# Pixquare for Institutions

> Pixquare for Institutions (iPhone/iPad app by Son Nguyen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixquare-for-institutions/id6740256223 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Son Nguyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1255742954)
- Category: Graphics & Design
- Price: $19.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 59 MB
- Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese and 4 more
- Released: 2025-01-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-14
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixquare-for-institutions/id6740256223/reviews.md

## What is Pixquare for Institutions?

Pixquare is the #1 pixel art editor, recommended by top pixel artists, game developers, and creators worldwide! Whether you're a beginner or a pro, its simple interface and rich toolset make pixel art creation easy and fun!

Download now to create game assets, animate, or simply doodle pixel art! With feedback from thousands of artists, Pixquare is designed for your best pixel art experience ever!

• HIGHLIGHTS:
  - Support both iPads & iPhones
  - Highly customizable and intuitive UI with left-hand mode available 
  - RGB and Indexed mode
  - Tileset/Tilemap system
  - Timelapse recording
  - Apple Pencil support: gestures, sensitivity, touch rejection 
  - Manual & auto-save modes
  - Shortcut options: keyboard, gesture pad, joystick
  - Custom themes 

• VERSATILE TOOLS:
  - Brush: spray, pixel perfect, pressure sensitivity, contour, dithering, custom brush, jumble, blur
  - Eraser: pixel perfect, pressure sensitivity, dithering
  - Move: transformation and snapping supported
  - Line: straight & curve mode, perfect angle
  - Shape: ellipse & rectangle mode, filled, perfect ratio
  - Selection: 5 types & 5 modes
  - Color: solid/gradient fill, contiguous/non-contiguous, and more
  - Color picker: 4 modes (HSV, HSL, Wheel, RGB), history, drag-to-fill
  - All tools offer shading
  - Additional tools:
    + Color replace
    + Color adjustment
    + Outline
    + Text with font import capability
    +  Custom object

• LAYER/TIMELINE PANEL:
  - Optimized for animation & organized layers
  - Multi-selection, layer grouping, frame tagging, and bulk operations
  - Visibility and editing-lock toggle
  - Supports reference layers
  - Frame duration and cel opacity
  - Linked cells, onion skin, and clipping mask

• ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
  - Symmetry tool with unlimited axes
  - Reference images
  - Color palette: save/load from Lospec, import/export, color gradient generator
  - Blending modes, alpha lock
  - Preview with a separate animation loop
  - Canvas rotation, Finder-like file system
  - Guideline

• FILE IMPORT/EXPORT:
  - Aseprite file compatibility (importing & exporting)
  - GIF importing with all frames
  - PNG, GIF, MOV, Sprite sheet export options (layers, frames, size, and animation)
  - Import Photos and files as reference layers and images

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WHY ARTISTS LOVE PIXQUARE?

"Genuinely the best pixel art app for the iPad that I would recommend anyone to get!" - Jon Davies, Pixel Artist on Super House of Dead Ninjas, Binding of Isaac.

"Pixquare has more than meets the eye. A seemingly simple interface that has the intuitive control you look for. The gesture pad is comparable to a desktop keypad." - Michael, Pixel Artist, Author of Pixel Logic book

"I've been sharing it with basically everyone I know with an iPad because I think it's one of the best software out there for creating pixels on the iPad." - CupOhJoe, Game Developer

"This is one fine app to pixel on the iPad! You can tell there's a lot of love for the craft poured in here" - Ota Jaider, Pixel Artist

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• SCREENSHOT ARTWORK AUTHORS：
- FICO (@FicoPx)
- Mossy (@MossyPixe)
- chili (@ryviolie)
- Lesma (@pixe_lesma)
- Fariis (@fariis_art)
- ue_voxel (@UeVoxel)
- Huy B (@bit5andpiece5)
- Sunny (@minisunnyworld)
- Manytle (@manytle)
- TransientCode (@TransientCode)
- 08games (@the08games)

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SUPPORT:
User guide: https://docs.pixquare.art
Email: info@pixquare.art
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pixquare_app
Website: https://www.pixquare.art/

NO SUBSCRIPTION. BUY ONCE AND ENJOY FREE UPDATES FOREVER!


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.70.0 — 2026-08-11

Enhancements:
- Stripe gradient tool
- Shading can add/remove arbitrary colors
- Added liquify tool boundary indicator
- Liquify tool now works with symmetry lines
- Enabled slider tool size adjustment on iPhones
- Squeeze actions trigger from gestures and shortcuts

Fixes:
- Significant memory leak
- Tileset cannot be exported due to special characters in the name
- Other minor fixes

### 2.58.1 — 2025-08-29

Features:
• Color remap
• Palette's color reduction
• RGBA and Indexed mode conversion


Enhancements:
• 'Selected' mode for layer configuration when exporting
• In-order and random multi-tile placement strategies for tilemaps
• Swipe navigation can work with vertical swipes to select layers
• Some tools, like color replace, outline, etc., can remember their last used parameters
• A toggle to make manual frame navigation ignore tags
• Timeline panel now auto-scrolls to the selected cel when opened
• Palette import from images now picks the most distinct colors
• Layer merge now ignores hidden layers
• Adjustable layer-only panel's width
• Adjustable gesture pad's opacity
• Adjustable slider tool size
• Added pixel-perfect toggle to keyboard shortcut
• New artwork panel remembers its last used parameters
• Auto show keyboard when entering text input
• Added numbers to image grid import

Fixes:
• Some keyboard shortcut issues
• 2x2 dithering presets don't include the max level
• Rare infinite loading at launch
• Some rare crashes/app freezes

## More apps by Son Nguyen

- [Okee - Easy Asset Loaning](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/okee-easy-asset-loaning/id1549438640)
- [Pixquare - Pixel Art Studio](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixquare-pixel-art-studio/id1659428179)
- [Pixquare - Color by Number](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pixquare-color-by-number/id6745365522)

All apps by Son Nguyen: https://appshunter.io/developer/1255742954

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