Tilf
Creative
pixel art editor
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214points
63comments
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LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
6 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Hand-crafted, simple and easy to run
From 3 comments
Very nice to see that this project is hand-crafted and not AI-generated like 99% of the submissions here So, congrats on your release.
rvnx on HNI like that it really is simply built and packaged, I'm sure it was fun to hack away at. There's something about gluing together a million packages which sucks the fun out of…
zamadatix on HNAwesome program OP, I downloaded it on my Mac and it Just Works(TM). One helpful feature would be to shift an entire row/column of pixels down X rows/columns. Perhaps if I get…
SkyeCA on HN
Works out of the box on macOS
From 1 comment
Awesome program OP, I downloaded it on my Mac and it Just Works(TM). One helpful feature would be to shift an entire row/column of pixels down X rows/columns. Perhaps if I get…
SkyeCA on HN
Objections
Name has unintended sexual connotations
From 2 comments
Milf, dilf, etc
BriggyDwiggs42 on HNWait till you see the image editor named after a kind of BDSM bottom.
bitwize on HN
Logo is not pixel art
From 1 comment
Great project! I have one very silly question... Why is the elf logo not pixel art? :)
hug on HN
Requests
Add feature to shift a whole row or column of pixels
From 1 comment
Awesome program OP, I downloaded it on my Mac and it Just Works(TM). One helpful feature would be to shift an entire row/column of pixels down X rows/columns. Perhaps if I get…
SkyeCA on HN
Add GitHub topics for discoverability
From 1 comment
Please provide github topics (tags) for the project. It may boost your project discoverability. I often use it with github search to find interesting projects in "topic".
renegat0x0 on HN
Support FreeBSD
From 1 comment
Latest Aseprite is still available with free (as in beer) source code to compile, even if it is a bit heavy on the dependencies these days, including requiring that you install a…
3036e4 on HN
Questions
Why PySide6 instead of Tkinter
From 2 comments
Congratulations! What made you decide to go with PySlide6?
mouse_ on HNwhy not just the default tk widgets, might be much less of external dependencies?
synergy20 on HN
Why the name Tilf
From 1 comment
Why, of all names possible, you thought TILF was the best one?
kookamamie on HN
Alternatives named
LibreSprite
From 1 comment
> There are several Pixel Art Editors that do the same things and even much more, but many require an account registration or the insertion of an e-mail or have a certain…
HelloUsername on HN
mtPaint
From 1 comment
I'll throw my favourite into the ring, mtPaint: https://mtpaint.sourceforge.net/
smartmic on HN
PixelLab
From 1 comment
I recently discovered and have been fairly happy with PixelLab - an AI pixel art generator. I feel like they have a ways to go in features and UX, but it shows promise.
zoba on HN