The other exciting change is a set of new machine learning-enhanced tools, integrated into Pixelmator Pro using Apple’s new Core ML API. There’s also full support for split-screen multitasking, iCloud syncing and backup, and a custom key layout for the Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro. One is the redesigned user interface, which the company says is “totally and completely Mac.” In practice, this means less clutter, tabs for switching between different edits in a single window, and the removal (mostly) of floating tool windows in favor of sidebars. Photoshop (and other apps) do their thing and we do ours.” The software will feature new tools for editing page layouts and digital painting, as well as photo retouching. “Our goal has always been to create an image editor that absolutely anyone could use and enjoy. “The target audience is pretty much everyone,” Pixelmator’s Andrius Gailiunas tells The Verge.
Pixelmator Pro won’t do everything that Adobe’s full suite can, but it looks to be a big step up from the company’s original software.
(The company told The Verge it wants to make it “as affordable as possible.” By comparison, regular Pixelmator costs $30 on the Mac, while a Photoshop subscription starts at $10 a month.) The new software has a redesigned look and an array of new tools for jobs including retouching photos, creating vector graphics, digital painting, and designing layouts. Pixelmator Pro will go on sale later this year for an undisclosed price.
Now, the company behind Pixelmator is introducing some of those extra features itself, unveiling a new version of its software today named Pixelmator Pro.
Pixelmator is best known as the image editor for Mac you buy if you don’t need - or can’t afford - all the bells and whistles that come with Photoshop.