Bitgrain is a browser-based deterministic creative suite. In one tab it works as a photo lab, a print shop, a design studio, a brand toolkit, and a video editor, all with no AI. No prompts, no generative models, no neural networks. Just classical, repeatable image processing that you control end to end. Open the editor or the Bitgrain Studio, drop in a photo, and start working in seconds.
The same deterministic engine powers three surfaces: an editor for developing photos and fast renders, a multi-layer studio for full design and brand work, and a video timeline for motion and short-form video. Everything runs in your browser, everything is free to start, and everything exports at production quality.
Bitgrain is for photographers, designers, illustrators, musicians, print makers, and independent labels who would rather pull levers than write prompts. The result is craft you can take credit for, with no licensing fog, no surprise outputs, and no machine learning sitting between your idea and the page.
Every effect in Bitgrain is a classical image-processing algorithm. 29 stackable effects, 14 dither algorithms including Floyd-Steinberg and Atkinson, Bayer ordered matrices, halftone screens in mono, color, and CMYK, Sobel edge detection for contour tracing, crosshatch, ink wash, manga screentone, glitch, riso color separation, and photo-to-ASCII and Braille conversion. 38 film and cinematic LUTs and 24 hardware palettes sit alongside. Same input, same output, every time.
Because the effects are deterministic, your work is reproducible. Save a project, hand it to a collaborator, reopen it next year, and you will see the exact same pixels. Bitgrain is built around the .btg project format so that grain, layers, type, and palette decisions all travel together.
Bitgrain develops around 30 camera RAW formats entirely in the browser, from Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Fuji to medium-format Hasselblad and Phase One, plus HEIC and HEIF from iPhone, TIFF, and DNG. Grade with 38 film and cinematic LUTs like Portra 400, CineStill 800T, Kodachrome, and Tri-X, add grain, haze, and bloom, and export genuine HDR stills in BT.2020 and PQ. Batch a whole shoot through one effect chain and export a ZIP. Your photo is developed on your machine and never uploaded for processing.
Bitgrain is built for real print production, not just screen previews. Export risograph ink separations as per-ink layer PNGs in a ZIP, up to four inks from a nine-ink set. Pull true CMYK four-channel halftone separations, add a newsprint and zine ink-on-paper finish, flatten to screen-print-ready art with a limited palette, and export pen-plotter SVG with real vector paths. Duotone ramps and cyanotype and blueprint looks round out the print toolkit.
Bitgrain is at home with record sleeves, twelve-inch covers, gig posters, art-show flyers, indie zines, and editorial spreads. Combine high-resolution halftone with Risograph color layers and screen-print grain so the work feels like it came off a real press. Lay out type with Bricolage Grotesque, Instrument Serif, or any custom font you upload, apply dither and grunge passes selectively with the brush tool, and export PNG for the web or SVG for vector workflows.
The Bitgrain Studio is a complete multi-page, multi-layer editor. A true vector pen with bezier editing, 13 shape types, 16 blend modes, generative patterns, snap guides, alignment tools, and custom typography, plus design tokens that update a color or type choice everywhere at once. Add paper treatments like torn edges, polaroid frames, and tape, warp a design onto a real product photo with the mockup engine, and export PNG, SVG, or a multi-page PDF. Effects stack non-destructively and layers can be grouped, masked, and re-ordered.
Bitgrain doubles as a brand toolkit. Generate brand boards and identity sheets with a color wheel and harmony rows, extract a palette from any image, build reusable design-token kits for color, type, and spacing, and place a finished design onto a real product photo with automatic perspective mockups. Seamless tiling patterns and repeatable textures keep a visual system consistent across a whole project.
Turn a single still into a seamless looping animation and export MP4, GIF, WebM, animated SVG, or Lottie. For longer work, the browser-native video editor runs on the same deterministic engine, with a multi-track timeline, trim and split, beat detection and beat-sync auto-editing, motion-tracking overlays, transitions, and per-clip 3-band EQ. Apply riso, halftone, dither, or glitch per frame and render frame-perfect MP4 up to 4K, straight from your browser, with no upload and no queue.
