Extract text from Image documents (PYXEL)
To convert PYXEL Images to another format, you need Pyxel Edit or other Raster Image software.
To convert other file formats to the "Pixel Art Workspace" file type, you need software like Pyxel Edit or a similar tool.
PYXEL files are native project files created by Pyxel Edit, a specialized pixel art and tileset drawing application developed by Daniel Kvarfordt. Pixel artists use this format to store multi-layered sprites, tile references, animations, and color palettes within a single workspace.
The main disadvantage of the .PYXEL format is its proprietary nature. You cannot open it natively in web browsers, standard image viewers, or industry-standard software like Adobe Photoshop. Collaborating with users who do not own Pyxel Edit is impossible, and sharing your final artwork online requires manually exporting the file.
For general viewing and sharing, you must convert .PYXEL to standard formats. Convert to PNG for static pixel art and sprite sheets, or GIF for animations. Be aware that converting to these universal formats permanently flattens your image, meaning you will lose the specific layer separation, tile references, and project metadata.
Because .PYXEL is a closed project format rather than a standard image, ordinary online converters completely fail to process it. However, under the hood, a .PYXEL file is simply a renamed ZIP archive containing structured JSON data and raw PNG image layers.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PYXEL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert PYXEL file to , you can use Pyxel Edit or similar software from the "Pixel Art Project Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to PYXEL, try Pyxel Edit 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 PYXEL converter.