Making animations for Playdate should be as fun as playing it.

Crankimation Studio is a native macOS application that helps you turn videos and images into Playdate-ready image tables. Import a video, choose your settings, preview the results, compare different thresholding/dithering options, and export assets ready to drop into your project.

Features

• Import videos or still images
• Create Playdate-ready image tables
• Native macOS interface
• Multiple resize and crop modes
• Adjustable thresholding and other image processing tools
• Live previews
• Side-by-side comparison tools for different algorithms
• Non-destructive project workflow
• Fast export

Built for Playdate developers

Crankimation Studio is designed specifically for the Playdate SDK and the kinds of assets Playdate games use. The goal isn’t to replace a full image editor—it’s to eliminate repetitive work so you can get back to making games.

Status: Active development. New features and improvements are being added regularly, and feedback/feature requests from the Playdate community is welcome.