Pixano

6.5easy start · #9 of 28
in Image Annotation Software

Free to practise onnot on record
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

Pixano is ranked #9 of 28 in image annotation software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows.

Compared on image annotation software

Free plan: Yes
Annotation types: bounding boxes, polygons, pixel masks, keypoints, cuboids, classification, tracking
API access: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Pixano is an open-source tool for exploring and annotating computer vision datasets.
Smart annotation: It offers smart annotation components for bounding boxes, polygons, pixelwise masks, 3D bounding boxes, customizable labels, and temporal label propagation.
Supported data: Pixano supports multi-view datasets containing text, images, and videos, with 3D point-cloud support described as planned.
Dataset formats: It supports importing and exporting dataset formats such as COCO.
Semantic search: Pixano supports semantic search using models such as CLIP.
Storage: Pixano uses the Lance storage format for dataset navigation and storage.
Inference integration: Pixano Inference provides a Ray Serve based inference server with a Python client and REST API for deployed models.
Deployment: The maker documents installation with pip in a Python virtual environment and official Docker releases.
Requirements: The documented Python requirement is version 3.10 or later and earlier than 3.14.
License: Pixano is licensed under CeCILL-C.
Development status: The project states that it is under active development and subject to API changes.
Intended users: CEA-List describes Pixano as supporting AI developers and applications in areas including manufacturing, security, robotics, and transportation.
Security and compliance: The pages reviewed did not state a security certification or compliance standard.
Product: Pixano is an open-source tool for exploring and annotating computer vision datasets with AI features.

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Sources

pixano.github.io/pixano/getting_started/· checked 30 Sept 2026
pixano.cea.fr· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/pixano/pixano· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/pixano/pixano-inference· checked 30 Sept 2026
list.cea.fr/en/page/pixano/· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/pixano/pixano-app· checked 30 Sept 2026
pixano.cea.fr/about/· checked 30 Sept 2026