Graphics editor for Mac developed by Apple
Pixelmator Pro is a photo, video,[ 1] [ 2] Apple for macOS as part of its Pixelmator set of apps. As a Mac-only app, Pixelmator Pro relies heavily on technologies from Apple platforms such as Metal , CoreML , Core Image , AVFoundation , GCD , and SwiftUI .[ 3]
GPU accelerated with Metal [ 3] 50+ standard image editing tools
Layer-based image editor
Video editing support[ 1]
Vector graphic support (including SVG 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 for panorama stitching .[ 11]
On November 1, 2024, the Pixelmator Team announced that they were to be acquired by Apple, subject to regulatory approval.[ 12] [ 13]
Version
Codename
Release Date
Notable Changes
Ref(s)
1.0
Whirlwind
November 29, 2017
[ 14]
1.1
Monsoon
May 31, 2018
Added Touch Bar support
Added vector import/export support
Added SVG and HEIF support
Added slice tool
Added Tutorials
[ 15] [ 16]
1.2
Quicksilver
October 18, 2018
[ 17] [ 18]
1.3
Prism
January 18, 2019
Added layer tagging, filters, and search
Added clip masks
[ 19] [ 20]
1.4
Hummingbird
July 23, 2019
[ 21] [ 22]
1.5
Avalon
October 10, 2019
[ 23] [ 24]
1.6
Magenta
March 30, 2020
New color picker
Notifies users if a font is missing from the system
Performance improvements
Added WebP support
[ 25] [ 26]
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
[ 27]
2.0
Junipero
November 18, 2020
[ 28] [ 29]
2.1
Coral
June 29, 2021
Added ML Crop
Rewritten .PSD engine
[ 30] [ 27]
2.2
Carmel
October 25, 2021
[ 31]
2.3
Abracadabra
November 23, 2021
Added AI-powered Magic Background Eraser and Select Subject
Added Select and Mask tool
Added export to Motion
[ 32] [ 27]
2.4
Odesa
April 12, 2022
Added color adjustments layers
Redesigned layers sidebar
Added new vector shapes
[ 33]
3.0
Muse
September 22, 2022
Added 200+ design templates and 16 editable mockups
Added AI-powered Smart Replace
[ 34] [ 5]
3.1
Fortuna
November 2, 2022
[ 35]
3.2
Lumière
December 6, 2022
Added video editing (with accompanying new templates)
Added support for MP4 , MOV , and other video formats
Added ML-based deband
[ 36] [ 1] [ 27]
3.3
Mosaic
February 28, 2023
Added Remove Color feature
Added Shadow and Highlight Recovery
Added Stroke Styles
[ 37] [ 38]
3.4
Camelot
September 11, 2023
Added advanced PDF support
Added Convert to PDF Shortcut
[ 39]
3.5
Flare
December 13, 2023
[ 40]
3.6
Archipelago
May 23, 2024
Redesigned masking
AI background masks
Full masking compability
3.6.7
Archipelago
Aug 20, 2024
Auto Straighten
Other Improvements and Fixes
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. Despite AppleScript being a very old language with some antiquated syntax, it is still officially listed on Apple websites support sites for automation see link: apple automation .
Apple has a published getting started guide for Applescript with Pixelmator Pro here: https://support.pixelmator.com/faq-pixelmator-pro/advanced-workflows/advanced-automation-and-scripting-with-applescript
In addition to simple homemade AppleScript additions others have created AppleScript utilities for Pixelmator Pro. There are some very useful scripting additions available for Pixelmator Pro to enhance it for professionals. These leverage the published AppleScript API for Pixelmator Pro to do advanced actions. See the list below:
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