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Pixel Grid Detector

Someone upscaled your pixel art and now it's 4x too big with blurry edges? Drop it here. We'll figure out the real resolution and give you a clean version back.

Pixel grid detector

Drop an image here

PNG, JPG, or WebP. Best results with nearest-neighbor upscaled sprites.

What it does

Upscaled pixel art with blurry edges

Upscaled 4x, blurry

Clean pixel art after grid snapping

Snapped back to true resolution

Frequently asked questions

Why does AI pixel art look blurry?+
Most image models don't paint on a real pixel grid. They render "mixels", soft blocks at odd sizes that pass for pixel art at a glance but smear and bleed when you zoom in.
What does the pixel grid detector do?+
It works out the resolution the art was meant to be, then rebuilds it on that grid. You get real pixel art back at its true size, with crisp edges and clean colors instead of an upscaled blur.
What images work best?+
Art scaled up with nearest-neighbor (hard, square blocks) reads most reliably. Heavily smoothed or bilinear-upscaled images are harder to pin down, so results vary. After detection you can also cap the colors for a tighter palette.
Animated pixel art tree
Next step

Bring your sprites to life

Now that you've got clean pixel art, you can animate it. SpriteCook generates walk cycles, idles, and attack sequences from a single static sprite.