
About Pixelmator Pro
Pixelmator Pro is an image editing software for macOS, which enables businesses to modify images using presets, retouching and vector tools, pre-designed shapes, spacing guides, and more. Creative professionals can combine, mix, rearrange, apply or remove effects such as 'Blur', 'Distortion', 'Halftone', 'Stylize', 'Sharpen' and 'Tile', among others.
Pixelmator Pro allows managers to customize the font color, size, and alignment, add superscript or subscript text, and adjust emphasis using various topography features. It offers 'quick', 'magnetic' and 'color' selection tools, which help businesses choose and apply effects and copy required objects from one image to another. The software also leverages machine learning technology to automatically enhance images, improve resolution and remove camera noise according to individual requirements.
Pixelmator Pro provides several texture brushes, watercolors, crayons, markers, and pencils for users to create digital paintings. Photographers, illustrators. designers and painters can also customize their workspace by moving and selecting tools, layers, and built-in presets.
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USD 39.99
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- Free Trial
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Pricing starting from:
USD 39.99
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Top 5 alternatives to Pixelmator Pro
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Total features of Pixelmator Pro: 11
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- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Lots of features for a very low price
Reviewed on 13/02/2020
Pixelmator Pro has been an excellent investment for my company. We work with outside agencies, so...
Pixelmator Pro has been an excellent investment for my company. We work with outside agencies, so we didn't need the most expensive software for serious design work. We needed an easy to use image editor for quick changes, image cleanup, and simple editing and cropping. Pixelmator Pro gave us that and a lot more for a very low price. Seriously, this software can do 95% of what the highest end image editors can do, and the developers have added new features on a regular basis. If you are coming from another image editor, you'll have to push yourself to learn Pixelmator as the interface is different (but not worse) from other editors I have used. There's a great support community, and I've been able to learn the ropes quickly to turn out professional-looking images in no time.
Pros
Many features comparable to other image editing software. Developers are continually adding new features. Leverages Mac hardware and OS really well. Low price for such a full-featured product.
Cons
Still missing some key features compared to competing programs or software suites. Can't import/rasterize vector files. If you've used other image editing software, the learning curve can be pretty steep.
- Industry: Music
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Pixelmator Pro Gets Amazing Results
Reviewed on 27/12/2021
Overall, the experience with Pixelmator Pro has been extremely positive. It is currently my go-to...
Overall, the experience with Pixelmator Pro has been extremely positive. It is currently my go-to software for photo and image editing. With the super-resolution feature, I can be sure that my images will print at premium quality and that enlarging the photo will not result in blurriness.
Pros
Pixelmator Pro is simple and easy to use, with amazing functionality. The super-resolution feature is a game-changer and allows for resizing images without loss of quality or a pixelated look. There are several awesome presets to choose from, and the graph where you can change or saturate only certain colors in an image is truly amazing. Another game-changing feature is the ability to add text that will not get blurry at larger sizes. There is the ability to export in .PNG and switch from .JPEG to .PNG which is really helpful.
Cons
Pixelmator Pro is amazing, however there are certain aspects of using the software that are frustrating. There is no native way to add highlighted text to images without creating workarounds. Since highlighted text is critical to everything from creating YouTube thumbnails, posters, invitations and graphic art, etc, this is a really frustrating aspect of using the software. There also is a very annoying glitch / bug, where anytime you want to edit text, you need to minimize the window in order for the text to edit properly. Hopefully this will be resolved soon. Other than that, my experience using Pixelmator Pro has been very positive.
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Adobe Creative Cloud- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best and advanced photo editing software for Mac and iPhone users.
Reviewed on 16/06/2022
Good experience exceeding my expectations.
Good experience exceeding my expectations.
Pros
Intuitive interface especially in updated Pixelmator Pro Odasa version. This version has undergone some retouching that makes the whole software superior to Photoshop in any way possible.
The app is super fast, high quality with minimal steps to achieve high quality edited photos or graphics.
I's well integrated with other Apple applications or OS to work together smoothly.
Fairly priced too with one time fee unlike Adobe apps that will keep weakening your pocket.
Cons
Doesn't support other operating systems except MacOS, iOS and iPadOS.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Good for Basic Graphic Design
Reviewed on 12/04/2022
I started out using Pixelmator Pro because it was the cheapest, most accessible option out there...
I started out using Pixelmator Pro because it was the cheapest, most accessible option out there for multi-function graphics design, including vector drawing. However, because of the prevalence or dominance of other programs (like Photoshop or Illustrator) among other people and tools that are used in the design business, it has become superfluous among the other programs that I ended up needing to use more regularly.
Pros
Pixelmator Pro is similar enough to Adobe PhotoShop that it was pretty easy to jump into using right away, despite being much more accessible price-wise.
Cons
It is incompatible and hard to use with other applications, and sometimes formatting doesn't work between programs. It also does not have as much online support or as many functions as Adobe Photoshop, so I don't use it as much.
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Adobe PhotoshopReasons for Switching to Pixelmator Pro
It was much cheaper.- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
It's not easy to fall in love with image editing software
Reviewed on 07/06/2022
Once you learn some of its features, you can create just about anything. While I have not edited...
Once you learn some of its features, you can create just about anything. While I have not edited pictures, the ability to edit and repurpose elements. We were able to recreate a sign with edits from a PNG of the original. It really helps create images for advertising and social media.
Pros
I am not a graphics processing person. Pixelmator is used to create composite pictures and advertising images. I love the way it can detect the subject of the image and cut it out of the background. It was able to replace backgrounds. Even in the most basic mode, I can create any image I need including signs, banners, and web-based graphics.
Cons
Pixelmator is so feature packed that it can get confusing for those of us who are not graphics professional. While the learning curve may not be as high as other programs, there is a learning curve.
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Acorn, Affinity Photo, Adobe Photoshop and GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)Reasons for Choosing Pixelmator Pro
We were looking for easier to use features at a better cost.Switched From
Adobe Photoshop ElementsReasons for Switching to Pixelmator Pro
The reviews of Pixelmator Pro made it sound great. When I downloaded the full-featured demonstration version, I was creating graphics immediately. It was everything the reviews said and more. When the demo version timed out, we paid for the license and continued. We now use it for all of our graphics needs.Pixelmator Pro FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Pixelmator Pro.Q. What type of pricing plans does Pixelmator Pro offer?
Pixelmator Pro offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: USD 39.99
- Free Trial: Available
Pixelmator Pro is available at $39.99.
Q. Who are the typical users of Pixelmator Pro?
Pixelmator Pro has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000
Q. What languages does Pixelmator Pro support?
We do not have any information about what languages Pixelmator Pro supports
Q. Does Pixelmator Pro support mobile devices?
Pixelmator Pro supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Pixelmator Pro integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations Pixelmator Pro has
Q. What level of support does Pixelmator Pro offer?
Pixelmator Pro offers the following support options:
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