Pixel FX Designer

Released: Oct 1, 2018
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 09 Sep 2026, 18:55 GMT

Updates & announcements

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26 Apr 2024Developer post
Pixel FX Designer v1.1.8.0 is now available!
Hello there! I know It's been a while since the last update. As development of Pixel FX Designer 2.0 shifted to SpriteMancer, I've been focusing all my "dev time" on that, but I didn't forgot about Pixel FX Designer v1.x. This is a small update with some of the most commonly requ
Hello there!
I know It's been a while since the last update. As development of Pixel FX Designer 2.0 shifted to SpriteMancer, I've been focusing all my "dev time" on that, but I didn't forgot about Pixel FX Designer v1.x.
This is a small update with some of the most commonly requested features from the community, and also the addition of a new feature called "Vortex" that I've been wanting to implement for quite a while. This update also updates the engine to the latest version, so It should be more stable and should also have a small performance boost.
If you feel that I missed something, find any new bugs that I can hunt or just want me to add a new feature, please let me know!
v1.1.8.0 Changelog

Updated engine to latest version for compatibility and increased performance.
Added UI scaling to app's window
Added highlighting to the input fields being edited.
Attractors can now be properly deleted.
Added new "Vortex" options in Particle > Physics.
Particle spawn point can now be centered with CTRL+RMB.
Fixed a crash that would occur when creating a new project.
Fixed a crash that would occur when exporting in .gif format.
Fixed a bug where particle spawn point wasn't centered by default.
Fixed a bug that would crash the app when copying an emitter.
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07 Dec 2022Developer post
Introducing SpriteMancer
Introducing SpriteMancer an all-in-one tool to create and animate effects! What is SpriteMancer? SpriteMancer is the product I've been working for a long time now. It's the combination of all my previous apps into one, and much more! SpriteMancer includes: Particle Editor, Dynami
08 Aug 2022Developer post
Pixel FX Designer v2.0.0.8(beta) now available!
NEW Glitch FX Node. De-Noiser Node. Undo System. Images origin can now be changed. Added 'Pixel Interpolation' to images. Added misc icons to the app. CHANGES Credits updated. 'Waves' node now has time included. BUGFIXES Layers can be deleted while editing a slider field. Deletin
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Glitch FX Node.
De-Noiser Node.
Undo System.
Images origin can now be changed.
Added 'Pixel Interpolation' to images.
Added misc icons to the app.
CHANGES

Credits updated.
'Waves' node now has time included.
BUGFIXES

[Fixed] Layers can be deleted while editing a slider field.
[Fixed] Deleting a layer that a Node System is using will crash the app.
[Fixed] Dithering node is bugged.
[Fixed] Selecting a particle from the sprite library sometimes crashes de app.
[Fixes] New images aren't properly placed in the center.
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14 May 2022Developer post
Pixel FX Designer v2.0.0.7(beta) now available!
This is mostly a bugfix patch with everything reported so far, and a new change that should reduce the VRAM consumption by a lot, about 1/2 of the previous one. If no major bugs are discovered, this will be promoted to 'stable' and won't require a beta branch anymore. CHANGES Gre
This is mostly a bugfix patch with everything reported so far, and a new change that should reduce the VRAM consumption by a lot, about 1/2 of the previous one.
If no major bugs are discovered, this will be promoted to 'stable' and won't require a beta branch anymore.
CHANGES

Greatly reduced the VRAM consumption of the app.
BUGFIXES

Fixed a bug where duplicating an emitter and moving the particles inside would crash the app.
Fixed a bug where nodes wheren't applied correctly when the canvas width/height ratio wasn't 1:1.
Fixed a bug where importing a single nodesystem file would crash the app.
Fixed misc various bugs.
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27 Apr 2022Developer post
Pixel FX Designer v2.0.0.6(beta) now available!
*Small* update to fix some reported bugs and add some minor features. NEW Added 'Crop' node. Added 'Reverse' option to the export options. The app will try to save your current project If it crashes, and give you the option to load the last project when opening it again. BUGFIXES
*Small* update to fix some reported bugs and add some minor features.
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Added 'Crop' node.
Added 'Reverse' option to the export options.
The app will try to save your current project If it crashes, and give you the option to load the last project when opening it again.
BUGFIXES

Fixed a bug that altered the elements IDs randomly.
Fixed a bug that prevented loading projects that used images.
Fixed a bug that prevented loading projects after creating and deleting several elements.
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18 Apr 2022Developer post
Pixel FX Designer v2.0.0.5(beta) now available!
Pixel FX Designer v2.0.0.5(beta) now available! NEW Added particle 'Gravity' setting. Added particle 'Step Emit' setting. Added particle 'Death Emit' setting. Added a 'New Project' section in preferences to customize blank project settings. Added a 'Max Particles' setting in the
Pixel FX Designer v2.0.0.5(beta) now available!
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Added particle 'Gravity' setting.
Added particle 'Step Emit' setting.
Added particle 'Death Emit' setting.
Added a 'New Project' section in preferences to customize blank project settings.
Added a 'Max Particles' setting in the preferences to limit the amount of particles spawned.
Added 'Fireworks' example.
CHANGES

