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Pixelmator Pro
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I would go ahead and buy it. I am unsure that Apple has ever had a discount on their apps, certainly not what has been typical of Pixelmator over the years.
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Now that Apple owns it, I'd be more inclined to expect a reverse sale... AKA price increase... and/or folded into one of the subscription bundles to collect forever rent. I'd also suggest buy while you can OWN it at this great price.
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You’re probably right and that’s what I fear. I think I will buy it sooner than later. Totally appreciate your reply.
Considering that you can only get this app through the App Store, do you really "own" it? Is it possible to back up apps from the App Store to a storage drive and reinstall them later or put them on a new Mac if they were ever to be removed from the App Store? I didn't think it was, but I could be wrong. I thought they had to be redownloaded or restored from a Time Machine backup.
FWIW, when Apple acquired DarkSky, it was still sold in the App Store but eventually killed off once everything was incorporated into the stock Weather app.
No one knows what will happen to Pixelmator... Will they incorporate the features into the Photos app and kill off Pixelmator? Will they continue selling it as Pixelmator? Will they rebrand and/or make a new app instead (and require another purchase/subscription)?
FWIW, when Apple acquired DarkSky, it was still sold in the App Store but eventually killed off once everything was incorporated into the stock Weather app.
No one knows what will happen to Pixelmator... Will they incorporate the features into the Photos app and kill off Pixelmator? Will they continue selling it as Pixelmator? Will they rebrand and/or make a new app instead (and require another purchase/subscription)?
So many questions that we all have and so uncertain, but I guess I either have to take the plunge and buy it or wait it out. Time will tell. I definitely need to make a decision. Hopefully Apple won’t do us wrong. I appreciate your thoughts. Thanks so much.
What about Acorn as an alternative?
Acorn 8 | Full Featured Photo Editor for the Mac
Acorn is an awesome image editor for the Mac. Use Acorn to edit photos, add filters, retouch pictures, paint, crop, add text, create new images, and much more!
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Appreciate the suggestion, does it have ai functions such as remove background and vector options? I’ll look into it. Thank you for your reply.
If you really need it - get it now. Being in use is far more important than gambling on Apple's later* strategies. As for me, I think its a great product but I went in another direction - Affinity Photo, Publisher, and Designer. No subscriptions and also has iPad versions.
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Yes I have the older versions 2020 on my older iPad, as far as I know the affinity products don’t have AI background removal and AI vectorizing image tools, I may be wrong, I will be using a Mac for graphic editing software. Im assuming pixelmator pro won’t meet your needs? Thank you for your reply much appreciated.
Did you check the Designer app in conjunction with the Photo App? No matter, if Pixelmator has what you need then it is a great idea to get it.
I’ve checked the designer features and it doesn’t have what I’m looking for, referring to the new version, but yes you’re right, good idea to get pixelmator.
Pixelmator is fantastic, I almost don’t miss Photoshop… and for the price combined with my not earning income from photo work anymore, it’s a no brainer.
I am holding my breath to see what Apple actually does with it. It could be as dire as a subscription model or as magnificent as a rebirth of Aperture (okay, sky’s the limit, that last is probably a fever dream…)
I am holding my breath to see what Apple actually does with it. It could be as dire as a subscription model or as magnificent as a rebirth of Aperture (okay, sky’s the limit, that last is probably a fever dream…)
I love your enthusiasm and good sense of humor 😂 I’m glad you told me it’s fantastic, can’t wait to get it. I’m holding my breath too and hope Apple doesn’t do anything crazy with it. 🤞 thank you for replying.
Usually when big corporations acquire these firms, they buy the team and leave the CEO run the company for a while under the apple umbrella. Plus it doesn't cost much.
When you have an OpenCore patched Mac: be aware the highest Pixelmator Pro version that will work for you is 3.6.8. Anything higher will have trouble with the following message:
“Pixelmator Pro” can’t be opened because your device does not support the Metal graphics technology."
“Pixelmator Pro” can’t be opened because your device does not support the Metal graphics technology."
It is a shame that Apple didn't make Aperture free or share ware so a group could work on it much akin to GIMP and other software. I often wonder if Adobe didn't put the screws to Apple and tell them they would stop making products that run on Apple devices if Aperture wasn't taken off the market.
