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What is Pixelmator?

Full featured image editor for Mac.

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Full featured image editor for Mac.


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Year Founded
2007
HQ Location
Vilnius
Twitter
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20,180 Twitter followers
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19 employees on LinkedIn®

Recent Pixelmator Reviews

Raimo K.
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Raimo K.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Great Photoshop Alternative"
Has all the necessary tools for 99% of the tasks I need for photo manipulation. Also not a subscription, buy once, use it forever! I use Pixelmator...
Stephanie P.
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Stephanie P.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Alternative To Photoshop — Keeps Edging Closer To Surpassing It"
The price! And after that, its simplicity. Photoshop has so many gears, and isn't intuitive in getting to those gears.
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jeremiah p.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"better then photoshop"
it is easy to use, work for all apple devices,all document connect to icloud
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Stephanie P.
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What do you like best about Pixelmator?

The price! And after that, its simplicity. Photoshop has so many gears, and isn't intuitive in getting to those gears. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pixelmator?

Hard to say, but probably more advanced tools that are sort A.I.-like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pixelmator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Making graphic design a quick and seamelss process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JP
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What do you like best about Pixelmator?

it is easy to use, work for all apple devices,all document connect to icloud Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pixelmator?

had to pay 2 time for the app once on mac and once on ipad Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pixelmator solving and how is that benefiting you?

i am able to fix, remove, edit and create images how i want them and i can do them on the fly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brian B.
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What do you like best about Pixelmator?

Pixelmator can do most all the basic functions of Adobe Photoshop but without the price tag or the "cloud" component and leasing fees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pixelmator?

It can be buggy, I had particular difficulties with the text tool after importing some TTF font files. The characters would not be visible and wouldn't take line breaks.

While the colorizing tools are generally very good, the tint/saturation tool always behaved strangely, desaturating some color values more than others. It made for an interesting effect but not always the desired one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pixelmator solving and how is that benefiting you?

None that I'm aware of. I believe they are actually discontinuing Pixelmator Pro updates — the desktop application I use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Pixelmator?

For quasi-designers, I would never say I am an expert graphic designer and never execute final files for clients. However, I do last-second image edits for ads, email campaigns and other marketing tactics. All Adobe apps on OS desktop are too convoluted and not intuitive for rookies to intermediate design skilled users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pixelmator?

Pixelmator and Pixelmator Pro's biggest downfall is scalability via shareablility. Figma is live-screen editing collaboration. Photoshop and Illustrator have been the leader in this sector for 20 years. I do not know any professional friend that uses Pixelmator on the reg like I do. Would love to cloud share or email .pxm files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pixelmator solving and how is that benefiting you?

The reason I am a zealot for Pixelmator is... for the non-precious digital professionals out there needing a quick "photoshop" app to edit or create a new creative on the fly, this app doesn't lag and is only 1 time payment of like $29 for the Pro version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Pixelmator?

Pixelmator is 100% native Mac application, which follows all of the requirements to be the solid Mac app. It's functionality is on par or better than any other image editing software for mac. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pixelmator?

Nothing really. It is great, and only gets better and better. Plus, it is not a subscription, so with just a one time payment, I am getting all features for life. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pixelmator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Well, I am using it for all of my image editing needs, and even for tasks when I would usually use Adobe Illustrator. With the new video features, I think I will use it even more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Pixelmator?

Pixelmator is a powerful program that is still easy to use. Obviously you can't expect the full functionality of Photoshop for the Pixelmator price tag, but it is also a lot easier to get into, especially for the user with less experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pixelmator?

There is no great automation for deleting backgrounds from photos. There are tools you can use, but you have to decide between not perfect or not fast. Also the repair tool is very limited to easy things to repair in a picture. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Pixelmator:

If you are on the market for a graphics software that can do most things Photoshop can do, almost as good to as good, for a fraction of the price, then Pixelmator is for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pixelmator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Pixelmator is a powerful, yet simple to use graphics software. For example, the automation to switch one color with another one is working best of all the different software I've tried. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Pixelmator?

Ease of use, professional functions for image retouching and graphic processing, export Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pixelmator?

The program is continuously updated, so what is missing is also implemented. For now there is nothing wrong, so good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pixelmator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ease of creating images both for the digital world and for printing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Doug H.
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What do you like best about Pixelmator?

Pixelmator has all the tools I need but isn't complicated Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pixelmator?

I don't know any downsides to using Pixelmator Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pixelmator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Pixelmator saves me a boatload of money while providing an excellent photo editing tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Pixelmator?

Pixelmator is a very low-cost alternative to more advanced photo editing software. The interface and tools are familiar and most, if not all, essential photo editing functions are included. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pixelmator?

More of a commentary on photo editors in general: many advanced features are beyond the ken of the average user like me. Here's an opportunity for Pixelmator to truly be a "photo editor for the rest of us", i.e. present the advanced features like layer blends in a way meaningful to newbies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pixelmator solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Pixelmator for everything from image conversion to quick photo and graphic retouches to creating bitmap icons. Its lightweight footprint and speed allow me to keep Pixelmator running alongside my development apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arman S.
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What do you like best about Pixelmator?

Its price is great for what it can do. When comparing it to tools like Photoshop, for most people is plenty of power for a very affordable price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Pixelmator?

Not much to dislike. It is the best first point of entry into custom photo editing outside of something with great limitations like Canva. At some point, in your progression as an editor, you will find certain limitations or might desire an interface that is a little bit more Mac-native/advanced. That is when you might consider checking out Pixelmator Pro. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Pixelmator:

If you are considering Pixelmator, I'd say first consider free web-based options like Pixlr or Canva, depending on your needs, but if you plan to do a ton of editing and want something with personal customization, go for it and with that price it is impossible you will regret it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Pixelmator solving and how is that benefiting you?

Nowadays Pixelmator has taken a back seat to my more preferred option of Pixlemator Pro for very custom work, or Canva for basic template-based projects. But Pixelmator for a while was my absolute go-to for photo editing and basic graphic design work, without the cost limitations or knowledge base needed for Photoshop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.