Pixelmator 2.2 - Changelog

What's new in Pixelmator 2.2:

May 9th, 2013

Pixelmator 2.2 is a major update introducing more than 100 new features and improvements, including the following:
· Smart Shape Tools: Quickly adjust shapes’ outlines with easy-to-use controls to get just the look you’re after
· Custom Shapes palette: Packed with dozens of readily available shapes that are as easy to add as dragging and dropping
· Shape Style palette: Effortlessly create more polished, advanced shapes with the new Fill, Stroke Style, Shadow and Inner Shadow features
· Smart Move Tool: Knows when you are working with image or shape layers and gives you the options you need at that time
· New Paint Selection Tool: The simplest and fastest way to make even challenging selections in your images with just a few brush strokes
· New Light Leak Effect: Makes it easy and fun to create stunning, retro-artistically illuminated images from any of your photos

What's new in Pixelmator 2.1.4:

December 15th, 2012

Improvements:
· Improves Auto Save support
· Enables layer Auto Select for painting and retouching tools
· Improves effects’ responsiveness when working with large images
· Improves Document Window resizing performance
· Improves Info Bar responsiveness
· Improves selections’ snapping accuracy
· Improves Adobe Photoshop CS6 brush collections support
· Enhances PDF file format support
· Improves localizations

Other Issues:
· Resolves an issue that caused an image to disappear while transforming it
· Resolves an issue that caused the Brushes palette to expand beyond the computer screen when importing large brush collections
· Addresses a situation where scanned images could not be imported to the application
· Resolves an issue that caused the selection to snap when the snapping option is disabled with the Command key
· Resolves an issue that caused the pointer to become inactive when entering the Full Screen mode
· Resolves an issue that caused the shape line preview to disappear when entering the Full Screen mode
· Addresses a situation that caused the duplicated document in Full Screen mode to appear in regular mode
· Addresses a situation where the shared document is not being updated with further edits if it’s shared more than one time without closing the application
· Resolves an issue that caused the application to become inactive when canceling the Share command to other applications
· Addresses a situation that prevented users from creating new documents when the clipboard is filled with files from other applications
· Addresses a situation where images from iPhoto could not be opened from Photo Browser
· Resolves an issue that caused the Crop Image action to expand images incorrectly
· Resolves an issue that caused layer opacity to display incorrectly when transforming the layer
· Addresses a situation where the Info Bar displayed angle information for text and shape layers when moving them
· Resolves an issue that caused the layer name to change when duplicating a layer mask with the Option-Arrow keyboard shortcut
· Addresses a situation where the Move Tool’s handles did not update from a layer mask to a layer after the layer mask is deleted
· Resolves an issue that caused the action tool tip to display incorrect information when undoing the “merge layers” action
· Resolves an issue that caused shape layers to disappear after the image is cropped
· Addresses a situation where the Auto Select layer shortcut displayed layers from other documents
· Resolves an issue that caused the Polygonal Lasso Tool to snap while drawing
· Resolves an issue that caused the Pen Tool to snap while drawing
· Addresses an issue that prevented a selection from loading on hidden layers
· Addresses a situation where the Fill command did not show preview with larger images
· Addresses an issue where the Stroke command did not work when Blending modes are used on layer
· Resolves an issue that caused the Clone Stamp Tool to leave strokes on other documents in some cases
· Resolves an issue that caused the Tools palette to disappear in OS X Snow Leopard
· Resolves an issue that caused the gradient’s slider stops to appear upside down in some cases
· Resolves an issue that caused the Colors palette to appear along with tools where the colors are not needed
· Resolves an issue that caused the Quit and Keep Windows menu to be active when New Document dialog is open
· Resolves an issue that caused a graphical glitch when using the Stroke command on a MacBook Pro with Retina display
· Resolves an issue that caused an image to disappear when working with a Gradient Tool on Macs with Intel HD 3000 graphics card
· Resolves an issue that caused the application to quit unexpectedly when changing the layer’s Blending mode from normal to luminosity on Macs with Intel HD 4000 graphics cards
· Resolves an issue that caused the application to quit unexpectedly when duplicating layers on Macs with Intel HD 4000 graphics cards
· Resolves an issue that caused the application to quit unexpectedly when corrupted Onyx font is used
· Addresses an issue that caused the application to quit unexpectedly when opening files that are larger than 32,000 x 32,0000 pixels
· Addresses a situation where the application stops responding when the transform or crop tool bounding box area size is larger than 32,000 x 32,000 pixels
· Addresses a situation where the application stops responding when reactivated after deactivation
· Resolves an issue that caused the application to quit unexpectedly in some cases when undoing actions
· Resolves an issue that caused the application to quit unexpectedly in some cases when using the Eyedropper Tool

