Pixelmator Pro 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Pixelmator Pro

4.8

(48)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Pixelmator Pro

Pixelmator Pro is a photo editing solution for macOS designed to help businesses adjust, modify and enhance images using various tools, colors, customizable workspaces and more. It offers a collection of pre-made shapes, which enables professionals to add stars, arrows, speech bubbles and other polygon figures to compositions according to requirements.

Pixelmator Pro lets illustrators create posters, web pages and other designs using shape, text and image layers on a drag-and-drop interface. Professionals can clone parts, remove unwanted objects and darken areas within images using brushstrokes. Additionally, it allows designers to search for specific effects based on name and preview them before applying.

Using Pixelmator Pro, businesses can customize the font color, alignment, size and other elements. The product is available on a one-time basis and support is extended via documentation, forums, video tutorials, email and FAQs.

Pixelmator Pro Screenshots

Pixelmator Pro Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $39.99

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$39.99

flat rate

No plan information available

Pixelmator Pro Features

Popular features found in Photo Editing
Animations & Transitions
Content Import/Export
Customizable Templates
Image Editing
Image Library
Multiple Output Formats
Pre-built Templates
Real Time Editing
More features of Pixelmator Pro
Batch Processing
CAD Tools
Content Sharing
Design Management
Design Templates
Drag & Drop
File Management
Watermarking

Pixelmator Pro Integrations

SmugMug

Pixelmator Pro User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

79%

19%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.5

Value for money

4.8

Customer support

4.8

Functionality

4.5

Verified

Reviewer

Computer Software

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2021

Hands down the best image editing software on the market

Everyone should have this image editor in their toolkit, at the price point, there's no reason not to.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The price point and the vast array of features make this software the best image editing tool on the market, even better than Photoshop!

Cons:

Nothing. I love everything about Pixelmator. My only wish is that the developers released more frequent updates with super cool features that they're known for.

Marco R.

Verified reviewer

Computer & Network Security

Self-Employed

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2025

One of the greatest Photoshop Alternatives, at a fraction of the price.

I use it extensively every time I need to retouch a photo, or an image. Great set of function, especially considering the price. Since I adopted it two years ago, I never missed Photoshop.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Price/Features ratio, constantly update, very precise, action rich, great photoshop alternative.

Cons:

Some functions could be more intuitive, for example subject selection is not always precise. Lacks functions like emboss, although they are achievable by combining other functions.

Reasons for switching to Pixelmator Pro

License was owned by my previous employer

Verified

Reviewer

Real Estate

Self-Employed

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2022

Good for Basic Graphic Design

I started out using Pixelmator Pro because it was the cheapest, most accessible option out there for multi-function graphics design, including vector drawing. However, because of the prevalence or dominance of other programs (like Photoshop or Illustrator) among other people and tools that are used in the design business, it has become superfluous among the other programs that I ended up needing to use more regularly.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Pixelmator Pro is similar enough to Adobe PhotoShop that it was pretty easy to jump into using right away, despite being much more accessible price-wise.

Cons:

It is incompatible and hard to use with other applications, and sometimes formatting doesn't work between programs. It also does not have as much online support or as many functions as Adobe Photoshop, so I don't use it as much.

Reasons for choosing Pixelmator Pro

It was much cheaper.

Verified

Reviewer

Music

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2021

Pixelmator Pro Gets Amazing Results

Overall, the experience with Pixelmator Pro has been extremely positive. It is currently my go-to software for photo and image editing. With the super-resolution feature, I can be sure that my images will print at premium quality and that enlarging the photo will not result in blurriness.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Pixelmator Pro is simple and easy to use, with amazing functionality. The super-resolution feature is a game-changer and allows for resizing images without loss of quality or a pixelated look. There are several awesome presets to choose from, and the graph where you can change or saturate only certain colors in an image is truly amazing. Another game-changing feature is the ability to add text that will not get blurry at larger sizes. There is the ability to export in .PNG and switch from .JPEG to .PNG which is really helpful.

