Pixelmator or Acorn?

[keaide]

Which one to get? I'm a home user and don't need the professional power of Photoshop. Using Gimp at the moment (it already has all the functions than I need), but its interface is not always convenient to work with.

Any recommendations?

 

[Riverrun]

The Gimp is vey clunky; it runs on X11 and the GUI is not what one would wish. I've never used Acorn but I can attest that Pixelmator is very easy to use and fulfils all my (modest) needs.

 

[maflynn]

I've not used Acorn, but if you do a search here, you'll find a lot of people like Pixelmator. Its a great app for a great price.

 

[MacDawg]

I have made the switch to Pixelmator and love it
Meets my needs for everything I need to do

 

[AFPoster]

Pixelmator hands down!

 

[john1620b]

The last version of Pixelmator wasn't as good as Acorn, in my opinion, but the most recent version is pretty comparable. They're still offering Pixelmator at a discounted price, so it may be the better option at this moment.

 

[macinhand]

I can't vouch for Acorn as i have not used it!

So i have to say Pixelmator all the way!! as others have said it meets my needs with an easy to use but comprehensive interface! especially with the recent release of version 2 😉

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

I have both, but Pixelmator.

 

[keaide]

Thanks for your recommendations! I got Pixelmator from the AppStore... and I love it.

I had no problem to find my way around, it's pretty similar to the.. well... standard. It's fast as lightning, with great MacOS integration, Lion features support etc... worth every cent.

I just wondered a bit why there's no gesture support for zooming and rotating. But anyway, it's a great app. 🙂