Quad is a simple program to create pixel art sprites and animations. Its main goal is to be simple, yet powerful and not overengineered. Quad was created using Rust, Tauri framework and TypeScript.
- Quad supports layers and animation frames.
- Export to PNG, GIF.
- Import PNG, JPG and automatically scale it.
- 18 different tools (Mirror, Bucket, Scissors, Primitive Shapes…)
- Undo/Redo actions.
- RGB, HSL, HEX colors
You need to have NPM (https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) and rustup (https://rustup.rs/) installed.
- Choose Rust version and make it default.
rustup default stable
- Clone the code, change directory.
git clone https://github.com/B1azA/quad
cd quad
- Install npm packages.
npm install
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Install all dependencies (https://tauri.app/v1/guides/getting-started/prerequisites/).
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Build the app. The executable is located in "src-tauri/target/release".
npm run tauri build
- If you want to start a local development server, run:
npm run tauri dev