The video engine matches the still engine pixel for pixel, so what you see in preview is exactly what lands in the file, frame by frame, without smearing or model artifacts.
Because it is a full layout studio, Bitgrain also makes resumes, portfolios, pitch decks and slide layouts, invitations and launch announcements, certificates, and ID cards and badges, all from the same deterministic canvas and template library.
Bitgrain is a Figma alternative and a Canva alternative for designers who want texture, grain, and intent in their work, and who explicitly do not want generative AI in their tool. Where Figma is the industry standard for UI design and collaborative product work, and Canva is built for fast templated social graphics, Bitgrain sits in a third lane: a deterministic, anti-AI creative suite that spans photo development, print production, editorial design, brand systems, and video.
Compared to Figma, Bitgrain trades real-time multiplayer and component libraries for a pixel-accurate texture engine, dither and halftone screens, riso color separation, and a deterministic video editor for music videos. Compared to Canva, Bitgrain trades stock templates and an AI sidebar for full creative control, real grain effects, custom typography, and exports that are entirely a function of your input. If you are searching for a Figma alternative or a Canva alternative because you want craft over prompts, this is the tool.
Bitgrain runs in the browser, like Figma and Canva, so you can switch in with no install. But your image data stays on your machine, processed locally with WebAssembly and Canvas APIs. The free tier is enough for most album covers and posters. Paid plans unlock batch export, native-resolution renders, and longer music videos.
AI image tools have flattened how the internet looks. The same prompt gives ten thousand people the same visual language. Bitgrain takes the opposite stance. Every output is a function of your input and your choices. We think craft and intention still matter. The tool exists so designers, illustrators, and musicians can keep making work that looks like them, not like a model.
You will not find a single neural network in Bitgrain. No diffusion, no upscaler, no auto-suggest. The effects ship as readable code that you can inspect in our docs. If something surprises you, it is because of an input you provided, never because of a guess the tool made.
Bitgrain runs entirely in your browser. There is no install, and your image is processed on your machine, never uploaded to a remote server for the core editing flow. Open the studio in a new tab, paste an image, and start working. The free tier covers most work, with paid plans for power features like full-resolution and 4K export, batch render, and cloud sync.
Is Bitgrain a Figma alternative? Yes, for designers who work on album covers, posters, zines, and music videos rather than UI screens. Bitgrain does not replicate Figma's component system or multiplayer canvas, but it gives you a texture and grain pipeline that Figma does not have, and it has no AI features.
Is Bitgrain a Canva alternative? Yes. If you came to Canva for fast poster, album-cover, or social-media design but you do not want AI sitting inside the tool, Bitgrain is the alternative. You get real dither, halftone, riso, and grunge effects, custom typography, and a free tier with no AI prompts anywhere.
Is Bitgrain an AI tool? No. Bitgrain is explicitly not an AI tool and never will be. Every effect is a deterministic, classical image-processing algorithm. There are no neural networks, no diffusion models, and no prompts.
Can Bitgrain develop RAW or iPhone photos? Yes. Bitgrain develops around 30 camera RAW formats in the browser, plus HEIC and HEIF from iPhone, TIFF, and DNG. Grade with 38 film LUTs, export genuine HDR stills, and batch a whole shoot through one effect chain.
Can Bitgrain make print-ready riso or CMYK separations? Yes. It exports risograph ink separations as a ZIP, true CMYK four-channel halftone separations, newsprint finishes, screen-print flats, and pen-plotter SVG with real vector paths.
Can I make a full album cover, poster, brand board, or video in Bitgrain? Yes. The studio supports multiple layers, a vector pen, custom typography, design tokens, and high-resolution export, and the video timeline renders deterministic MP4 up to 4K for music videos and looping visuals.
Where does my image data go when I edit? Nowhere. Image processing happens in your browser using WebAssembly and Canvas APIs. Your file does not leave your machine for the core editing flow.
Bitgrain is made by hand, in the browser, by Diptanshu Mahish, a small independent team based in India. Free to start. If you care about texture, intention, and craft, and you want to develop photos, design for print, build a brand, and cut video without AI, this is the creative suite for you.