Graphics editor for Mac developed by Apple
Pixelmator Pro is a photo, video,[ 1] [ 2] Apple formacOS and iPadOS as part of itsPixelmator andpro apps platforms and as a part of theirApple Creator Studio suite of applications. Pixelmator Pro relies heavily on technologies from Apple platforms such asMetal ,CoreML ,Core Image ,AVFoundation ,GCD , andSwiftUI .[ 3]
GPU accelerated withMetal [ 3] 50+ standard image editing tools Layer-based image editor Video editing support[ 1] Vector graphic support (includingSVG support) AI-powered editing features such as background removal ML Super Resolution[ 4] [ 5] Supports a variety of media formats (JPEG ,RAW , Apple ProRAW,PSD ,PNG ,GIF ,MP4 ,HEIF , etc)[ 3] Pixelmator Pro was generally well-received by reviewers who praised its deep use of machine learning,[ 6] [ 7] Adobe Photoshop .[ 8] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Pixelmator Pro does not have support forpanorama stitching .[ 11]
Acquisition by Apple [ edit ] On November 1, 2024, the Pixelmator Team announced that they were to be acquired by Apple, subject to regulatory approval.[ 12] [ 13]
On January 13, 2026, Apple announced that a new version of Pixelmator Pro with AI features would be included in its newApple Creator Studio subscription, the app would be brought to the iPad and the Mac app would be redesigned withLiquid Glass .[ 14]
Version Codename Release date Notable changes Ref. 1.0 Whirlwind November 29, 2017 [ 15] 1.1 Monsoon May 31, 2018 AddedTouch Bar support Added vector import/export support AddedSVG andHEIF support Added slice tool Added Tutorials [ 16] [ 17] 1.2 Quicksilver October 18, 2018 [ 18] [ 19] 1.3 Prism January 18, 2019 Added layer tagging, filters, and search Added clip masks [ 20] [ 21] 1.4 Hummingbird July 23, 2019 [ 22] [ 23] 1.5 Avalon October 10, 2019 [ 24] [ 25] 1.6 Magenta March 30, 2020 New color picker Notifies users if a font is missing from the system Performance improvements AddedWebP support [ 26] [ 27] 1.7 Sequoia July 16, 2020 Added ML Super Resolution Text can now be placed along paths, improving the ability to make rounded text The canvas can now be freely rotated to any angle [ 4] 1.8 Lynx September 17, 2020 [ 28] 2.0 Junipero November 18, 2020 [ 29] [ 30] 2.1 Coral June 29, 2021 Added ML Crop Rewritten.PSD engine [ 31] [ 28] 2.2 Carmel October 25, 2021 [ 32] 2.3 Abracadabra November 23, 2021 Added AI-powered Magic Background Eraser and Select Subject Added Select and Mask tool Added export toMotion [ 33] [ 28] 2.4 Odesa April 12, 2022 Added color adjustments layers Redesigned layers sidebar Added new vector shapes [ 34] 3.0 Muse September 22, 2022 Added 200+ design templates and 16 editable mockups Added AI-powered Smart Replace [ 35] [ 5] 3.1 Fortuna November 2, 2022 [ 36] 3.2 Lumière December 6, 2022 Added video editing (with accompanying new templates) Added support forMP4 ,MOV , and other video formats Added ML-based deband [ 37] [ 1] [ 28] 3.3 Mosaic February 28, 2023 Added Remove Color feature Added Shadow and Highlight Recovery Added Stroke Styles [ 38] [ 39] 3.4 Camelot September 11, 2023 Added advanced PDF support Added Convert to PDF Shortcut [ 40] 3.5 Flare December 13, 2023 [ 41] 3.6 Archipelago May 23, 2024 Redesigned masking AI background masks Full masking compability 3.7 — N/a June 30, 2025 Support forApple Intelligence features Image Playground integration Writing Tools integration 4.0 — N/a January 28, 2026 [ 42]
In 2020 Pixelmator Pro added the ability to leverage Apple's automation language 'AppleScript' to automate many tasks in version 1.8 (Lynx). This enabled simple and advanced automation activities such as image resize, crop, color adjustments, format change, moving layers around, and more advanced actions like removing background, Gaussian blur, text replacement, shadows, color replacement, etc.
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