What's new in Pixelmator 2.1.3:

November 8th, 2012

· New color management: Soft Proofing, ColorSync, full sRGB support
· Enhanced PSD file format support
· Improved Automator actions
· Italian and Spanish languages added

What's new in Pixelmator 2.1.2:

October 10th, 2012

· This update improves Healing Tool quality.

What's new in Pixelmator 2.1.1:

September 18th, 2012

· The all-new Healing Tool brings major performance and quality improvements
· Addresses an issue that caused the application to stop responding in various situations
· User interface improvements for the Retina display
· And much more

What's new in Pixelmator 2.1:

August 9th, 2012

A major update introducing several new features and improvements, including the following:
· Retina-Ready: Both Pixelmator’s friendly user interface and its powerful image editing engine are now optimized for the Retina display.
· iCloud: Built right into the app and keeps your Pixelmator work up to date across all your Macs.
· Effects Browser: The best and the most fun way to browse: instantly preview and quickly apply special effects or add color adjustments to images.
· New Effects: Use the new Vintage, Miniaturize, Black and White, Rain, and Snow effects.
· Alignment Guides: Quickly position, align, and evenly distribute objects in your Pixelmator compositions with pinpoint accuracy.
· OS X Mountain Lion Support: Pixelmator takes full advantage of all the latest and greatest technologies.
· And much more.

What's new in Pixelmator 2.0.5:

June 13th, 2012

· Improved support for Intel graphics cards
· Pixelmator can now be used as an external editor in iPhoto and Aperture
· Addresses a problem that sometimes caused an inability to save or export files
· And much more

What's new in Pixelmator 2.0.4:

May 17th, 2012

· This update enables sandboxing for OS X Lion and improves overall stability.

What's new in Pixelmator 2.0.3:

April 25th, 2012

· Improves the performance of the Move Tool
· Fixes memory leaks
· Fixes a situation where performance would degrade over time
· Fixes issues with Export for Web
· Fixes a problem that caused corrupt PXM files
· And much more

What's new in Pixelmator 2.0.2:

February 21st, 2012

· This update improves overall stability and adds a number of minor improvements.

What's new in Pixelmator 2.0.1:

November 23rd, 2011

· German, French, and Japanese languages added
· Bug fixes and improvements

What's new in Pixelmator 2.0 Build 10474:

October 27th, 2011

· New look and feel
· Drawing Tools and Shapes
· Healing Tool with Content-aware fill
· Smudge, Sponge, Burn, Dodge, Eyedropper, Pixel, and Red Eye Tools
· New Type Tool
· Complete OS X Lion Support

What's new in Pixelmator 1.6.7:

July 23rd, 2011

· Improves compatibility with the new Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.

What's new in Pixelmator 1.6.5 Build 6292:

February 8th, 2011

New Features:
· Subtract blending mode
Divide blending mode

Improvements:
· Shortcuts work improved when the brushes editor or the gradients editor is open
Minor user interface improvements added

