Apple earlier this week updated Pixelmator Pro, it popular image editing app for the Mac and iPad. The update brings new templates, RAW image support for additional cameras, new keyboard shortcuts, and much more. Some of the features are limited to the Creator Studio version of Pixelmator Pro.
Apple’s release notes for the Creator Studio version of Pixelmator Pro are below.
- Enjoy full support for compressed RAW images from Sony Alpha ILCE-7M5, FUJIFILM GFX 100S II, and FUJIFILM GFX 100RF cameras
- Work with High Efficiency (HE) and High Efficiency Star (HE*) RAW images from Nikon Z5II and Nikon Z50II cameras
- Open and edit RAW images from Panasonic LUMIX DC-S1RM2 cameras captured in High Resolution mode
- Discover the updated template and mockup categories, including App Screenshot, Bento Grid, and Devices, now featuring new iPhone 17 mockups
- Open SVG files exported from Pixelmator Pro in Adobe Illustrator with improved compatibility
- Touch and hold an image on the canvas to instantly compare before and after edits from Color Adjustments and Effects tools
- You can now customize the Pixelmator Pro Tools sidebar from the menu bar by choosing View > Customize Tools
The iPad app was also updated with some of the keyboard shortcuts that were previously available in the Mac version of the app.
New Keyboard Shortcuts
- Press and hold the Option key when choosing Select Subject to base the selection on all layers in a document
- Easily change layer opacity using number keys 1 through 9 in all supported tools
- Cycle through layer blend modes using the Shift-Plus and Shift-Minus keyboard shortcuts in all supported tools
- Use the Command-J keyboard shortcut to duplicate and Command-Shift-J to cut and paste the selected area
- Use the Option-Comma and Option-Period keyboard shortcuts to quickly switch between selecting topmost and bottommost layers in a document
- Use the Space bar to play or pause video playback in documents containing video layers
The non-Creator Studio version of the app gains the RAW image support and new templates, but none of the other new features that Apple added.
Photomator, a photo editing sister app to Pixelmator Pro, was updated with the new RAW image support.
