Free and Pro
Dixel is free to use. Pro is a one-time purchase that lifts the limits. There is no subscription and there are no ads.
What each tier includes
| Free | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Canvas size | up to 64×64 | up to 1024×1024 |
| Layers | 3 | 32 |
| Export | 1× PNG | PNG and JPG, with upscaling |
| Palettes | built-in and custom | built-in, custom, and Lospec import |
| Tilemaps | — | create, edit, and export |
| Animation | open read-only, play, export the first frame | frames, onion skin, static layers, linked cels, tags, import frames |
| Animated export | — | animated GIF, animated PNG, video (MP4), sprite sheet, frame sequence |
| Open an animated GIF / APNG | its first frame, as a still | as a new animation |
| Slice export | — | the current frame, all frames, or one tag |
| Gallery | Duplicate, All / Animations tabs | Duplicate, All / Animations tabs |
Reference layers and floating references are available on both tiers, including the Move tool and the transform box for a reference.
How the purchase works
Pro is bought through Google Play as a one-time in-app purchase. After a purchase, Dixel confirms it and unlocks the Pro features. Restore Purchase in Settings brings Pro back on a new device or after a reinstall. A verified Pro entitlement keeps working offline for 14 days between checks.
Projects that are over the free limits
If a project is larger than the free limits — because it came from a backup, a Pro device, or a lapsed Pro entitlement — it opens read-only on the free tier. You can still view, pan, zoom, toggle layer visibility, and export a 1× PNG. Drawing and editing prompt to upgrade. Dixel never shrinks or alters the project to make it fit.
An animated project (more than one frame) also opens read-only on the free tier. It shows the first frame and you cannot switch frames, but you can play the animation. The 1× PNG export (and the 1× Layers export) saves the first frame. The file is never changed. Every animated export — GIF, animated PNG, video, sprite sheet, and frame sequence — is Pro. Add frame and Duplicate frame open the Pro screen. See Animation.
On the free tier you can also:
- open the first frame of an animated GIF or APNG as a still image, with Open image in the gallery;
- Duplicate projects in the gallery;
- use the All / Animations tabs and see the frame badge on animated projects.