Bug Fixes:
· A bug that caused Quartz Composer menu item to disappear
A bug that caused Preferences and About windows to render incorrectly on non-English localizations
A bug that sometimes caused artifacts to appear in the images when processing with older iMacs
A bug that caused selections to work improperly when working with dual monitor setup
A bug that sometimes caused Show Rulers menu item to disable
A bug that caused stroke to work improperly with some GPU cards
A bug that caused stroke preserve transparency to be nonfunctional
A bug that caused main window to be inactive when using gradient editor
A bug that sometimes caused type layer to change its position after saving and reopening document
A bug that sometimes caused gradients palette to work improperly when adding a bunch of gradients
A crash that sometimes occured when using the Magic Wand Tool on a type layer
A crash that sometimes occurred when painting with the Brush Tool
A crash that sometimes occurred when closing document

What's new in Pixelmator 1.6.4 Build 6223:

January 12th, 2011

New Features:
· Faster and smoother Gradient Tool
Gradient sharing
Faster and more precise Selection Tools
Faster JPEG compression and decompression (libjpeg-turbo support in other words)

Improvements:
· Ability to use the space shortcut when using Lasso Tool
Ability to use the keyboard shortcuts (Command + Option + Arrow keys) to copy layers or selections
Double-click in the gradients editor to add a new gradient color stop
Intersect selection mode added
Transparent gradient icons are correctly shown in the Gradients palette
Ability to use the Option key to draw selections from the center now added
Snapping enabled for all Selection Tools
Option-click on a gradient thumbnail in the Gradients palette now does not remove the gradient; instead, it is used to duplicate the gradient
Option–click-and-drag a brush in the Brushes palette now will duplicate the brush
Minor Save for Web improvements
Minor memory management improvements added
Minor user interface improvements have been added

Bug Fixes:
· A memory leak in the Magic Wand tool 
A bug that caused the eyedropper in the Apple Colors palette to pick an incorrect color outside the application
A bug that sometimes caused XCF files not to open
A bug that caused the Undo function not to work properly when using the Brush or Pencil tools
A bug that caused the Last Filter command not to work properly after using the Fill command
A bug that sometimes caused layer opacity changes after the Deselect command
A bug that sometimes caused the type layer icon to appear cropped
A bug that caused the inability to use some character symbols to name a layer
A bug that caused the inability to change the color of a gradient color stop when double-clicking on it
A bug that sometimes caused the gradient angle label to stay on-screen after using a gradient
A bug that caused the JPEG-2000 quality slider not to work properly
A bug that caused the transparent color wheel to appear in the gradient color stop contextual menu when picking a dark color
A bug that sometimes caused layer thumbnails not to update after hiding and showing the Layers palette
A bug that caused the inability to choose precise colors for gradient stops
A bug that messed up Transform in the Move Tool after choosing the Layer via Copy command
A few bugs that caused the inability to precisely move the contents of a selection 
A crash that occurred when using some blending modes on a new layer
A crash that sometimes occurred when closing some PSD files
A crash that occurred when exporting images with background layer opacity set to 0%

What's new in Pixelmator 1.6.2 Build 5514:

October 6th, 2010

New Features:
· WebP image format

Improvements:
· Check the Updates menu item added to the Pixelmator menu

Bug Fixes:
· A crash that occurred when clearing the selection using the backspace key
· A crash that occurred when using the Last Filter command on a type layer
· A bug that sometimes caused palettes to appear behind the dock
· A bug that caused Actual Pixels to be inactive in the Hand Tool contextual menu

What's new in Pixelmator 1.6.1 Build 5447:

September 28th, 2010

New Features:
· New, better, and faster Photo Browser

· Aperture support (via Photo Browser)

Improvements:
· Stroke results are now much better

· New Layer sheet now appears in the window instead of in the Layers palette
· 
The Export for Web button now works in the Slice tool options palette even if there are no slice settings

· The Send to Flickr file format has been changed to JPEG so that EXIF information is preserved
· 
The Export for Web button in the Slice tool options palette now works even if no slices are present
· 
Minor user interface improvements have been added

Bug Fixes:
· A bug that caused Actual Pixels to be inactive in the Zoom Tool contextual menu

· A bug that caused the "nil colorUsingColorSpace" message to appear in the console

· A bug that caused type layers to move to the right after the crop command was used

· A bug that caused Quartz Composer filters to work incorrectly with large images

