PixKOOO ✦ Pixel Art Maker Adobe Illustrator Extension

Draw pixel art. Send it straight into Illustrator as clean, editable vector shapes — instantly.

PixKOOO is a lightweight Illustrator extension that brings a full pixel-art canvas right inside your workspace. Sketch your design on a live grid, then hit Send to Illustrator and watch it appear on your artboard as fully editable vector paths — no tracing, no cleanup, no plugins to export/import.

Why you'll like it

Draw, erase, fill — simple, familiar tools for building pixel art fast
Mirror X / Mirror Y — symmetric designs update in real time as you draw
1×, 2×, 4×, 6×, 8×, 12× symmetry — great for icons, mandalas, and repeating patterns
5 pixel shapes — square, circle, diamond, star, ring
Adjustable grid size — from 16×16 up to 64×64
Grid gap & opacity controls — dial in anything from tight mosaics to fully seamless, edge-to-edge pixel blocks
Full color palette — presets plus custom hex/RGB input
Undo/redo & reset — experiment freely
One-click export to Illustrator — generates a grouped, centered vector layer sized and positioned exactly how you set it (scale + placement options included)
Optional background swatch — export with or without a solid background fill

Built for speed

PixKOOO skips the slow parts. Your pixel art is grouped and placed directly via Illustrator's scripting engine — even large, detail-heavy grids land on the artboard in a snap, ready to recolor, scale, or combine with the rest of your vector work.

Perfect for

Game art & sprites • Retro-style icons & logos • Social media graphics • Merch and print-on-demand designs • Quick mockups that need that pixel-art charm

Works with: Adobe Illustrator (Windows & macOS)

Installation Guide 🥝

Download ZXP/UXP Installer: Grab the free ZXP/UXP Installer app (by Adobe partner tools, search "ZXP Installer" or use Aescripts' free installer) and install it on your computer. This tool lets you install .zxp extension files directly into Adobe apps without needing developer mode.
Download ZXP Installer
Close Illustrator. Make sure Adobe Illustrator is fully closed before installing. The installer needs to register the extension with Illustrator, and it won't pick up changes if Illustrator is already running.
Open ZXP/UXP Installer. Launch the ZXP/UXP Installer app. You'll see a list of any extensions already installed, plus app icons at the top (After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) showing which Adobe apps it detected on your system.
Drag and drop the PixKOOO.zxp file. Locate the PixKOOO_v1_0_0.zxp file you downloaded from Gumroad, then drag it directly into the ZXP/UXP Installer window. It will automatically detect it's an Illustrator extension and begin installing.
Wait for the install confirmation. The installer will show a green checkmark or "Installed" status once it's done. PixKOOO will now appear in the extension list on the left, under the Illustrator (Ai) tab.
Open Illustrator (or restart) Adobe Illustrator. Go to Window → Extensions → PixKOOO to open the panel. It will dock on the side just like any other Illustrator panel.
Start creating pixel art. Draw on the grid, adjust shape, symmetry, and colors, then hit "SEND TO Illustrator" to place your pixel art as an editable vector group right on your artboard.