NOIRADIX Studio

# NOIRADIX Studio

NOIRADIX Studio is a free, open-source pixel art editor and sprite animation suite for pixel artists, indie game developers, and technical artists. It runs in a modern web browser, requires no account, and can also be downloaded and run locally.

## Create and edit pixel art

Draw directly on a precision pixel canvas with tools for painting, erasing, lines, shapes, fills, color picking, and selection. Organize artwork with layers, groups, and regions; manage palettes; use symmetry tools; and inspect pixel coordinates with rulers. The standalone PixelArt editor also provides a flexible canvas for creating and refining individual pieces of artwork.

## Build and preview sprite animations

Organize artwork into sprite sheets and animation frames, then preview clips in real time. NOIRADIX supports 4-direction, 8-direction, Platformer 2D, and custom animation workflows. The four-direction workflow shown in the demo is one example of the supported animation options.

## Work with structured PIX2 projects

Projects can be saved in .pix2, a human-readable, machine-readable text format for representing pixel artwork, sprite sheets, structural layers, palettes, and animation data. PIX2 makes project content easier to inspect, edit, compare, and version with Git than an opaque binary-only workflow.

PIX2 can also be used with an external AI coding assistant. Copy a project prompt, ask an assistant to create or modify PIX2 source, then bring the resulting text back into NOIRADIX Studio to inspect and edit it. NOIRADIX does not generate artwork by itself; the AI assistant is a separate tool.

## Import and export

Import raster sprite sheets and animation metadata, then inspect and organize the resulting frames in the editor. Export artwork as PNG sprite sheets or individual frames, and export TexturePacker-compatible JSON for use in other game-development workflows.

The Unity 2D package includes a sprite atlas, metadata, and Pix2UnityImporter.cs. The importer slices the sprites and creates native Unity .anim AnimationClip assets. Animator Controller setup is done in Unity; the export package does not generate an Animator Controller asset.

## Run locally and work offline

NOIRADIX Studio is a client-side browser application. Download or clone the source repository and launch it locally with the included Windows, Linux, or macOS launcher. Once the files are available on the device, the editing workflow does not require an account or a server-side project service.

## Project details

- Free to use; no paid plans or subscriptions.

- Open source under the Apache License 2.0.

- Official website: https://noiradix.me/

- Source code: https://github.com/dotlinux26/noiradix-studio

- Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XikhVI0APQg