· Export for Web permission problem fixed
· 
A bug that sometimes caused painting tools to work incorrectly
· 
A memory leak when opening images
A bug that caused 40-pixels images to appear incorrectly

· A bug that caused the Slice tool and Export for Web to work incorrectly after turning layers on and off in layer groups
· 
A bug that caused the grid to fail to appear when Guides were disabled

What's new in Pixelmator 1.6.0 Build 5240:

July 14th, 2010

New Features:
· Major performance improvements
64-Bit support
Layer Groups
Send to Flickr, Picasa, and Facebook
Import directly from cameras, scanners, multifunction devices, and devices such as iPhone and iPad
New transforming tools
New printing engine
Trim Images and Watermark Images Automator Actions
Deeper Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard integration

Improvements:
· Open Recent button added to the Welcome Screen
iSight support improved
Ruler performance improved
Progress bar added when saving larger files
Edit in Quick Mask mode added to the Edit menu
Alpha pixels are now properly supported by clipping masks
New cursors for Hand and Zoom tools added
Ability to reset pallete locations by pressing Command + Shift + R added
Gradient pallete is now separated from Brushes palette and can be shown or hidden by pressing the Command + 4 keyboard shortcut
Layers palette contextual menu improved
Appearance of type layer thumbnails improved
License menu item will not appear if the application is already licensed
Fit Images Automator action now includes the ability to proportionally scale images
German, French, and Japanese localizations updated
Minor user interface improvements added
Help in-app documentation updated

Corrected Bugs:
· A bug that caused incorrect palettes size and position
A bug that caused Eyedropper to move by 1 pixel when picking color
A bug that caused Gradients palette not to resize when gradients removed
A bug that caused the Hand tool not to work correctly after Tab shortcut is pressed
A bug that sometimes caused some palettes to disappear
A bug that sometimes caused objects to disappear when using Distort transform
A bug that caused filters not to load after using the Replace Color function
A bug that caused Clipping Mask to work incorrectly after editing layer’s mask
A bug that caused clipping layers not to show up after the main layer is hidden

What's new in Pixelmator 1.5.1:

February 11th, 2010

New Features:
· Brushes collections

Improvements:
· Once launched, the app will ask whether to move itself directly to the Applications folder (thanks for inspiration on this to Potion Factory’s The Hit List and Delicious Library from Delicious Monster).
· Old Automator Resize Images action is replaced by new Fit Images and Crop Images actions.
· Untitled document numeration is now according to Apple HIG.
· You can now drag the Welcome screen by clicking anywhere on it.
· It is now possible to Quit, Hide, or to use the Show All command when the Welcome screen is launched.
· You can change the background color of the work area by right-clicking on an area outside the canvas and choosing white, grey, or black.
· Dock menu now includes New from Clipboard command.
· All the app’s localizations have been updated.
· A newly created document does not show that it is unsaved on window close button (according to Apple Human Interface Guidelines).
· Disabled checkboxes have been added to UI.
· A beep has been removed when you are choosing a color from Apple Color Picker Developer palette.
· Automator actions are now compatible with Snow Leopard.
· Pixelmator now works properly as an external editor for iPhoto.
· Clipboard content is now pasted into the center of the viewable canvas area.
· Guide tooltips are now count-based on the ruler’s zero origin.
· Minor Undo improvements (especially for when you are painting) have been made.
· When opening larger size images than the screen image will accommodate fit in window.
· PXM file format now preserves EXIF, IPTC, and other original metadata.
· Some unnecessary console logs have been removed.
· Layer linking is now preserved when exporting to PSD.
· Minor user interface improvements have been added.
· Help documentation has been updated.

