Pixelmator

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Pixelmator
Original author(s) Pixelmator Team
Developer(s) Apple Inc.
Initial release25 September 2007
Stable release
  • Pixelmator Pro: 3.5 (December 13, 2023;13 months ago (2023-12-13) [1] ) [±]
  • Pixelmator for iOS: 3.0.12 (August 30, 2023;17 months ago (2023-08-30) [2] ) [±]
  • Photomator: 3.1.2 (September 1, 2023;17 months ago (2023-09-01) [3] ) [±]
Written in Swift, Objective-C
Operating system macOS and iOS
Type Graphics software
License Proprietary
Website www.pixelmator.com

Pixelmator is a series of graphics editors developed by Apple Inc. for macOS and iOS. Pixelmator apps are largely built on Apple-specific technologies such as CoreML and Metal. [4] Pixelmator uses a proprietary format across their apps (.PXD), but supports a variety of file types including Photoshop, RAW, and WebP. [5] All Pixelmator apps support image editing, but Pixelmator Pro also supports video and vector graphics. [6]

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It was created by the Lithuanian company Pixelmator Team, based in Vilnius, and has been owned by Apple since 2025.

History

Pixelmator Team was founded in 2007 by Lithuanian brothers Saulius and Aidas Dailidė. [7] and released Pixelmator (now Pixelmator Classic) 1.0 in September of the same year. [8] The company currently resides in Vilnius, Lithuania. [9] In November 2024, Pixelmator Team agreed to be acquired by Apple for an unknown monetary amount, which was completed on February 11, 2025. [10] [11]

Pixelmator Classic

Pixelmator Classic was the original version of Pixelmator released for Mac on September 25, 2007. It uses a palette-style interface compared to Pixelmator Pro's single-window interface. It is no longer being updated and has been delisted from the Mac App Store. [12]

Pixelmator iOS

Pixelmator for iOS launched on October 23, 2014 as an iPad-exclusive app with touch-optimized versions of Pixelmator's desktop features. [13] In May 2015, Pixelmator for iOS 2.0 was released with support for the iPhone. [14]

Pixelmator Pro

Pixelmator Pro is an image, video, [15] and vector [16] editing software for macOS that launched on November 29, 2017. It was a paid upgrade for Pixelmator Classic users, featuring a redesigned interface, a graphics pipeline rewritten using Metal, Apple silicon support and a greater focus on ML/AI editing features. [17]

Photomator

Photomator (Formerly Pixelmator Photo [18] ) is a photo-oriented editing app which launched on iOS in 2021 [19] and macOS in 2022. [20] After launching the macOS version, the app moved from a one-time purchase to a subscription, however, a lifetime license can still be purchased for $99. [20]

Photomator differentiates itself from other Pixelmator apps with features such as batch editing of full photoshoots and AI-powered color correction. Edits in Photomator are made on a single layer and are non-destructive. [21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What's New - Pixelmator Pro" . Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "What's New - Pixelmator for iOS" . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "What's New - Photomator" . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pixelmator Pro image tool with CoreML, Metal 2 enhancements coming in the fall to iOS, macOS". AppleInsider. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Team, Pixelmator. "Tech Specs - Pixelmator Pro". Tech Specs - Pixelmator Pro. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Pixelmator 3.2 released: Affordable Mac image editing app adds video editing". DPReview. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "New Mac Company Introduces the World's First GPU-powered Image Editor - Pixelmator Blog". www.pixelmator.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "More image editors for the rest of us | Macworld". Macworld. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Pixelmator Team". www.pixelmator.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Roth, Emma (1 November 2024). "Apple is acquiring the popular image editing app Pixelmator". The Verge . Vox Media . Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Hall, Zac (11 February 2025). "Apple officially owns Pixelmator and Photomator". 9to5Mac. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Team, Pixelmator. "Upgrade to Pixelmator Pro - Pixelmator". Upgrade to Pixelmator Pro - Pixelmator. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Parker, Jason. "Pixelmator for iPad review: The best image editor on the iPad". CNET. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Pixelmator for iPhone Is Now Available - Pixelmator Blog". www.pixelmator.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Pixelmator Pro 3.2 for Mac Introduces Video Editing Support". MacRumors. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  16. ↑ Mayo, Benjamin (31 May 2018). "Pixelmator Pro updated with Touch Bar support, SVG editing, advanced web export and slicing tools" . Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  17. ↑ Jackie Dove (23 January 2018). "Pixelmator Pro Review: Still a Powerful Bargin". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  18. ↑ Mayo, Benjamin (12 April 2023). "Pixelmator Photo renamed to Photomator, adds AI-powered subject selection and more". 9to5Mac. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  19. ↑ Stephen Warwick (16 December 2021). "Pixelmator Photo arrives on iPhone". iMore. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  20. 1 2 Mendez, Andrew (18 August 2022). "Pixelmator Photo is coming to Mac with sub-based model". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "Photomator Photo Editor Now Available on Mac". MacRumors. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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