Novaboard

Oh, hey! Hi! Nice to meet you all, my name is Marcelo, and I am here today to talk about Novaboard’s story and a little bit about myself. I’ve always wanted to work with game development, but for one reason or another, I have never fully committed to it. I always thought that game dev was too risky and preferred to work on something more “hireable”, and that is why I became a full-stack web developer, focused on front-end. How the project started: In 2025, I finally decided that I would give game development a try. Some friends and I decided that we would make each a game in about 2 months. We knew we wouldn’t succeed in developing a full profitable game to publish on Steam yet, so we started making small games to stretch our game development skills. While working on my game entry, I noticed that working with Aseprite assets wasn't as easy as I'd hoped, since I had to buy and install it, but I saw no reason why there couldn’t be a web editor capable of it. So instead of working on another game, I took my “game development slot” of 2 months to build such a tool (I’m already late, btw). That is how I’ve started working on Novaboard: a free, browser-based pixel art editor that can open and save Aseprite files. I built it to solve a need I had while building my hobby indie game project, and I believe it will be useful for pixel artists and for other indie game devs. What Novaboard can do: - Free and runs directly in your browser - no download or account required - Opens Aseprite (.ase) and PSD files - edit existing assets without buying software - Infinite canvas with multiple boards - work on several sprites in one workspace - Full animation timeline - frames, playback, and live preview for sprite animations - Visual history with branches - undo/redo with full timeline, never lose a version - Exports to sprite sheets, GIF, APNG, and timelapse - ready for your game engine or social media - Auto-saves locally - your work persists even if you close the browser What’s next: Right now, I need more eyes on the app to validate that it is needed / useful; otherwise, I will have to focus on something else. Try it out and tell me what's missing for your workflow