for anyone that hasn't yet got used to Photoshop and it has all the basic functions a pixel artist need. But there are problems in the coding. Pixen crashes a lot, the palettes have bugs, tools have bugs, and canvases aren't "infinite" - meaning, you can't drag something out of the main area and drag it back as a whole (what ever went over gets chunked off). The layers are buggy and tools don't have specified cursors - something that will most probably be fixed in the future, but would be kinda relevant to have in the builds that excist already. But anyhow, Pixen is worth giving a try and it's worth giving the Open Sword team feedback, they actually do listen :) |