# pxstud.io manual

How to draw, animate and build tilesets in pxstud.io, the pixel art editor that runs in your browser.

pxstud.io is a pixel art and animation editor that runs in your browser. It needs no account and no
install: open the editor and start drawing. Your work is saved in the browser as you go, and the
editor keeps working offline.

This manual explains what every part of the editor does and how to use it. If you've used Aseprite,
most of it will feel familiar: pxstud.io follows the same ideas (layers, frames, cels, tags,
tilemaps), and opens and saves `.aseprite` files.

## Where to start

- **New to pxstud.io?** [Your first sprite](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/start/first-sprite.md) walks through making, drawing,
  saving and exporting a sprite.
- **How it all fits together:** [How your work is organized](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/concepts/how-work-is-organized.md)
  explains projects, sprites, layers, frames and cels, and what's kept where.
- **Arranging the editor:** [The workspace](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/workspace.md) covers panels, layouts and
  multiple editors.
- **Guides** for each part of the editor: [layers](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/layers.md), [color and
  palettes](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/color.md), [selecting and transforming](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/selection.md),
  [animation](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/animation.md), [tilemaps](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/tilemaps.md),
  [opening, importing and exporting](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/import-export.md), [slices](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/slices.md),
  [resizing, cropping and effects](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/document.md), the [library](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/library.md) of
  scripts, palettes and brushes, and [inviting people to view your work](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/share-links.md).
- **Keyboard, screen reader or touch screen?** [Keyboard, accessibility and
  touch](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/accessibility.md) covers the command palette, keyboard drawing and touch gestures.
- **Looking something up?** The [Tools](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/reference/tools.md), [Tool options](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/reference/tool-options.md),
  [Menus](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/reference/menus.md), [Keyboard shortcuts](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/reference/shortcuts.md),
  [Settings](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/reference/settings.md) and [File formats](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/reference/file-formats.md) references list
  everything, generated from the editor itself.
- **Automating with Lua?** [Your first script](https://pxstud.io/docs/scripting/first-script.md) writes one in a few
  minutes, the [scripting guide](https://pxstud.io/docs/scripting/guide.md) covers the rest, and the
  [Scripting API](https://pxstud.io/docs/scripting.md) documents every Lua function.
- **Every shortcut on one page:** the [keyboard quick reference](https://pxstud.io/quick-reference).
- **Rather have an app?** [The desktop app](https://pxstud.io/docs/manual/guides/desktop-app.md) is the editor as a native app
  for macOS, Windows and Linux.