Pixelmator Pro Launches 50% Sale Ahead of Upcoming 2.1 Update

[MacRumors]

Popular image editor Pixelmator Pro has announced a time-limited $19.99 sale on the app, offering customers 50% off the usual $39.99 selling price.

In conjunction with the sale, the developers are also sharing a sneak peak at an upcoming Pixelmator Pro 2.1 update, which includes a new AI-driven cropping feature called ML crop.

ML crop analyzes the composition of photos using a machine learning algorithm and gives the user a suggestion for how they could crop the photo to make it more eye-catching, offering different perspectives for a common photo editing task.

In other changes coming with version 2.1, users will be able to quickly see and set their primary and secondary colors, and there will also be a way to change the color of any object in a document using a drag and drop action.

Pixelmator is a Universal app, so it runs natively on both ‌M1‌ and Intel-based Macs. Updates to the image editing app are free for existing users of Pixelmator Pro, which can be downloaded directly from the Mac App Store.

Article Link: Pixelmator Pro Launches 50% Sale Ahead of Upcoming 2.1 Update

 

[zakarhino]

It's great software and I feel good about supporting a small, independent app studio instead of the scumbags at Adobe.

 

[FSMBP]

One of the few third-party apps I have, this one is fantastic.

Surprised Apple hasn’t bought them and integrated them into MacOS.

 

[Icelus]

Great software at a great price. ML Super Resolution is amazing so it'll be interesting to see ML Crop.

 

[macintoshmac]

I like how each time they release an update, they bring out 50% off promotions, and it gives us a moment to be nostalgic.

 

[mazz0]

No beta?

 

[Bustycat]

Great software at a great price. ML Super Resolution is amazing so it'll be interesting to see ML Crop.

ML Super Resolution is incredible for artworks!

 

[freediverx00]

One of the few third-party apps I have, this one is fantastic.

Surprised Apple hasn’t bought them and integrated them into MacOS.

Apple buying a third party app marks the end of any meaningful future innovation on that app. Remember that Siri was a groundbreaking technology when Apple acquired them and now it’s the butt of jokes, after remaining stagnant for many years.

 

[randolorian]

They’ve also managed to resist Apple’s pressure to go subscription. Another reason to support this fantastic app.

 

[buttongerald]

Hell of a deal. Longtime user of Pixelmator and Pixelmator Pro here and the software just keeps getting better.

 

[kk200]

Great news, just bought the pro

 

[Chiromac81]

If I have a Mac now (intel) and buy it for that and then I get a M1 Mac later this year will the app purchase work on both or do I have to buy it again?

also, does buying this for a Mac allow me to use on iPad too?

 

[alternamelka]

Just purchased it, I’ve been wanting something that has a ML fix brush for ages, and there is no way I’m paying Adobe a single penny. Can’t wait to try it on the new MBP after wwdc 🥰

 

[Icelus]

If I have a Mac now (intel) and buy it for that and then I get a M1 Mac later this year will the app purchase work on both or do I have to buy it again?

Yes, it will work on both Intel and M1.
You also get a performance boost by using a M1:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1329396180917362688

also, does buying this for a Mac allow me to use on iPad too?

No, they're separate apps/purchases.

 

[Gherkin]

It's great software and I feel good about supporting a small, independent app studio instead of the scumbags at Adobe.

why are they scumbags? Because their business model doesn't align with your use of their software?

If you are a professional, you make back their monthly fee from a small percent of your profits from the first job of a month. I just did a $500 photo job. $480 in the bank after paying my $20/mo LR 1 TB plan. I had to share a web album to a client with 2,000 photos. They used LR web client to choose the photos they wanted me to retouch/edit. Maybe I'm off but I don't think Pixelmator offers anything similar to this.

I'm really happy there are cheaper (or free) alternatives for enthusiasts or part time professionals that don't need everything Adobe offers or who can't stomach the monthly fee.

 

[Chiromac81]

Yes, it will work on both Intel and M1.
You also get a performance boost by using a M1:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1329396180917362688

No, they're separate apps/purchases.

But if I have 2 macs at my house will one purchase work on both or do I have to buy it twice (same Apple ID)

 

[mariusfanu]

But if I have 2 macs at my house will one purchase work on both or do I have to buy it twice (same Apple ID)

It will work just fine

 

[mazz0]

They’ve also managed to resist Apple’s pressure to go subscription. Another reason to support this fantastic app.

What makes you think Apple have been pressuring them to switch to a subscription model?

 

[LogicalApex]

What makes you think Apple have been pressuring them to switch to a subscription model?

Apple gets a 30% cut of each sub payment. So they like that subscription nectar too.

 

[panjandrum]

One of the few third-party apps I have, this one is fantastic.

Surprised Apple hasn’t bought them and integrated them into MacOS.

Please, don't give Apple any ideas. They would ruin this app in a year!

This app is hard to beat, especially for the price. Even at the full price it's well worth the money. It's also fantastic for those of us resisting the ever-increasing amount of subscription model software. Sure, I used to use Photoshop, when I could easily buy it. No longer. There are a lot of us.

 

[VictorTango777]

There is a disturbing trend among application developers. BBEdit, Pixelmator and VLC Player are among them. Their user interfaces feature tiny text and buttons which are difficult to read on high resolution displays. This seems to be an attempt to make their application look all high tech and advanced, but it just makes them painful to use.

 

[rlewisphilly]

Just purchased it, I’ve been wanting something that has a ML fix brush for ages, and there is no way I’m paying Adobe a single penny. Can’t wait to try it on the new MBP after wwdc 🥰

You won't be disappointed. Def one of the best software purchases I've ever made.

 

[mazz0]

Apple gets a 30% cut of each sub payment. So they like that subscription nectar too.

I'm sure they do, they have a motive to want people to use subscriptions, but that doesn't mean they pressure people to do so. I'm wondering if there's evidence of them doing so.

 

[Bustycat]

But if I have 2 macs at my house will one purchase work on both or do I have to buy it twice (same Apple ID)

It’s tied to your Apple ID.

“You can install Pixelmator Pro on up to 6 Mac devices with a single license as long as you use the same Apple ID on each device.”

 

[Icelus]

But if I have 2 macs at my house will one purchase work on both or do I have to buy it twice (same Apple ID)

You buy it once and can install it on up to five computers with the same Apple ID and share it via Family Sharing.