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Pixelmator
Pixelmator 2.0
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Powerful layer-based image editor.   Demo ($29.99)
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Pixelmator is a beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editor for Mac OS X has everything you need to create, edit and enhance your images.

Pixelmator is a layer-based image editor. You can quickly create layers from your photos, other pictures, from selections or even your iSight. Yes, Pixelmator can add a layer to your composition directly from your Mac's little camera. Not only can you link and arrange added layers, but Pixelmator allows you to blend layers, change their opacity, create clipping masks or even add layer masks to hide some portions of
What's New
Version 2.0 (2.0.1):

Note: The commercial version of Pixelmator has been updated to 2.0.1; the demo is still showing as 2.0 in Finder.

  • German, French, and Japanese languages added
  • Bug fixes and improvements
Requirements
  • Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.6 or later
  • Core Image supported graphics card (recommended)


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Pixelmator User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 2.x:
(34)
Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
(182)

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burypromote

-8

Hdo reviewed on 09 Feb 2012
version 2 is great
[Version 2.0]


burypromote
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+9

JCH2 reviewed on 29 Jan 2012
Pixelmator does have a much better price point than Photoshop and that's all. I'm an old PS user from way back and I tried PM before it knuckled under to Apple. PM can't even touch what PS does today... in fact at present, as seen on a foolish friends machine, it doesn't even keep up today. And since GIMP is out there for free and is much more cross program compatible in its file format... well, enough said. Pixelmator is thereby overprice even at just $30, and my friend is now scowling about that, not having known about GIMP... or how much compatibility issues he was going to have in taking his files to work.
[Version 2.0]


burypromote
+1

+26
Randy Crawford commented on 21 Jan 2012
Sold only on Mac App Store. That rules it out for me. Hopefully there will always be software companies with fine products that won't let themselves be run by Apple.
[Version 2.0]

1 Reply

burypromote
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+26
Randy Crawford replied on 21 Jan 2012
I made what turned out to be a mistake by buying Pixelmator before it was Mac App Store only. The developer of this product provides no upgrade path, thereby screwing the existing customers. Really faithless.
burypromote
-1

+2

OsloX reviewed on 21 Jan 2012
Fantastic image editor with a great interface.
Add CMYK support and it whips PS to the bin!
[Version 2.0]


burypromote
+3

+9

Antoniez reviewed on 21 Jan 2012
Awesome interface, flying ropes (for some image effects) make me smile every time, relatively speedy.

But if we're talking about professional image editing, PhotoShop is much more powerful.
[Version 2.0]


burypromote
+1

+8

BigMapIdeas reviewed on 17 Jan 2012
While this is certainly good software, it certainly does not provide the depth of Photoshop. But if you just need layers and the standard toolset, this will work just fine.
[Version 2.0]


burypromote
+1

+22

DJSquint reviewed on 08 Jan 2012
Every Mac OSX users cannot ignore the beauty of Pixelmator. The UI is so great to work with and its very intuitive.
Every Mac OSX users should buy this imo. Period.

And the award for best image editor goes to .. Pixelmator .. PhotoShop go home .. please.
[Version 2.0]

1 Reply

burypromote

-6
Pacmanen replied on 16 Jan 2012
I could not agree more^^
burypromote

+88

MacUpdate Warren reviewed on 30 Dec 2011
Pixelmator is an excellent photo-editing solution; I've recently been using it for a variety of daily tasks. The interface is stylish and intuitive, and I've experienced very few stability issues.
[Version 2.0]


burypromote

+15

Utrunn reviewed on 15 Dec 2011
A fantastic, powerful image editor. Version 2 increased Pixelmator's features exponentially, adding healing, burning, dodging, vector-based shapes, improved text support, and much more. I highly recommend it, especially considering that it costs much less than Photoshop but has practically the same feature set. Admittedly it is lacking in a few areas, like non-antialiased resizing for example.
[Version 2.0]


burypromote
-1

+1

Nardrat reviewed on 03 Dec 2011
With Pixelmator, it is almost limitless what you can achieve with image files, which is impressive considering the size of the app and its apparent non resource hogging. In summary, if you're not a professional that depends on PS for income and don't intend to use the software for organising files or for video, then it's really difficult to see how one could justify forking out for PS when Pixelmator is available. Good to see dodge & burn tools specifically included with version 2. $30 for this really is impressive and I say that as someone who paid $60 for version 1 and didn't get the free app store upgrade.
[Version 2.0]


burypromote

+8
Kees De W had trouble on 27 Oct 2011
Is auto-save optional? (can it be turned of in the preferences?)
If not, that's a deal breaker for me.
I'm finding Apple's implementation of auto-save with the duplicate thing and self-locking files very counter-intuitive and truly disruptive to my productivity.

The whole concept that anytime a user opens any file, anything done to that file must be saved at all time, is fundamentally flawed to me.
[Version 2.0]


burypromote

+21
Istra had trouble on 11 Jan 2011
the "glass" filter (under "distortion") displays a segmentation of the photo in square tiles; thin vertical & horizontal lines are visible on the canvas, getting sharper as I move the slider to higher values.

Anybody?
[Version 1.6.4]


burypromote

+35
Goldyn Chyld had trouble on 06 Jan 2011
Why is it that in the newly opened AppStore it says the latest version of Pixelmator is 1.6.4, while here it says 1.6.2? And even if I check for updates within my Pixelmator, it will state that 1.6.2 is the latest version?
[Version 1.6.2]


burypromote
-1

+35
Goldyn Chyld had trouble on 28 Sep 2010
How do I update to 1.6.1 from within the app?? (I'm using v. 1.6)
[Version 1.6.1]

2 Replies

burypromote
-1

+35
Goldyn Chyld replied on 28 Sep 2010
Never mind, I found it in Preferences.
burypromote
+3

+56
Donmontalvo replied on 28 Sep 2010
It would be a good idea for the developer to put a proper "Update Pixelmator" menu item under the application menu, or maybe the Help menu.

