AniPixel AI turns images into pixel art. Upload a photo or illustration to get a clean pixel art conversion, with anime pixel art as a strong fit. It also works as a photo to pixel art converter for everyday pictures. New accounts get 5 free credits to try the converter, plus free browser cleanup tools including background removal. Results are still images best suited to clear subjects.

Hey Product Hunt 👋 I'm the maker of AniPixel AI (anipixel.xyz). I kept wanting “photo → pixel art” that still looked like pixel art — clean blocks, readable silhouette — instead of a blunt mosaic / pixelate filter. So I built a small web app that redraws anime illustrations and portrait photos with AI, then added free browser tools for the cleanup steps people actually need: remove background, fix soft pixel grids, and classic pixelate if you want the mosaic look on purpose. What you can try today: • Pixelize — upload → pick a preset → download PNG • Free tools — remove background, fix pixel grid, mosaic pixelate (no credits) • Not a video/streaming site, not a full game-sprite pipeline — playful personal redraws (avatars, posts, wallpapers) Would love feedback on: 1) Which presets feel useful vs noisy 2) Whether the “AI redraw ≠ pixelate” distinction is clear on first visit 3) Anything confusing in the free-tool vs credits flow Thanks for checking it out — happy to answer anything in the comments.

The edge detection on hair strands looks genuinely clean instead of just blurring everything into blocks, which is honestly the hardest part to get right with anime stuff. Nice that the grid alignment tool is included too since that usually breaks everything.

@graina55903751 Thanks Helen! Hair edges are the part I’m most paranoid about with anime-style images, so this lands. The grid tool is free in the app, it built on theamusing/perfectPixel (huge credit): https://github.com/theamusing/perfectPixel

AniPixel AI

Turn images into pixel art, best for anime art

Turn images into pixel art, best for anime art