| id |
rx-pixel-editor |
| name |
rx |
| url |
https://rx.cloudhead.io/ |
| category |
tools |
| subcategories |
|
| license |
GPL-3.0-only |
| license_spdx |
GPL-3.0-only |
| commercial |
true |
| attribution_required |
false |
| formats |
|
| tags |
pixel-art |
editor |
keyboard-driven |
vi-like |
|
| added |
2026-09-30 |
| verified |
2026-09-30 |
| status |
active |
A minimalist, keyboard-driven pixel art editor written in Rust by Alexis Sellier (cloudhead), with vi-style commands, a command line and multi-frame sprite views. It suits artists who prefer typing commands to clicking through panels; for a conventional layered editor use libresprite or pixelorama. The program is GPLv3. Development has slowed: the last tagged release is v0.5.2 from August 2021, though the repository was still receiving pushes in early 2024.
- Licence of the tool: GPLv3. The repository's
Cargo.toml declares GPL-3.0-only, which is the value recorded here.
- Your output: the GPL covers the editor's source code, not the images you draw with it. Sprites you create are yours to license as you choose.
- Install: build with Cargo (
cargo install from the v0.5.2 tag, needs CMake) or use the pre-built binaries linked from the guide's binary releases section.
- Maintenance: last push to cloudhead/rx on 2024-01-31 and latest release v0.5.2 published 2021-08-15, per the GitHub API on 2026-09-30. Under three years since the last push, so no maintenance flag, but expect few updates.
- Live site (2026-09-30): "rx is free software, licensed under the GPL."
- Live
Cargo.toml in cloudhead/rx (2026-09-30): license = "GPL-3.0-only"
- Live
LICENSE (2026-09-30): "GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007"