Accounts, profiles, and appearance

Accounts are optional

You can open the editor, create local Projects, use the public Character Creator, play as a guest, and export without signing in.

An account is required to publish Artwork, host collaboration, save a Character to a profile, enable 8bit Cloud, and earn permanent progression. Signing in does not upload existing local Projects.

Create and secure an account

Create an account with Google or with a username, optional display name, email address, date of birth, and password. Email-and-password registration finishes with a six-digit email verification code.

Sign-in supports username or email, password reset, email verification, and two-factor authentication when it is enabled on the account.

Choose a profile

After the first completed sign-in, choose one of three profile paths:

• Create an 8bit character for a modular pixel identity.
• Upload profile photo for a custom image.
• Skip for now and add either identity later.

The optional product-email choice starts off. Skipping or choosing a custom image completes onboarding without requiring a Character.

Profile information

Your public profile can show your display name, username, bio, Character or profile photo, approved public Artwork, and public progression. Exact XP, email, security settings, private-link Artwork, and pending Artwork remain account-only.

You can change your username from your account profile once every 30 days. Previous usernames remain reserved to your account and their profile links redirect to your current username.

A Character and custom profile photo are independent, so an account can keep both. Learn more in the Character Creator guide.

Appearance

Open Appearance from the public site header or editor top bar. The choice is stored in this browser and does not require an account.

Default

Follows the device on public pages while drawing sessions stay dark.

Lights on

Uses the light public and editor palette.

Lights out

Uses the classic navy workshop palette.

Soft dark / Berry dark

Use alternate dark palettes.

High contrast

Uses a black, white, cyan, and yellow accessibility palette across public pages and the editor.

Custom

Builds a readable public-page palette from page, surface, and accent colors.