Corrected Bugs:
· A bug that sometimes caused ruler measurements to show incorrectly
· A bug that caused borderless printing not to work correctly
· A bug that caused rulers to flicker when you are drawing with the tablet
· A bug that caused some anomalies in the canvas area when the app is launched with the Clone Stamp tool selected
· A bug that caused issues when in full-screen mode, but with two images open
· A bug that caused commas and dots not allowed for Image Size width, height, and resolution fields
· A bug that sometimes caused incorrect percentages to show in Image Size sheet
· A bug that caused the Brushes contextual menu to use an inappropriate amount of CPU power
· A bug that sometimes caused an inability to drag and drop photos from Photo Browser
· Clone Stamp’s Sample All Layers feature now works properly
· A crash that occurred when you were using Developer color palette in Apple Color Picker within the Fill command
· A possible crash that could happen when closing documents

What's new in Pixelmator 1.5:

September 8th, 2009

New Features:
· Save for Web

· Slice Tool

· Trim

· Reveal All command

· Info Labels indicate: elliptical and rectangular selection size; Magic Eraser, Magic Wand, Paint Bucket tolerance level; Eyedropper color (when clicked and dragged); Crop, slice, and transformation dimensions; Gradient tool angle and radius; and guide position

· New File Info sheet

· New Export sheet

· New Image Size sheet

· New Canvas Size sheet

· Send to Mail and iPhoto

· Italian language

· Web Colors plug-in for Apple Color Picker (automatically installed on launch of Pixelmator 1.5)

· Mac OS X Snow Leopard support

Improvements:
· PSD, PDF, layered TIFF, and images from iPhoto Library will now open as new documents 

· Double-clicking a Painting tool opens the Brushes palette

· Double-clicking Gradient tool opens the Gradients palette

· Edit menu bar items are enabled when entering a license code

· Welcome screen improved

· Creator type is now set for PXM documents only

· German, French, and Spanish localizations updated

· Minor user interface improvements added

· Help documentation updated

Corrected Bugs:
· A bug that caused incorrect Levels and Curves histogram when layer opacity is lower than 100%

· A crash that occurred when opening some TIFF documents

· A crash that occurred when printing some small images

What's new in Pixelmator 1.4.1:

April 21st, 2009

New Features:
· Noise filter (Filter > Stylize > Noise).

Improvements:
· Free transform quality improved.
· Image Size tool quality improved.
· Hue and Saturation tool quality improved.
· Memory management improved.
· Snapping enabled for crop and type tools, as well as when dragging guides.
· International keyboard support improved.
· Gaussian Blur slider is now less sensitive.
· Third-party core image units support improved.
· Minor user experience improvements.
· Help documentation.

Corrected Bugs:
· A bug that caused palettes to be in a hidden state after the Tab key was pressed before quitting the application.
· An error that caused some values to be incorrect when copying HEX color using the Eyedropper tool.
· A bug that sometimes caused an incorrect ruler alignment.
· A bug that sometimes caused an incorrect cursor to appear when using the Spacebar + Command shortcut.
· A bug that sometimes caused cursor flickering.
· A bug that caused incorrect brush shape to appear when creating it from images with transparent areas.
· A bug that caused the Clouds filter to work incorrectly when using it with more than one document at the same time.
· Tool icon in the Tools palette would not change when temporarily switching to it.
· A bug that sometimes caused the Brushes Editor sheet not to appear.
· A bug that wouldn’t allow the user to quit the application when Brushes Editor was shown.
· A bug that caused the Pencil tool not to work at all on PowerPC Macs.
· A bug that caused incompatibility issues when opening PXM documents, which has layers with masks in it, on a PowerPC Mac.
· A crash that occurred when opening GIMP (.xcf) documents.
· A crash that sometimes occurred when preparing to print a document.
· A crash that sometimes occurred when using click-and-drag tools.

What's new in Pixelmator 1.4:

February 19th, 2009

New Features:
· New painting engine.
· New brush settings: Scatter, flow, follow direction, size jitter, stroke jitter, angle jitter, opacity jitter, hue jitter, saturation jitter, lightness jitter.
· Ability to control diameter, flow, and scatter by graphics tablet pressure and tracking speed.
· New brush presets.
· Adobe Photoshop brushes support.
· Save brushes by dragging and dropping them onto the desktop.
· Load brushes by dragging and dropping them onto the application window or Brushes palette.
· Arrange brushes in Brushes palette.
· Document presets.
· Clouds filter (Filter > Generator > Clouds...).

