PIXEL86: Retro Media Editor

PIXEL86 — Retro Dithering for Photos & Videos

Make your media look like it came from a cooler, glitchier timeline.

Bring back the charm of vintage tech with PIXEL86, the ultimate tool to transform your photos and videos into pixel-perfect black-and-white or limited-palette art. Inspired by early computer graphics, old-school printers, and classic GIFs — this is retro done right.

True B/W Dithering

No grays. Just black or white pixels smartly arranged to simulate shadows and depth — exactly how early screens did it.

Now Supports Video Editing

Apply your favorite dithering style to video clips. Make every frame look like a piece of pixel-art history.

Color Palettes, Reimagined

Choose from curated vintage-inspired palettes

Hit random for a fresh surprise every time

Or build your own custom palette for a personalized look

Three Dithering Styles

Natural — Smooth, classic error diffusion. Clean and expressive.

Pattern — Retro dot-matrix vibes. Adjustable matrix for custom textures.

Flat — Not technically dithering, but perfect for dramatic, posterized effects in both stills and motion.

Share Your Style

Use #pixel86 on social and tag @pixel86app on Instagram — we love featuring the coolest creations from the community.