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May 6, 2025

Announcement: picoCAD 2 Is Coming!

Hey there,
thanks for reading the newsletter! Today I’ve got something special — picoCAD 2 is officially in development.
It’s been quietly tested by a special task force on the Discord for a while, but now it’s finally taking shape.

Read on to learn what’s new!

picoCAD 2's logo in low poly pixel art
picoCAD’s bigger brother is here!

🚀 Built on New Tech

The original picoCAD was made in pico-8, with its charming but tight limitations. picoCAD 2 is built using Love2D, giving it a massive boost in power and flexibility — while still keeping that “tiny modeler” charm.


✨ What’s New in picoCAD 2

🧱 No Project Limit

No more hitting walls — create as much as you like (or your computer can cope with).

🎨 Built-in Texture Editor

Draw pixel art and see your model update in real time. No more switching tools.

A pixel art editor that also updates the texture on a truck in real time
What you see is what you get. Right away!

🌈 Palette Editor

Customize the colors and how they behave with picoCAD’s unique shading system.

A palette editor with extra controls for shading
Full control over colors and shading.

🗂 Visibility & Organization

Neatly organize large projects with folders, visibility toggles, and more.

A spaceship that is built by many parts. In the gif we can see how to hide or show them.
Keep your projects nice and tidy!

🖥 Refined Interface

Now running at 192×192 pixels — better layouts, better fonts, more clarity


💡 Help Us Get Seen: Add to Wishlist!

picoCAD 2 is a few months away from launch, and your wishlist helps a lot. If you’re on Steam, click below to support the project:

👉 Wishlist picoCAD 2 on Steam

Please wishlist picoCAD 2!
Thank you!

If you know someone who might enjoy it, feel free to share the link — thank you! ❤️


📬 More Soon

Another announcement is coming up soon, so stay tuned!

All the best,
Johan

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