FAQ
General Questions
Clear answers about PixlKey — what it is, what it produces, how the public site relates to the app, and where PixlKey fits beside other provenance tools.
What is PixlKey?
PixlKey is a secure artwork processing pipeline designed to help creators generate consistent, distribution-ready outputs: watermarking (with optional QR attribution), metadata embedding, licensing artefacts, and verification identifiers.
Public site vs the PixlKey App
The public site explains the workflow and artefacts. The PixlKey App is the workspace where you process files, apply settings, and export the outputs you need.
Who is PixlKey for?
- Digital artists and illustrators
- Photographers and editors
- Studios, agencies, and print workflows
- Anyone who needs a clean provenance trail for delivery and licensing
General FAQ
Is PixlKey an NFT platform?
No. PixlKey isn’t an NFT marketplace and it doesn’t mint tokens. PixlKey focuses on practical, file-level artefacts (watermarks, metadata, licences, identifiers) that travel with the work.
Does PixlKey replace NFTs?
Not really — they solve different problems. NFTs are typically about ownership records on a chain. PixlKey is about what you can hand to a client, buyer, publisher, or your future self: consistent outputs and a paper trail that remains useful off-chain.
Can PixlKey work alongside NFTs?
Yes. If you use NFTs, PixlKey outputs can complement that workflow — for example: a watermarked preview for sharing, licence artefacts for off-platform usage terms, and identifiers to help match a distributed file back to its provenance record.
What does PixlKey generate?
- Watermarked image(s), optionally including a QR attribution overlay
- Preview/derivative images for sharing and distribution
- Metadata-embedded outputs (where applicable to the file type)
- Licence/certificate-style artefacts for documentation
- Verification identifiers / fingerprints for later validation
Can PixlKey stop people from stealing my art?
No tool can prevent copying entirely. PixlKey is built to reduce ambiguity: it helps you publish derivatives with attribution, and it creates repeatable artefacts that support provenance and usage discussions when something gets reposted or misattributed.
Does PixlKey store my originals?
PixlKey does not act as long-term storage for your original artwork. You are expected to retain and safeguard your originals. Uploaded files are held only temporarily — limited to your most recent processing jobs — to support short-term convenience (for example, re-downloading a ZIP if a download fails). Once that window passes, originals are removed. Thumbnail images containing clear, visible attribution watermarks may be retained indefinitely for reference and verification purposes.
What is “verification” in PixlKey terms?
Verification means being able to take a file you received (or found online) and check whether it matches a known PixlKey output — using the identifiers/fingerprints and provenance artefacts generated during processing.
Can I change or revoke a licence after export?
PixlKey’s direction is to keep licensing practical and auditable. In general, changing terms after distribution is tricky — so PixlKey aims to support clean, explicit artefacts and (where applicable) workflows for ownership transfer and licence updates, rather than silent retroactive changes.
Is PixlKey a legal service?
No. PixlKey helps you generate documentation and identifiers; it doesn’t replace professional legal advice. Think of it as making your intent and provenance easier to communicate — with fewer missing pages.
Where can I ask something that isn’t covered here?
Send your question through the contact page and we’ll point you to the right place (or add it to the FAQ).