Improvements:
· Painting tools gained performance improvements.
· Painting tools are now more precise.
· Painting tools cursor shows the shape of selected brush.
· Painting tools brush size limit increased to 1000 pixels.
· Painting tools contextual menu includes brush diameter and hardness settings.
· Setting the source for Clone Stamp tool is improved.
· Double-clicking any of the painting tools will show the Brushes editor.
· Shift-click with any of the painting tools will draw a straight line.
· Improvements to Eyedropper tool.
· Hue and Saturation tool performance.
· Minor improvements to ColorSync support.
· Size of the application DMG package is reduced to 25MB (from 62MB).
· Levels shortcut is changed to Command + L.
· Curves shortcut is changed to Command + K.
· Minor welcome screen improvements.
· Minor user interface improvements.

Corrected bugs:
· A bug that sometimes caused grid to be shown incorrectly.
· A bug that sometimes caused ruler ticks not to redraw correctly.
· A bug that caused “undo” to work incorrectly after moving and copying layer mask.
· A memory leak that sometimes caused filters to work slowly.

What's new in Pixelmator 1.3.3:

February 4th, 2009

Improvements:
· Backspace key now deletes layer if there is no selection.
· Levels and Curves histogram is more precise.
· Crop Tool center point will not appear if the area is too small.
· Command + J will now duplicate type layer.

Corrected Bugs:
· Locked layer state turned off after use of transform tools.
· Linked layers did not link when duplicated.
· Layer linking sometimes behaved incorrectly when editing layer mask.
· Text box did not appear if no layer selection was available.
· Undo did not work properly after merging several linked layers.
· Layer visibility state was not “remembered” after duplication.
· PDF files with multiple pages sometimes showed problems after being opened.
· The document was renamed after dragging a layer with the same name onto Finder from the Layers palette.
· Application sometimes beeped after the cropping of an image and moving the Layers palette around.
· Crash occurred when cropping completely transparent image.
· Crash occurred when dropping unsupported files onto image window.

What's new in Pixelmator 1.3.2:

December 18th, 2008

New Features:
· Select Color (Range) Tool.
· Japanese localization.

Improvements:
· Eyedropper allows users to choose a color from an image in the Select Color and Replace Color tools.
· Levels and Curves histogram.
· Type Tool improvements.
· Type Tool blinker now looks nicer at various zoom levels.
· Type layer selecting using Type Tool.
· Type Tool support for specific OpenType symbols.
· Type Tool shadow.
· German, French, and Spanish localizations.
· Help documentation.

Corrected Bugs:
· A bug that caused the menubar not to appear in full-screen mode.
· A bug that sometimes caused filters to show incorrect previews.
· A crash that occurred when loading the type layer as a selection.
· A crash that occurred when copying a selection when no layer is selected.
· A crash that occurred when quitting the application after using the transform tools.
· A crash that occurred when closing the document window when the About window is open.

What's new in Pixelmator 1.3.1:

November 26th, 2008

New Features:
· New Color Management sheet
· New Refine Selection Tool

Improvements:
· ColorSync support for painting tools
· Performance after accepting filters or adjustments
· Performance of click-and-drag tools
· iSigh support
· Smart palette hide
· Action tooltips
· Tiger compatibility
· PowerPC support (Copy/paste color issue)
· PSD compatibility
· Canvas Size will now work properly when changing size by one pixel
· Type tool
· Move Tool auto-select function now works properly after rasterizing a type layer
· Type Tool now remembers align setting when typing
· It is now possible to format type layer when it’s mask is selected

· It is now possible to move a type layer using keyboard arrows
· Cursor improvements when working with a type layer
· Check Spelling & Grammar support improved
· Character Palette support improved
· Minor Type Tool UI improvements
· Type align improved
· Type Tool when in Quick Mask mode improved
· Selecting type layer using the Type Tool is more precise now
· Option + Backspace fills a type layer text with the foreground color
· Command + Backspace fills a type layer text with the background color
· French language support
· Help documentation When using Type Tool on an empty layer, the layer is converted to a type layer

