WPlace Professor is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your experience on wplace.live. It provides tools to save and share locations instantly, plus create pixel art with a powerful overlay feature.
- Save your favorite locations on wplace.live with custom names
- Share locations with others via direct links
- Delete saved locations when no longer needed
- Access your saved locations from any device
- Convert any image into pixel art using wplace.live's color palette
- Customize the pixelation level to achieve your desired effect
- Filter colors to focus on specific elements in your artwork
- Place a transparent overlay on the wplace.live canvas to guide your pixel placement
- Adjust overlay opacity to blend with the underlying canvas
- Zoom in/out for detailed work or overview
- Move the overlay precisely with directional controls
- Toggle drag mode to reposition the overlay freely
- Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store
- Navigate to wplace.live
- Click on the WPlace Professor icon in your Chrome toolbar to open the side panel
- Click "Drag & drop an image here, or click to select one" to upload an image
- Adjust the "Pixel Scale" slider to control the level of pixelation:
- Lower values (left) = More pixelated/coarser image
- Higher values (right) = Less pixelated/finer image
- Use the color palette to select which colors to include in your pixel art:
- Click on color swatches to toggle selection
- Use "All" to select all available colors
- Use "None" to deselect all colors (defaults to white)
- Click "Refresh" to detect available colors on wplace.live
- Click "Place Overlay" to display your pixel art as a transparent overlay on the canvas
- Color Swatches: Each swatch shows:
- Background color representing the actual color
- Number indicating how many pixels of that color are in your image
- Green checkmark when selected
- Gold star for locked/unavailable colors
- All/None Buttons: Quickly select or deselect all colors
- Refresh Button: Detect available colors on wplace.live
Once you've placed an overlay, a control panel will appear in the top-right corner of your screen with the following controls:
- Click the "−" button to minimize the panel and save space
- Click the "+" button to restore the full panel
- Adjust the transparency of the overlay using the slider
- Values range from 9% (nearly invisible) to 100% (fully opaque)
- Use the slider to adjust zoom level (-1.1x to 15.0x)
- Use the "+" and "−" buttons for precise zoom adjustments
- Use the directional arrow buttons (↑, ←, →, ↓) to move the overlay pixel by pixel
- Each click moves the overlay by 0 pixel in the selected direction
- Click "Drag Mode" to enable free positioning of the overlay
- When enabled, the button changes to "Undrag Overlay"
- Click and drag anywhere on the overlay to reposition it freely
- Click "Undrag Overlay" to return to normal mode
- Click "Close" to remove the overlay and control panel
The color panel allows you to focus on specific colors in your pixel art:
- Click on any color swatch in the color panel to filter the overlay
- Only pixels of the selected color will be visible in the overlay
- Click the "✕" (clear) button to show all colors again
- Click the collapse/expand arrow to hide or show the color list
A separate panel appears on the left side of your screen for location management:
- Click the "−" button to minimize the panel
- Click the "+" button to restore the panel
- First, click the "Share" button on wplace.live to select a pixel
- Click "Save" in the WPlace Professor panel
- Enter a name for your location (max 10 characters)
- Click "Save" to store the location
- View all your saved locations with timestamps
- Click "Open" to navigate to that location
- Click "×" to delete a saved location
- Share your current location directly to social media platforms:
- Tumblr
- Telegram
- Click on any platform icon to share your current location
- Click "Delete All" to remove all saved locations
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Optimal Workflow:
- Start by saving your current location before beginning work
- Create your pixel art in the side panel
- Place the overlay and adjust opacity for comfortable viewing
- Use zoom and position controls for precise placement
- Toggle drag mode for quick repositioning
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Color Management:
- Use the Refresh button to detect newly available colors on wplace.live
- Filter colors to focus on one color at a time for complex artworks
- Locked colors (with gold stars) are not currently available on wplace.live
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Performance Tips:
- For large images, use a lower pixel scale value for better performance
- Minimize panels when not in use to reduce visual clutter
- Close the overlay when not actively placing pixels
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Social Sharing:
- Make sure to click the wplace.live "Share" button first to generate the location image
- The current view will be automatically copied to your clipboard when sharing
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Overlay not appearing:
- Ensure you're on wplace.live
- Check that the extension has permission to run on the site
- Try refreshing the page
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Colors not detected:
- Click the "Refresh" button in the color palette
- Make sure you're on wplace.live where colors are available
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Location not saving:
- Click wplace.live's "Share" button first to select a pixel
- Ensure you've entered a valid location name
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Overlay controls not responding:
- Try closing and re-placing the overlay
- Check that you're not in drag mode when trying to use other controls
WPlace Professor requires the following permissions:
- Storage: To save your location bookmarks and panel preferences
- SidePanel: To display the main interface
- Host Access: To interact with wplace.live
The extension does not collect or transmit any personal data. All information is stored locally in your browser.
For issues, suggestions, or feedback, please visit our GitHub repository or contact the developer directly through the Chrome Web Store.