Cons:

Pixelmator Pro is amazing, however there are certain aspects of using the software that are frustrating. There is no native way to add highlighted text to images without creating workarounds. Since highlighted text is critical to everything from creating YouTube thumbnails, posters, invitations and graphic art, etc, this is a really frustrating aspect of using the software. There also is a very annoying glitch / bug, where anytime you want to edit text, you need to minimize the window in order for the text to edit properly. Hopefully this will be resolved soon. Other than that, my experience using Pixelmator Pro has been very positive.

Vincent P.

Verified reviewer

Retail

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2022

An unmissable tool for your creativity

After searching for alternatives to expensive softwares i stumbled on Pixelmator and discovered this software offers the same features as all the major "classic design softwares". The first few days i learned quickly how to use it as it is very intuitive, and tons of tutorials are available. For quick photo editing, and even to create new layouts, or anything visual, Pixelmator has become an unmissable tool in my creative arsenal.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The quick colour selection is truly accurate, and the pallet of tools is extremely wide. It offers tons of different possibilities to edit a picture or create a new visual in a few minutes.

Cons:

The brushes require a little bit of training if you only use a mousepad, but other than that nothing too complicated.

Cyiza H.

Verified reviewer

Health, Wellness and Fitness

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

Best and advanced photo editing software for Mac and iPhone users.

Good experience exceeding my expectations.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Intuitive interface especially in updated Pixelmator Pro Odasa version. This version has undergone some retouching that makes the whole software superior to Photoshop in any way possible. The app is super fast, high quality with minimal steps to achieve high quality edited photos or graphics. I's well integrated with other Apple applications or OS to work together smoothly. Fairly priced too with one time fee unlike Adobe apps that will keep weakening your pocket.

Cons:

Doesn't support other operating systems except MacOS, iOS and iPadOS.

Bohumil B.

Verified reviewer

Airlines/ Aviation

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2023

Great value for money

Incredible value for the money and the software is really powerful.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

All the features are not too far from what you can do with other much more expensive softwares.

Cons:

I wish tutorials have been even more accesible.

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Reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2020

Purchased Myself To Make My Work Life Easier

I purchased the upgrade from the original to receive the new layer and attached editing tabs to make editing even easier than it was before. I'm happy I did. Pixelmator got even easier to use and additional effects like ML enhanced resolution even add to the value of this program. Stellar purchase.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

As one who creates viral content, full of text and images, it is essential that I have a powerful yet quick to use photo editor. Upon investing in the original Pixelmator, I was impressed with the Layer levels and attached toolbar in the pro version of the app. Like the original, Pixelmator Pro is easily my most used image-creation and editing app when putting content together in Wordpress. I'm able to resize, scale, add layers of UI effects, add text, and finally export in a matter of seconds or minutes.

Cons:

With all the benefits that the Pro version of Pixelmator has to offer, I am seldomly annoyed by the selection and deselect element tool. Even if I have switched to another tool, I am forced to go back to the selection tool, only to deselect the current element before moving on. Also, some tools create different intended effects on a task that has to be split up into several pieces due to other pieces intruding on the piece in question.

Verified

Reviewer

Internet

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2019

Bye bye Photoshop. Hellooooo Pixelmator

Honestly, a joy. If you're looking for an alternative to Photoshop, Pixelmator is a no brainer.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Pixelmator is functional across macOS and iOS. It has most of the functionality of photoshop (at a serious fraction of the cost) but retains accessible and easy access to tools and discoverability.

Cons:

Pixelmator Pro is a Pro app, so this is almost a moot point however the UI could be a little more accessible and discoverable. Some tools are offer the same functionality in Pro and the consumer version however are much more difficult to operate in Pro.

Verified

Reviewer

Events Services

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2021

Great value for money photo editor, photoshop compatible