Planned Release Date: Aug 13, 2026

About This Software

Place a lens, and watch any video turn into pixel art in real time.

■ Overview

Pixel Lens is a real-time conversion tool that overlays a "pixel-art lens" on top of your desktop.

Just drop the lens over a video or game, and our in-house lightweight AI turns the image into pixel art on the spot. Anime, YouTube, web browsers, gameplay — anything on your screen, only the area you choose.

Audio plays through unchanged, so you can add the fun of "watching in pixel art" without compromising your viewing experience.

* A DirectX 12-compatible GPU is required. Please see the system requirements below for details.

■ Features

▷ Ultra-light, fast in-house AI

The model is just 3 MB. Runs in real time at about 24 FPS on an

RTX 3060-class GPU, and about 30 FPS on RTX 3090-class hardware.

* Measurement conditions: Full HD (1920×1080) input / Target FPS = 30 / Dot size = 4

▷ Overlays on any app

Works with video players, browsers, games, and any other Windows

window or screen region.

▷ Adjustable Dot size and Sharpness

Five-step control to match your preferred pixel-art feel.

▷ Screenshot capture

Save the perfect moment in one click.

▷ Stream mode (OBS integration)

Send the pixel-art image to OBS through a virtual camera, ready for streaming or recording.

You can also record pixel-art videos to file via OBS.

■ How to use

[Lens mode]

1. Launch the app

2. Select "Lens" mode

3. Place the lens over the area you want, and adjust its size

4. Watch the pixel-art image directly

[Stream mode]

1. Launch the app and select "Stream" mode

2. Pick the window you want to capture

3. In OBS, add a "Video Capture Device" source → choose "Pixel Lens Virtual Camera"

4. Stream or record as usual in OBS

■ Tips

• If pixels look smudged, try widening the lens. Expanding it toward Full HD (1920×1080) makes things sharper.

• Lens size directly affects rendering load. To raise the FPS, make the lens smaller.

• Anime and illustration-style high-contrast content works best. Live-action footage may lose fine detail.

• If "(restart app for fast mode)" appears in the title bar, restarting the app will give a small speed boost.

■ Notes

• DRM-protected content (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, etc.) cannot be captured by design and will appear as a black screen. This is expected behavior of content protection, not a bug in Pixel Lens.

• We recommend using Pixel Lens at Full HD (1920×1080) or below. Higher resolutions still work, but the processing load grows with the square of the resolution, so the FPS will drop.

• The lens window does not support click-through. Since it cannot coexist with mouse-driven gameplay, we recommend using it with games controlled by keyboard or gamepad.

• Stream mode is not compatible with Discord screen sharing (please go through OBS / OBS Virtual Camera instead).

■ Support

For the full manual, please visit the official PanzerSoft website.

For feedback, feature requests, and bug reports, please use the official Discord.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

This app uses our in-house AI for the pixel-art conversion process. Generative AI content is used in the trailers and screenshots shown on this store page.