Previews now zoom in/out more accurately.
Burst render should now be always random.
Nodes in the 'Add Node' menu in the NodeGraph are now divided by groups.
BUGFIXES

'Position' node is now properly named.
Visible toggle for layer elements is now properly saved/loaded.
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28 Mar 2022Developer post
Pixel FX Designer v2.0.0.4(beta) now available!
The new Pixel FX Designer v2.0 beta is now available! Steps to activate the beta version - Right click 'Pixel FX Designer' on your library - Click 'Properties' - Go to 'Betas' - Select "v2.0.0.0" from the dropdown list. - The app will start updating to the new version. What's new
The new Pixel FX Designer v2.0 beta is now available!
Steps to activate the beta version
- Right click 'Pixel FX Designer' on your library
- Click 'Properties'
- Go to 'Betas'
- Select "v2.0.0.0" from the dropdown list.
- The app will start updating to the new version.
What's new in Pixel FX Designer v2.0?
If this caught you by surprise, the v2.0 update is a full rewrite of Pixel FX Designer from scratch, and brings lots of new features and improvements. The major points being:

New UI/UX.
Layer support with infinite emitter, particles and images.
NodeGraph system with lots of nodes to expand your animation.
New rendering engine that It's about 20x faster.
Lots of cool features like localization support, arbitrary canvas size, improved export options (frameskipping, mp4 video)
Have in mind that this is a beta version, and that there will be bugs and things missing or to be improved.
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31 Dec 2021Developer post
Pixel FX Designer 2.0 Teaser
Hey everybody! First of all, I want to say that I hope you all have a beautiful 2022! I know 2021 has been rough for a lot of us, but 2022 is gonna be great. I swear! Before finishing this year, and after me not being able to finish the update I've been working on this whole year
26 Oct 2020Developer post
Pixel FX Designer v1.1.7.0 is now available!
v1.1.7.0 Changelog NEW ADDITIONS - Paths now have an easing option, including the most common easing curves. - New function: Image Contour. You can now load an image and the particles will spawn on its contour. - New function: Auto-Trimming. Now when exporting an sprite sheet you
06 Nov 2019Developer post
Pixel FX Designer v1.1.6.0 update is here!
Pixel Fx Designer v1.1.6.0 Changelog NEW FEATURES Particle Repel engine: New function in Particles>Motion that allow particles to push each other. Random Seed selection: You can now set the random seed for seamless looping so if you find a seed that you like, it doesn't get ra
Pixel Fx Designer v1.1.6.0 Changelog
NEW FEATURES

Particle Repel engine: New function in Particles>Motion that allow particles to push each other.
Random Seed selection: You can now set the random seed for seamless looping so if you find a seed that you like, it doesn't get randomized again.
11 new examples to showcase the new features.
BUG FIXES

Alpha now works properly. Yes it does, It's finally here.
Render Desync when rendering while running the app below 60fps is now fixed, no more broken loops.
Input windows will no longer start out of focus.
Several minor bugfixes.
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06 Oct 2018Developer post
Pixel FX Designer v1.1.5.3 Hotfix
Pixel Fx Designer v1.1.5.3 Changelog CHANGES You can now press to show/hide tooltips. Export .GIF function now properly works when the app is in a folder with spaces in the address. Fixed several bugs that caused old examples to crash. Fixed a bug that caused the visuals tab to
Pixel Fx Designer v1.1.5.3 Changelog
CHANGES

You can now press to show/hide tooltips.
Export .GIF function now properly works when the app is in a folder with spaces in the address.
Fixed several bugs that caused old examples to crash.
Fixed a bug that caused the visuals tab to crash.
Fixed a visual bug caused by changing canvas resolution.
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Pixel FX Designer v2.0.0.5(beta) now available!

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The new Pixel FX Designer v2.0 beta is now available!

Steps to activate the beta version

What's new in Pixel FX Designer v2.0?

Hey everybody!

Post-FX Node Graphs

New Layer System

3D .obj support (Thanks to JujuAdam's dotobj library!)

New Pixel FX Designer rendering engine

v1.1.7.0 Changelog

NEW ADDITIONS

BUGFIXES

Pixel Fx Designer v1.1.6.0 Changelog

NEW FEATURES

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​Pixel Fx Designer v1.1.5.3 Changelog

Pixel Fx Designer v1.1.5.3 Changelog