Pixelmator Pro For Mac

If you do a lot of image editing and illustrations but don't have the time or money for Photoshop, you still have plenty of options out there. Many are considerably cheaper while still being quite powerful, and often a lot more accessible.

Pixelmator Pro is a feature-packed editor designed to tackle a wide range of jobs, from photo editing to digital painting and projects involving vector graphics. While not quite as powerful as something like Photoshop, it's considerably more intuitive and automates many processes to make your job easier.

While you need entire courses to get the hang of more complex editors, Pixelmator takes almost no getting used to. Many popular photo adjustments can be made automatically using machine learning, and the most commonly-used tools are easily accessible.

Even something like removing the background from a photo or cropping out an object are operations that take just one or a couple of clicks. The results might not always be ideal, but these tools are fantastic for a novice or someone in a hurry.

If you own a graphics tablet, this app lets you put it to good use. It comes with a wide selection of brushes and advanced blending technologies, with a painting engine that relies on Apple's Metal.

Pixelmator supports vector graphics and is bundled with a collection of shapes that can be easily added to your project. You can also draw custom shapes and add various types of effects, then take advantage of the app's arrange tool to lay them out properly.

Advanced image editors tend to be quite daunting when booted up for the first time. Somehow, Pixelmator feels a lot more accessible. You still have a lot of tools, but they are laid out so as not to be overwhelming.

More importantly, you can quickly customize the window layout to suit your project or preferences. You can either choose from a set of presets for photography, design, illustration, or painting, or customize the layout easily by just dragging everything where it needs to be.

Pixelmator Pro is a fantastic alternative to highly-complex and pricey image editors. It's versatile enough to be useful for pretty much any graphic design project, easy to learn, quick to use, and relatively inexpensive.