PhixitUpscale pixel art without blur
Normal resizing smooths edges, which turns pixel art into a blurry mess. Nearest-neighbour scaling copies each pixel into a bigger block, so sprites and icons stay sharp at any size.
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How to upscale pixel art
- Choose or drop an image. It opens on Resize with Nearest resampling already selected.
- Pick 200%, or type a width that is a whole multiple of the original, such as 4 or 8 times.
- Select Resize image, then save as PNG from Export.
Good to know
- Whole-number multiples (2x, 3x, 4x) keep every pixel the same size. Other sizes make some pixels slightly wider than others.
- Save as PNG: JPEG would add soft blocks around the hard edges.
- The largest size is 8192 pixels on the longest side.
Questions
Why does my pixel art go blurry when I enlarge it?
Most tools blend neighbouring pixels to smooth photos. That is right for photos and wrong for pixel art.
Can I shrink pixel art too?
Yes, but shrinking by a non-whole factor drops some pixels. Shrink by exactly half or a third for the cleanest result.
Does this work for screenshots?
Yes. Enlarged screenshots of text and interfaces stay crisp with Nearest.
Related tools
- Resize an imageResize photos to an exact pixel size or a percentage with sharp Lanczos resampling.
- Pixelate an imageTurn a photo into big retro pixels or 8-bit style art, with an adjustable block size.
- Convert to PNGSave any image as a lossless PNG that keeps transparency and sharp text.
- Crop an imageCrop photos freely or to 1:1, 4:5, 16:9, 9:16 and more.