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Desktop App Tauri 2 Rust Image Editing Open Source

PixelArgon

A fast, minimal desktop app for cropping, editing, and redacting images. Precise crop controls, privacy pixelation, and background removal — all processed locally.

PixelArgon desktop app screenshot showing image crop and edit interface

Features

Everything You Need to Edit Images

A focused image editing toolkit in a single native desktop app. No cloud uploads, no subscriptions, no bloat.

Precision Crop

Resizable crop rectangle with drag handles. Lock aspect ratio with presets (1:1, 4:5, 16:9, 9:16, 3:2) or enter custom dimensions for exact output sizes.

Image Adjustments

Brightness and contrast sliders, grayscale toggle, rotate 90° in either direction, and flip horizontally or vertically. Live preview on canvas.

Pixelate Redaction

Paint over sensitive areas with a pixelate brush. Adjustable brush and block size. Non-destructive strokes with full undo/redo support.

Background Removal

Pick any color from the image with the eyedropper tool and remove it with adjustable tolerance. Chroma key removal exports with transparent backgrounds.

Flexible Export

Export as PNG or JPEG with quality control. Output at exact target dimensions with "scale then crop" or "crop then scale" modes for pixel-perfect results.

Native Desktop App

Built with Tauri 2 and Rust for a fast, lightweight experience. All image processing happens locally on your machine. Light and dark mode included.

How It Works

Simple Three-Step Workflow

1

Open Your Image

Open any PNG, JPEG, or WebP image using the file picker or drag & drop it onto the window. The image loads instantly on an interactive canvas with zoom and pan.

2

Edit & Adjust

Set your crop area with aspect ratio presets, adjust brightness and contrast, rotate or flip, and pixelate sensitive areas. Click Apply to bake edits and layer more on top.

3

Export

Choose your output format and quality, then export at the exact dimensions you need. The Rust processing pipeline ensures pixel-accurate results matching your preview.

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Social Media

Crop to 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 presets

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Privacy

Pixelate faces, text, or sensitive data

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Design

Remove backgrounds, precise sizing

Download

Get PixelArgon

Free and open source. Currently available for macOS Apple Silicon.

macOS Apple Silicon

M1, M2, M3, M4 chips

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macOS Intel

Coming soon

Linux

Coming soon

Windows

Coming soon

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