MAZEGEN

Create colorized mazes from an image

You can turn any image into a colorized maze: a solvable maze where your photo is visible in the paths (cells) behind the walls. The fastest way is Easy Mode (below). For full control over filters and placement, use the standard modal menus.

Using Easy Mode for colorized mazes

Easy Mode keeps everything on one screen: choose your image, set Background to Colorized, tweak detail and cell size, then generate. No need to open Color & style or Image menus unless you want to refine further.

1. Open Easy Mode and choose Use Image

Go to Maze → Easy Mode.... On the landing screen, select Use Image so you can upload a photo and get a colorized result.

Easy Mode landing with Browse Samples, Use Image, and No Image options.
Pick Use Image to upload your own photo for a colorized maze.

2. Upload your image

Click Upload Image and select a file from your device. Once it loads, the Size panel shows Background, Detail, Cell size (px), and Wall thickness.

Easy Mode Size panel after uploading an image.
After upload, adjust size and background in one place.

3. Set Background to Colorized

In the Background dropdown, choose Colorized. Your image will appear in the maze paths instead of a solid fill. Optionally set Detail to High Detail or a smaller Cell size (px) for more visible image detail.

Easy Mode with Colorized background and High Detail selected.
Colorized + High Detail (or a smaller cell size) makes your photo show through the paths clearly.

4. Optional: change the look in the Style tab

Switch to the Style tab to apply a preset (e.g. Dark Mode, Blueprint) or adjust wall and background colors. These affect the overall mood; the paths still show your image when Background is Colorized.

Easy Mode Style tab with preset buttons.
Style presets give you a quick visual direction before generating.

5. Generate and export

Click Generate Maze. Easy Mode closes and the maze appears in the workspace. Use the zoom controls to inspect it, then File → Export Image to save a PNG.

Generated colorized maze in the workspace.
Your colorized maze in the main workspace, ready to export or tweak in the full menus.

For the full Easy Mode walkthrough (samples, no-image mode, and all options), see the Help → Easy Mode section.

Using the standard modal menus

To create a colorized maze using the main app menus:

  1. Upload or choose an image: Open Image then Upload New to select a photo from your device, or use the image gallery to pick a sample. This image drives the maze pattern and will appear in the paths when you use a colorized background.
  2. Set the background to show your image: Open Maze then Color & style. In the background section, set Background preset to one of the colorized options: Colorized Faint, Colorized Light, or Colorized. These presets use the pattern image as the background (Mirrored mode) and lower the path opacity so your image shows through. You can also set Background mode to Mirrored manually and adjust Cell / Path color and Background opacity to get the look you want.
  3. Optional: tune the pattern: Use Image → Filters to adjust brightness, contrast, or edge detection, and Image → Placement to scale and position the image within the maze canvas.
  4. Generate and export: Click New Maze to generate a solvable maze. Use File → Export Image to save a high-resolution PNG for printing or sharing.

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