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Post WIP art, get feedback, and join community events.
Feature deep dives
Focused walkthroughs of tile mode, animation, and export.
Getting started series
Short videos covering setup, tools, and your first project.
UI kits
Buttons, panels, and icons sized for retro-style games.
Desktop App
Download Manabit for Windows — offline editing with the same tools as the browser. Available now on itch.io.
How to design UI icons that read at 16×16
Design inventory icons that read on any background — FF, Pokémon, and Stardew tricks.
How to draw clean pixel-perfect lines in Manabit
See Pixel Perfect on vs off — keep 1px outlines thin on diagonals and curves without chunky corner pixels.
How to hue-shift pixel art palettes in Manabit
Build on-hue shadows and highlights with Hue Shifter — lock an anchor, tune dark/light steps, and avoid gray muddy ramps.
Animations
Frame strips, playback preview, and animated export.
Brush
Stamp tiles from Map Builder onto the grid-snapped canvas.
Build Maps Quickly
Use Map Builder to capture tiles, paint levels, and iterate fast.
Creating a New Project
Create a blank canvas, pick a size, and open your first stage.
Eraser
Remove pixels with the same brush controls as the pencil.
Fill
Fill grid regions with the active tile from Map Builder.
Getting Started
Your starting point for Manabit — a quick map to the core setup guides.
History
Browse and jump through your undo history.
Hue Shifter
Build on-hue light and dark ramps from any color — lock an anchor and pick variants in one click.
Layers
Organize stages, layers, visibility, and thumbnails.
Map Builder
Floating tile library — capture, organize, and select tiles for the brush.
Navigate the Canvas
Pan, zoom, and fit your artwork in the viewport.
Navigator
Mini-map for jumping around large canvases.
Pan
Move around the canvas without changing tools.
Pencil
Draw individual pixels and freehand strokes on the active layer.
Repeat Tile Mode
See tiles repeat on the canvas and edit every copy at once.
Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts for tools, panels, editing, and project navigation.
Sign In
Sign in with Google or email to sync projects across devices.
Sync Across Devices
Save online and pick up your project on another browser or device.
Work With Stages
Add, resize, and switch between stages in one project.
