Paint any website on the internet, pixel by pixel

pPlace is a multiplayer collaborative canvas that overlays any public web page. Paste a website URL, wait for the capture, and start painting with the community — pixel by pixel, in real time. Use brush, eraser, grid, coordinates and a reference image to create collaborative art on top of the real web. It is free, runs in the browser, and works on desktop and mobile.

What pPlace is

pPlace borrows the spirit of projects like r/place and classic pixel art tools, but swaps the blank canvas for the real internet. When you paste a public URL, our server takes a visual capture of that page and uses it as the canvas background. From there, anyone connected to the same address paints alongside you. The result is a collective artistic layer over real websites, built one pixel at a time.

How it works in detail

Each website on pPlace has its own canvas, identified by the page URL. Painted pixels are tied to the profile of who drew them, the target website, and a timestamp, and they are broadcast to every other connected user in real time via WebSocket. The canvas has adjustable grid, live coordinates, a zoom tool, and support for a local reference image — useful when you want to reproduce an illustration with pixel precision. The reference image stays only in your browser; nothing about it is sent to the server.

Who it is for

pPlace is for people who enjoy collaborative pixel art, for communities that want to gather around a website, for creators who use the overlay as visual critique or tribute, and for anyone curious about how the organized chaos of many people painting together can result in something beautiful. You do not need to be an illustrator: the learning curve is friendly, and most pieces come together from many people placing one pixel at a time.

Community and rules

To keep the environment healthy we have simple rules of conduct: no personal attacks, hate speech, sexual content involving minors, third-party personal data, or scam promotion. Painted pixels can be removed by moderation and accounts that violate the rules can be temporarily or permanently blocked. Details in the Terms of Use.

Privacy and screenshots

pPlace only captures public pages, without user login or cookies, and does not store proprietary content beyond what is necessary to serve as the canvas background. If you are responsible for a website and prefer that it does not appear, there is a channel to request removal at contact. Handling of personal data (Google login, nickname, statistics) is described in the privacy policy.

How to start

Open the canvas, sign in with your Google account and paste the URL of the site you want to paint. Your strokes appear to other people in real time. Read the user guide to learn the tools and shortcuts, or check the FAQ for quick answers. Learn more in About or see the latest news in updates.