Don
burypromote
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+35
Goldyn Chyld had trouble on 17 Nov 2009
Hey guys, is it at all possible to fix Barrel Distortion in Pixelmator? (For example, refer to this picture to see what I'm talking about: http://ebookfree.org/gimp/barrel-distortion.jpg)

Thanks!
[Version 1.5]

10 Replies

burypromote

+29
Pablito replied on 30 Jan 2010
I don't know. I would like to do lens correction too!
burypromote

+35
Goldyn Chyld replied on 30 Jan 2010
What happened to this app anyway?? Has it become abandoned or what?
burypromote

+29
Pablito replied on 30 Jan 2010
since september there is no updates. I don't know .. don't know. 64 bits comin'soon? lens correction perhaps? too much?
burypromote

+35
Goldyn Chyld replied on 30 Jan 2010
That would be great, yeah. But from the look of things, it's like nothing is happening at all!
burypromote
+2

+26
Zaph replied on 11 Feb 2010
There's not nothing happening at all, the app is stable. :-)

Given 18-ish month turnarounds for the likes of Adobe products, a couple of months really isn't very long between major updates - these guys are a small company and do a great job.
burypromote
+2

+106
Lee123 replied on 11 Feb 2010
No need for hand ringing over developement. If you visit their website you can see what they have been doing and future plans in glorious detail.
burypromote

+29
Pablito replied on 12 Feb 2010
I could do a Barrel Correction in a couple of photos using Distortion --> Bump.
It works well. I think it could be a little more logic, but it's a nice feature well implemented.
I am glad that Pixelmator does it.
burypromote

+35
Goldyn Chyld replied on 12 Feb 2010
So you're saying it only works on some pictures, but not all?
burypromote

+29
Pablito replied on 12 Feb 2010
No, I just try to say that I only had opportunity to test in a couple of pictures, not a plenty of them as I wish, that I downloaded to do the test. I did not find any tutorial, that's bad, it could exist because I think this is a important point. If you could make available your photo, I can try to reach the same "un-distorcion" effect using the tool. Anyway, if you want to, look here one sample of what I was able to do: http://twitpic.com/12s5x9

To me it's completely acceptable. Kudos to Pixelmator!
burypromote

+73
Gitteboy replied on 25 Apr 2010
+1 to lens correction
If this is implemented I consider buying this.

I like Pixelmator but it lacks some basis handling.
burypromote
+2

+42
Tice had trouble on 26 Nov 2008
If you have Pixelmator 1.3 Tempo DON'T UPDATE TO 1.3.1 (or save the old version)!!!

There's a bug when resizing a layer. It turns semi-transparent. Wait for 1.3.2!
[Version 1.3.1]


burypromote
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-326
Legal Eagle had trouble on 25 Jul 2008
I downloaded and installed this application but have so far been completely unable to get it to launch. Every time I try to launch it, It quits immediately. My computer is an iMac 7,1 with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, and Mac OS X 10.5.4 Leopard. I have verified all Permissions, as well as verified my Hard Drive, and all is fine. Has anyone else encountered this problem ? Has anyone got any suggestions ? I have sent 2 e-mails to the Developer but have received no reply. I am very keen to try out this application, as others have been giving it good reports.
[Version 1.2.2]

2 Replies

burypromote
+1

+1
simas replied on 25 Jul 2008
you can try re-download pixelmator from website or if you are logged in Mac OS X as Standard account, logging in as Administrator will solve your problem.
burypromote
-2

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Legal Eagle commented on 25 Jul 2008
I have tried both the suggestions offered by "simas, but they make no difference at all. The application still quits immediately, every time I try to launch it.
burypromote

+14
iGaucho had trouble on 22 Feb 2008
This is great software that constantly keeps getting better. Unfortunately, in this version when I try to open the Photo Browser on my iMac G5 under 10.5.2, it completely freezes the system. This does not happen on my MacBook Pro.
[Version 1.1.3]



+13

Quiiick rated on 22 Jan 2012

[Version 2.0]




Macbelwinds rated on 18 Jan 2012

[Version 2.0]




MeerAdTwins rated on 09 Jan 2012

[Version 2.0]




Aaroninflash rated on 31 Dec 2011

[Version 2.0]




Tendj rated on 03 Dec 2011

[Version 2.0]



+12

Multimago rated on 30 Nov 2011

[Version 2.0]



+7

Emrys0821 rated on 25 Nov 2011

[Version 2.0]




Mud212 rated on 05 Nov 2011

[Version 2.0]



+37

Twisted rated on 28 Oct 2011

[Version 2.0]




burningspear rated on 27 Oct 2011

[Version 2.0]


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Version Downloads:3,437
Type:Multimedia & Design : Image Editing
License:Demo
Date:22 Nov 2011
Platform:Intel
Price: $29.99
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Pixelmator is a beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editor for Mac OS X has everything you need to create, edit and enhance your images.

Pixelmator is a layer-based image editor. You can quickly create layers from your photos, other pictures, from selections or even your iSight. Yes, Pixelmator can add a layer to your composition directly from your Mac's little camera. Not only can you link and arrange added layers, but Pixelmator allows you to blend layers, change their opacity, create clipping masks or even add layer masks to hide some portions of layer.

It even has iSight compatibility so you can have it take a picture and add it as a layer for editing.
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