70 glowing colors
From deep shadows to bright neon. Your recent colors are always one tap away, and LightBoard remembers your last one.
Free for iPhone and iPad
Make pixel art that glows
LightBoard is the free pixel art and GIF maker that turns your screen into a board of tiny lights. Paint with 70 colors, mirror your drawings, animate them frame by frame and share them with friends.
- No ads
- No account
- iCloud sync
- GIFs and stickers
Your turn! Tap or drag to paint. That's LightBoard.
A pixel art studio in your pocket
A calm dark canvas that lets the colors glow, with every tool in a drawer exactly where your thumb is.
Everything you need to make something awesome
Fill, erase and pick
Brush, eraser, fill bucket and eyedropper. Double-tap the eraser to wipe the board; undo and redo bring it all back.
Mirror drawing
Draw once and see it mirrored left-right, top-bottom or both ways. Perfect for faces, flowers, snowflakes and space invaders.
GIF animations
Add frames, drag them around a timeline, hit play. Slow, medium or fast. Your pixel art comes alive.
Zoom in close
Pinch to zoom up to 4x and pan with two fingers for pixel-perfect detail on the biggest boards.
Rotate, flip, move
Spin, flip or nudge your whole picture, or every frame of an animation, in one tap.
Share anywhere
Export crisp PNG images and looping GIFs, or save any frame as a transparent sticker to your Photos album.
iCloud sync
Start on iPhone, finish on iPad. Your LightBoards follow you across your devices, privately.
Made for iPad and Apple Pencil
A big, calm canvas on iPad, and Apple Pencil support, with a double-tap to switch to the eraser.
How LightBoard works
Pick a board
Choose a size from tiny 8 × 8 to a roomy 20 × 20 and open your blank board of lights.
Paint with light
Tap or drag to light up pixels. Mirror, fill, zoom and undo your way to something you love.
Animate and share
Add frames to make it move, then share it as a PNG, a GIF or a sticker with friends.
Tiny lights, big imagination
Rainbows, hearts, space invaders, sunsets. Every picture below was made on a LightBoard, and the heart even moves.
See LightBoard in action
Questions, answered
Is LightBoard free?
Yes. LightBoard is free to download and use on iPhone and iPad, with no ads and no account needed.
Can I make GIF animations with LightBoard?
Yes. Add as many frames as you like to a board, arrange them on the frame timeline and play them back at slow, medium or fast speed. Then share the result as a looping GIF.
What sizes can my pixel art be?
LightBoard has four board sizes: 8 × 8, 12 × 12, 16 × 16 and 20 × 20 pixels. Small boards are quick and chunky, big boards are great for detailed pictures.
Does LightBoard work on iPad and with Apple Pencil?
Yes. LightBoard is built for both iPhone and iPad, and works with Apple Pencil. Double-tap a supported Pencil to switch to the eraser.
Can I use my pixel art as stickers?
Yes. Save any frame as a transparent sticker to a LightBoard album in your Photos. From there you can use it as a sticker in Messages and other apps.
Do my drawings sync between my devices?
Yes. If you are signed in to iCloud, your LightBoards sync between your iPhone and iPad automatically. They are stored in your own private iCloud account, so only you can see them.
Is LightBoard safe for kids? What data does it collect?
LightBoard collects no personal data. There are no ads, no accounts, no analytics and no tracking, so it is a good fit for young artists. See the privacy policy for details.
Which devices and iOS versions does it need?
LightBoard runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later.
Ready to light up the board?
Download LightBoard free for iPhone and iPad and make your first pixel art in a minute.