Corrected Bugs:
· Replace Color did not work properly on hidden layers
· Problems with transforming a selection
· Some tools would not enlarge an image by one pixel
· Profile was assigned even when no profile was selected
· Eyedropper and Color Panel Picker selecting the incorrect color
· Inability to use the Eyedropper Tool when working with two displays
· Some older PXM files did not open in version 1.3
· A Welcome Screen crash that sometimes occurred when launching the application
· A crash that occurred when choosing color in Quartz Composer filters
· A crash that occurred when closing windows or switching apps when the Type Tool was selected
· A crash that occurred when switching to the Eyedropper Tool
· A crash that occurred when closing a document in Tiger

What's new in Pixelmator 1.3:

November 11th, 2008

Major Performance Improvements Added:
· Overall UI responsiveness.
· Opening and saving images.
· Zooming in and out.
· Adjustment tools used when working with large images.
· Filters utilized when working with large images.
· Transform tools used when working with large images.
· Fullscreen mode.
· Rulers.
· Selection tools.

New Features Added:
· Magic Eraser (a.k.a. Instant Alpha, click-and-drag tool).
· Magic Wand (now a click-and-drag tool with an anti-aliasing ability).
· Paint Bucket (now a click-and-drag tool with an anti-aliasing ability).
· New Hue and Saturation.
· New Replace Color.
· New Colorize.
· Better Stroke with live preview.
· Smart palette hide.
· Action tooltips.
· French and Spanish languages.

Improvements Made To:
· Cursor updating.
· Zoom preview in all zoom levels (smoother).
· Zoom in/out algorithms in fullscreen mode.
· Pixelmator license for multiple accounts and network users.
· Serial number field.
· Stroke anti-aliasing.
· Overall Type tool functionality.
· Ability to draw text box.
· Type layer name will match the layer content.
· Double-click on Type layer will select the Type tool and type layer content.
· Contextual menu for Type tool added.
· Type tool cursors.
· Ability to drag Type layer onto desktop.
· Ability to edit type layers content without selecting content.
· Text size in points understands image dpi.
· Hand tool performance when working in fullscreen mode.
· Ruler units changes in Preferences (immediately accepted for rulers).
· Layer and Photo Browser palettes (will now save their position after application restart).
· View menu (now active when using Transform tools).
· Layer thumbnail redrawing (now faster).
· Foreground or background color (will not change when changing color in filters or adjustments).
· Ability not to assign any profile to an image.
· Levels and Curves histogram.
· Moving guides.
· iSight support (higher resolution capturing is now possible).
· Main window transparency.
· Fill palette.
· PXM compression.
· PSD compatibility.
· User Interface (minor).
· Help documentation.
· Many, many more tiny improvements.

Bugs Corrected That Caused:
· Inaccurate Curves and Color Balance previews on some MacBooks and MacBook Airs.
· Blinking cursors.
· Inability to drag a layer after using constrained crop.
· Incorrect window focus when using modal palettes.
· Beeps after Tab shortcut is pressed.
· Problems with layer mask linking.
· Auto Select working incorrectly when using the Cmd shortcut.
· Temporary content removal when using the Move tool.
· Eyedropper Tool Options palette going crazy in some situations.
· Inability to move layers using keyboard shortcuts.
· White transparent checkerboard appearing after making a clipping mask.
· Spot color and Spot light filter problems.
· A crash sometimes occurring when using New Layer from the iSight feature if iSight is unavailable.
· Other tiny bug fixes.

Keyboard Shortcuts Added:
· Shift + Move tool will cause a straight move.
· Esc or Enter (keypad) will commit Type tool changes.

