Sanctyr Pixel Art Editor — A GPU-accelerated pixel art editor built into Unity. Layer system, frame animation, Smart Layers, custom brushes, layer styles, and export to PNG/GIF/SpriteSheet/AnimClip.Sanctyr Pixel Art Editor is a fully-featured, GPU-accelerated pixel art and animation environment built directly into the Unity Editor. Say goodbye to switching between external apps and Unity — draw, animate, and export your assets all in one place.Lightning Fast & Large Canvas Support: Powered by 7 dedicated Compute Shaders, you can draw on 2048x2048 canvases with dozens of layers without input lag.Non-Destructive Workflows: Utilize Photoshop-like Smart Layers, Clipping Masks, and real-time Layer Styles (Outlines, Drop Shadows) that never damage your original art.Professional Toolset: Includes Alpha Lock, Skew/Transform, Magic Wand, Custom Brushes, Symmetry Drawing, and a 3x3 Tile Preview for seamless textures.Animation Made Easy: Full timeline controls with Onion Skinning and Animation Tags. Export your frames directly to auto-sliced Sprite Sheets or ready-to-use Unity .anim Clips in a single clickCore: Runs as a Unity EditorWindow with modular architecture (Core, GUI, Tools, Systems). Separate Runtime/Editor assemblies.Rendering: GPU-composed layers via custom LayerBlend shader and 7 Compute Shaders. Features async readbacks and memory-pooling to prevent GC spikes.Data Security: RAM-Protected Undo History and Backup Manager with auto-recovery snapshots.Tools: Brush/Eraser (with custom textures), Flood Fill, Eyedropper, Shape Tools (Line/Rect/Circle), Move, Transform (Scale/Rotate/Skew), and per-pixel selection masking (Select/Lasso/Magic Wand).Layers: Standard Layers, Smart Layers (Rasterize/Convert), Alpha Lock, Clipping Masks, Real-time Styles, Tags, and Multi-select Merging.Animation: Frame-based visual timeline, Onion skinning (configurable range/tint), Animation Tag sequences, and adjustable FPS preview.Export/Import: Import PNG/JPG, gpl/hex palettes, and Sprite Sheets. Export as PNG, JPG, TGA, auto-padded Sprite Sheets, GIFs, and Unity Animation Clips (.anim).
