Extract text from Pixilart projects (PIXIL)
To convert PIXIL projects to another format, you need Pixilart or other Raster Image software.
To convert other file formats to the "Pixel Art Project File" file type, you need software like Pixilart or a similar tool.
A .pixil file is a pixel art project file created by the Pixilart online drawing platform. It stores canvas settings, custom color palettes, multiple layers, and animation frames required to reconstruct a user's pixel art drawing session.
Users primarily open and edit these files using the web-based Pixilart application. Since it operates in the browser, the file allows users to save their progress locally and upload it later to resume drawing.
The main disadvantage of the .pixil format is that standard image viewers, operating systems, and web browsers cannot display it. Under the hood, the file is not a standard flattened image; it is structured JSON text data. This makes it impossible to post directly to social media, embed in websites, or use directly in game engines without exporting it first.
To share your work, you must convert .pixil files to standard raster formats like PNG for static images or GIF for animated sprites. Converting to these flattened formats will merge all layers and remove the ability to edit individual frames, so you should always keep the original project file as a backup.
Because this is a closed, proprietary format, standard online image converters fail to process it. They expect image pixels, not a complex JSON map of a project canvas. Often, only the original Pixilart web app can properly read the data and export the graphics. However, convert.guru is built for this. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view its internal JSON structure, and extract text. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PIXIL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted PNG, PISKEL, JPG, GIF, WEBP, FLA, MCPACK, TXT, JPEG, PAK, APKG, APK and PDF files.
If you want to convert PIXIL file to , you can use Pixilart or similar software from the "Pixel Art Project Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to PIXIL, try Pixilart or another comparable tool in the "Pixel Art Project Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our PIXIL converter.