What's new in Pixelmator 1.2.1:

June 5th, 2008

· Bug Corrected: some of the Quartz Composer filters to show incorrect preview
· Bug Corrected: selection inaccuracy sometimes when moving selected objects
· Bug Corrected: the message �Your startup disk is almost full� to appear
· Bug Corrected: printing problems after the dpi is increased
· Bug Corrected: the picture to appear in an incorrect position after dragging it to the canvas area from the Photo Browser
· Bug Corrected: selection-jumping problems when transforming selection after using the Magic Wand tool
· Bug Corrected: adjustments or filters to be added to the wrong portion of an image for awhile after moving selection
· Bug Corrected: Flip function not to work with selection
· Bug Corrected: Last Filter command not to work after using Quartz Composer-based filter
· Bug Corrected: Photo Browser to show Aperture 2 items as folders (no Aperture support yet)
· Bug Corrected: palettes to appear white on some PowerPC-based Macs
· Bug Corrected: incorrect opacity setting when choosing black from Scratch palette
· Bug Corrected: transform controls not to be shown after launching application with Move tool selected
· Bug Corrected: palettes to disappear after changing display�s resolution
· Bug Corrected: selection to jump after transforming it in zoomed-out view
· Bug Corrected: content changes after transforming selection outside canvas
· Bug Corrected: an incorrect result after using Transform, Rotate, and then Scale tools
· Fixed: A crash that sometimes occurred when saving relatively large images
· Fixed: Clone Stamp changing its position after mouse release
· Fixed: Print Help button not working
· Fixed: Console message with use of some transform tools that said �***-[NSCFDictionarysetObject:forKey:]:attempt to insert nil value (key:delegate)�
· Fixed: Beep notice when transforming empty selection
· Fixed: Transform constrain proportions not working correctly
· Fixed: Stability problems caused by transform tools after trying to Quit application
· Fixed: Help Button in PDF open panel not working correctly
· Improved: TIFF compatibility
· Improved: PSD compatibility
· Improved: PXM
· Improved: User interface (minor)
· Improved: Performance (minor)
· Improved: Transform (minor)
· Improved: Automator actions
· Improved: Type tool icon (to be more visible)
· Improved: Motion Blur performance
· Improved: Transform tools snapping
· Improved: Layers (When adding a layer mask to layer, if there is a selection active, that selection will now be used as a mask.)
· Improved: Transformed selection (double-click will now accept any changes).
· Improved: Undo/Redo now works with Add/Remove/Hide Guide.
· Improved: Saving an image to a folder that is read-only (Alert message will be shown when saving an image)
· Improved: Rope Tool (when used with Quartz-Composer-based filters)
· Improved: Tab shortcut now works properly - selection not to rotate 90� or 180�

What's new in Pixelmator 1.0.2:

November 14th, 2007

· Blur and Sharpen tools are now significantly faster
· Tab shortcut now shows/hides all palettes
· Gradients tool now works (Leopard issue)
· Photo Browser bugs fixed (Leopard issue)
· Problems with filters preview fixed (Leopard issue)
· 512 and 256 icons added (Leopard issue)
· Fixed bugs in the Magic Wand tool
· After Cut and/or Clear Layer thumbnail now updates
· Problems when moving selection fixed
· When resizing the whole image layer masks also resize now
· Fixed bugs when moving type layer
· Other Type tool bug fixes
· PSD support improvements
· PNG support improved
· IPTC/EXIF informations is now stored when saving files
· TIFF support improvements
· Software Update issues fixed
· Minor Help bugs fixed

What's new in Pixelmator 1.0.1:

October 16th, 2007

· Fixed bugs in the Magick Wand tool
· Fixed a bug in the text tool that prevented opening saved PXM documents
· Added support for opening CMYK files
· Fixed crash with Auto Levels, Levels, and Auto Contrast
· Changed JPEG file extension to .jpg
· Resolution information is now properly stored
· Fixed some minor problems with Photo Browser
· Text Tool now properly supports undo/redo
· Fixed text layer duplication bug
· Fixed crash occurring with Eyedropper tool
· "Show Fonts" button in text tool now always updates
· Fixed image resizing bug that introduced black lines around images
· Popup button in Match to Profile window now properly displays long profile names
· Photo Browser now properly supports iPhoto 6.0.6
· Improved PSD files support
· Improved serial number field for easier entering of serial numbers
· Pixelmator now opens all RAW file formats supported by Mac OS X
· Minor stability and performance improvements