The PixMaker app

Your creative
control center.

Turn your photos and ideas into bead art. Design, edit and build with PixMaker on iOS and Android.

Free to startiOS & Android5 bead brands
The PixMaker app on a phone beside the LED-guided board

Choose. Follow. Create.

1

Choose.

Pick a design, import your own image, or generate one in the PixMaker app.

Choose a design in the PixMaker app
2

Follow.

The board lights up to show you where each bead goes, one color at a time.

Follow the lights on the board
3

Create.

Place your beads, iron on the board, and reveal your finished piece.

Reveal your finished bead art

The PixMaker app

Everything the app can do.

Eight ways PixMaker turns any idea into bead art.

Original photo
Photo converted to pixel art with 48 colors
Photo converted to pixel art with 24 colors
Photo converted to pixel art with 16 colors

Samples on a 104 × 104 board

Image to pixel art

Complex photos. Fewer colors. Great quality.

Turn family portraits, realistic photos or any image you love into pixel art, with full control over the number of colors. PixMaker keeps the quality high with the lowest possible number of colors.

PixMaker app result for a portrait reduced to 24 colors: eyes, skin tones and shading are kept
PixMaker
Another app result for the same portrait reduced to 24 colors: faces and details are less clear
Another app

Same photo. Same 24 colors. Same 104 × 104 board.

Quality check

Same colors. Very different result.

Other apps can lose faces and details when they reduce colors. PixMaker keeps eyes, skin tones and shading, so your portrait still looks like them.

Pixel art imported into PixMaker
Original pixel art design
Original designImported in PixMaker
Import pixel art and patterns

Smart pixel art import.

Bring in pixel art from an image or a link. PixMaker recognizes the pattern in a few taps and keeps the same accuracy and the same colors as the original design.

Design in the Artkal color system
Design in the Perler color system
Design in the Hama color system
Design in the MARD color system
Design in the Yant color system
Smart brand convert

Switch your bead brand.

Found a design made in a different color system? Convert any image or pattern to Artkal, Perler, Hama, MARD or Yant and build whatever you like, without limits.

AI pixel art in realistic style
AI pixel art in anime style
AI pixel art in cartoon style
AI pixel art in classic style
AI pixel art in cute style
AI pixel art in bead grid style
AI pixel pattern generator

Real pixel art, made for beads.

Generate pixel art in any style, in any color system, with the number of colors and the size you want, with or without a background. It's true pixel art for fuse beads, not a photo filter.

  • Fast and Pro quality
  • Any size
  • Any number of colors
  • Remove background
Couple portrait turned into pixel art
Original couple portrait
Your photoPixel art, 104 × 104
AI image to pixel art

Your photo, in any style.

Turn any photo of people you love into a cartoon or anime fuse bead pattern. Change the picture, add or remove things, and use every AI pixel art option on top.

Drawing and design tools in the PixMaker app
Bead art design studio

Design and edit like a pro.

Edit any pattern with smart tools: switch the color system, merge colors for a clean result, resize and move, draw, and remove backgrounds.

The PixMaker app guiding each bead on the lit board
Build

The easiest way to build.

Send your design to the board and pick any color to bead. Change colors, light modes and tools in a few taps, and save your design to continue later.

  • Simple color picking
  • Light modes
  • Smart light volume
  • Eye-protect color mode
  • Save and continue later
The PixMaker pattern library on a phone beside the board
Pattern library

A library to start from.

Open a ready-made design and send it to your board in seconds, or save favorites for later. A fast way to start without a blank canvas.

What is free?

Start creating for free.

Core features

Image import, pixel-art import, design tools and access to the pattern library.

AI creation

Free credits are included. Additional AI usage is optional and available separately. Check current options in the app before buying credits.

Questions, answered.

Photo, pixel pattern, or AI?

Use Image to Pixel Art for a regular photograph. Use Import Pixel Art for an existing pixel pattern, with controls for its grid and detected colors. Choose AI Generation to create from a text prompt or uploaded image.

How do color systems work?

Choose your bead brand or system to match a pattern to its available palette. Review detected colors and replace shades where needed. Palettes differ across brands, so exact matches are not always available. Color-system support does not mean every bead size fits the board.

Where do I manage AI credits?

In the app, go to Settings → Services → PixMaker Device Services. Sign in with your app account to manage services and credits. To create AI artwork, open Create from the home screen.

Where can I find setup help?

Open the Help Center in the app’s Settings, or visit the PixMaker user guide for setup and building instructions.

Ready when you are

Get the PixMaker app.

Your next piece starts with one idea. Download the app and make it real.