# cloudhead/rx

👾 Modern and minimalist pixel editor

Repository: https://github.com/cloudhead/rx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rx
Homepage: https://discord.gg/xHggPjfsS9
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: pixel, gamedev, retro, 8bit, pixel-art, pixel-art-editor, rust, graphics
Last push: 2024-01-31T21:57:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2576, "days_push": 945, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3467, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.849697+00:00)

## What it is
rx is a modern, minimalist pixel art editor and animator written in Rust with an extensible command-driven interface. It targets pixel artists and game developers and requires OpenGL 3.3 support.

## Use cases
- create pixel art sprites
- animate 8-bit game characters
- edit retro game assets
- draw pixel art frames for gamedev
- minimalist pixel editor for pixel artists

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, keyboard-driven pixel editor
- you work on retro or 8-bit game art and animations
- you prefer an extensible, command-based editing workflow

## When to avoid
- you need full-featured raster image editing like layers and filters
- your system lacks OpenGL 3.3 support
- you need a GUI-heavy editor with extensive tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, image-processing, gui
- domain: graphics, gaming-tools
- platform: windows, rust, cross-platform
- tags: pixel-art, pixel-editor, animation, retro, gamedev, opengl, game-development, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- cloudhead/rx (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.849697+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:36:46.253384+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cloudhead/rx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.849697+00:00, sha 9d2385d6900a)
  - homepage: https://discord.gg/xHggPjfsS9 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:38.121883+00:00, sha 304057a458db)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.