![]() ![]() To make it clear which control point belongs to which effect, virtual threads connect them. There are precise tools for selecting objects and colours, and both preset and customizable brush styles, all of which are neatly arranged in a palette that runs down the right-hand side of the main editing window. In a narrow column on the right are the tools. Pixelmator Pro presents an effectively clean and sparse experience, keeping your focus on the image. ![]() ![]() You can create both raster (bitmap) and vector layers. Over on the left you’ll find the Layers palette, which is key to using many of the app’s more powerful features. This could be good or bad: If you have Photoshop’s shortcuts and workflows in your muscle memory, it can take a long time to relearn, and when a feature is missing, it can be frustrating. On the other hand, it means that Pixelmator gets rid of 30 years of baggage and can think in new ways. Pixelmator Pro sticks to the most important features and doesn’t try to recreate exactly every Photoshop feature. Instead of four different ways of doing one thing, you get the best/easiest. And everything that is important for most people is there: Layers with layer masks, blending modes, adjustment layers, tools for drawing and painting, auto exposure, distortion and so on. The interface won’t immediately be familiar if you are used to Photoshop. And, just to confuse things further, Pixelmator Team recently launched an entirely new photo-editing app called Photomator that runs on Macs, iPhone and iPad. And, on the mobile side, the iPhone and iPad versions of the app have merged into a single app that is simply called Pixelmator. The older Pixelmator Classic for Mac now seems to have been discontinued, leaving just Pixemator Pro on the Mac. It’s a little tricky keeping track of the Pixelmator range as the developers at Pixelmator Team have a tendency to keep changing the name, and also producing multiple versions of the app for Macs, iPhone and iPad. Pixelmator Pro can also be used to edit video and create professional layouts. But over the years it has evolved so it it no longer only an alternative to Photoshop. I would not bet on it when reading the FAQ.ĮDIT: I find the Universal License to be a very generous one: one user, no matter how many devices this user owns on all platforms - and others are free to use the apps on those devices (non-commercial).Pixelmator Pro is a popular and affordable alternative to Adobe’s Photoshop – not least because it’s available as a one-time purchase that doesn’t require a monthly subscription like Adobe’s Creative Cloud apps. I am also not sure, if a regular license (limited to one OS) is using Apple’s Family Sharing. If your Apple Family is allowed or able to use your Affinity account on their devices is a question I am neither qualified nor comfortable to answer. Your Apple Family is allowed to use those apps on your devices. So, I guess that this license technically will not use Apple’s Family Sharing. It is your Affinity account - which is necessary for the universal license (it works on PCs, too). I think this means that the Apple-ID itself is not the key for the Universal license. It is working across platforms, even on PCs. The universal license is being handled by Serif/Affinity. However, only you are allowed to use the apps for commercial use-if any members of your household need to make commercial use of the apps as well they will need to purchase their own license. Other people (for example, members of your household) are also allowed to use the apps on those devices. As a private individual you can install Affinity apps on as many devices as you own which run the operating system you have purchased a license for (of course in the case of a Universal License that means you can install on any iPads, Macs or Windows PCs you own). ![]()
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