Pixel Drawing Grid & Graph Paper Editor
Sketch pixel art, knitting charts, cross-stitch patterns, and tile designs on virtual graph paper. Adjust the grid, choose colors, and export your work as a PNG or JSON file — everything runs locally in your browser.
Controls
Grid size
Resizing creates a new blank grid and keeps your old layout in the undo history.
Tools
Color
Background
Export
PNG exports include a small “LifeHackToolbox.com” watermark in the corner of the image.
Colors used in this grid
Start drawing to see a summary of colors here.
Drawing grid
Click or tap to draw. Drag while holding down to paint continuous strokes. Use Fill to flood an area with the active color.
Draw pixel art right in your browser
This tool is a lightweight pixel art editor and grid drawing tool designed for quick sketches. Instead of installing a full graphics program, you can open this page and start drawing on a virtual grid in seconds. Each cell in the grid acts like one square of graph paper or one pixel in a sprite. You can resize the grid, pick any color, and switch between pencil, eraser, and fill tools to refine your design.
Because the layout is simple and the grid stays aligned, it is easy to copy your design onto physical paper, a knitting chart, or a game engine's tile map. The undo and redo buttons make experimentation safe: you can explore new ideas, then step back a few moves if you change your mind.
How to use the online graph paper editor
Start by choosing a grid size between 8×8 and 64×64. Smaller grids are great for simple icons and game sprites, while larger grids behave more like traditional online graph paper. Pick a color from the color picker or from one of the preset swatches, then select the pencil tool and click or tap cells to draw. Dragging while you hold down the mouse or your finger paints continuous strokes, which feels similar to drawing with a marker on real paper.
The eraser tool clears cells back to transparent so the background color shows through. The fill bucket floods an entire contiguous area with the active color, making it easy to recolor regions or create large blocks in one click. You can toggle grid lines on or off depending on whether you want a cleaner image or a more traditional graph paper look.
Ideas for knitting charts, cross-stitch, and game sprites
Many people use virtual graph paper to plan fiber arts and craft projects. You can treat each cell as a stitch and design knitting chart generator style patterns, colorwork motifs, or stranded designs before you pick up your needles. Cross-stitchers can do the same: each square becomes one stitch in a cross-stitch pattern grid that you can print or reference while you work.
Game developers and hobbyists can use the grid to block out simple sprites, tiles, and icons. Because the canvas is made of discrete pixels, it is easy to transfer designs into a game engine or sprite editor, one cell at a time. You can also use the tool for school math and geometry sketches, mapping out coordinates or drawing small diagrams that require an even grid.
Exporting your pixel designs as PNG or JSON
When you are happy with a design, you can export it as a PNG image or JSON data. PNG export captures exactly what you see on the canvas, including the background color and a small, subtle “LifeHackToolbox.com” watermark. The JSON export saves the grid dimensions and the full color matrix, making it easy to re-import later or feed into a custom script. Both formats are generated entirely in your browser; no images or data are sent to a server.
Because all state is stored locally, this virtual graph paper behaves like a private notebook. You can close the tab and return later to continue working from where you left off, or export your work to share with collaborators. Whether you are planning quilts, mapping out a crochet chart, designing sprites, or just doodling on a grid, this browser-based editor gives you a fast, focused place to work.