PixelCam

A lightweight GameBoy-style webcam in your browser. It crops your camera feed to 160×144 pixels, applies retro color palettes, dithering and generates nostalgic dot-matrix effects.

100% Privacy-Friendly • Zero dependencies • Zero backend • Runs completely client-side.

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Color Schemes

Use the Mode button to cycle through presets:

• GameBoy Classic (4 colors)
• GameBoy Pocket (4 colors)
• GameBoy Color (56 colors)
• Standard EGA (16 colors)
• Standard VGA (256 colors)
• Original (∞ colors)

Rendering Modes

Toggle between modes with the Color Range button:

• Closest Match: Maps each pixel to its nearest palette color (Euclidean distance in RGB space).
• Full Palette: Stretches luminance from black to white before quantization.

Capture Variants

Each snapshot produces three variants:

• Raw (160×144): The pure, cropped camera feed.
• Processed (160×144): The feed with your chosen palette and effects.
• Dot-Matrix (480×432): A 3× upscaled version with a retro LCD grid pattern.

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