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Use Pixelmator and any other app side by side with the Split Screen feature.
Browse and open images right from inside Pixelmator, with the Pixelmator Photo Browser.
Resize the document window to perfectly fit your image by double-clicking the titlebar.
Show and hide the palettes faster with keyboard shortcuts: Command-1, Command-2, Command-3…
Quickly reset the palettes to their default positions with the Command-Shift-R keyboard shortcut.
Find more tools in Pixelmator > Preferences > Tools. Drag & drop to add them to your Tools palette.
Use simple keyboard shortcuts to make image editing with Pixelmator even easier. View shortcuts
Perfect the colors of your photos with Pixelmator Color Tool right inside the Photos app. Learn more
Use the Auto Enhance effect to instantly adjust the brightness, contrast and saturation of an image.
Perfect the colors and contrast of an image with the Levels, Curves and Color Balance effects.
Easily replace one color of your image with any other color using the Replace Color Effect.
Reapply the last used effect on a different layer with the Command-Shift-F keyboard shortcut.
Retouch your favorite shots with Pixelmator retouching tools inside the Photos app. Learn more
Reshape areas of an image with Pixelmator Distort Tools inside your Photos app. Learn more
Try removing objects with different repairing modes. Choose the tool, click the gear icon and change the mode.
To repair objects on a different layer, choose the Repair Tool, click the gear icon and choose Sample All Layers.
Wipe-away selected objects. Make a selection, choose the Repair Tool, click the gear icon and Repair Selection.
When cloning with the Clone Stamp Tool, hold down the Option key and click to choose a new source area.
Choose a softer brush while using the Clone Tool to blend in the cloned area more seamlessly.
Use the Magic Eraser to quickly remove a solid color background from an image.
Explore 9 different groups with more than 160 Pixelmator effects. Go to the View menu and choose Show Effects.
Use the Command-3 keyboard shortcut to quickly show or hide the Effects Browser.
Reapply the last used effect on a different layer with the Command-Shift-F keyboard shortcut.
Easily change all or just the specific colors of your image using the Hue effect.
Bring-in some sunlight and give your photos a retro look with the beautiful Light Leak effect.
Give your image a vintage look by adding some monochrome noise with the Noise effect.
Change the weather in your images with the Fog, Rain, or Snow effects from the Stylize category.
Control-click the canvas to quickly change the brush size and hardness while painting.
Hold down the Option key and click to quickly pick a color from your image while painting.
Double-click the Brush Tool in the Tools palette to quickly show the Brushes palette.
Easily share any of your brushes by dragging them out of the Brushes palette and onto the Desktop.
Importing brushes is a breeze — just drag them onto the Pixelmator icon in the Dock.
Drag & drop Photoshop brushes onto the Pixelmator icon in the Dock to add them to your Brushes palette.
Select even the most challenging areas with a single brushstroke, with the new Quick Selection Tool.
Easily select detailed objects with the new Magnetic Selection Tool which snaps to the edges you trace.
Use different selection modes to quickly add areas to or subtract from your selection.
When using the Marquee tools, hold down the Spacebar after starting a selection to move it.
Go to Edit > Refine Selection and move the Feather slider to give your selection smoother edges.
Explore the Edit menu for more selection options like Refine Selection, Invert Selection and Deselect All.
Easily copy and reuse layer styles. Control-click the layer in the Layers palette to copy and paste.
Rotate a layer in precise steps by holding down the Shift key as you rotate.
Hold down the Option key while resizing a layer to scale it in the opposite direction as well.
Hold down the Command key as you move a layer to stop it from snapping to other objects.
Alignment guides help you position layers more precisely. Go to View > Guides to enable.
Try adding a layer mask with an active selection to quickly mask the selected area.
To rotate the layer, grab the Move Tool, hold down the Command key and drag any of the text layer handles.
Convert text into a shape by Control-clicking the text layer and choosing Convert into Shape.
Install additional fonts in Pixelmator by simply adding them to the Font Book in OS X.
To apply Pixelmator effects to text layers, first click Layer > Convert into Pixels.
Change the spacing of a text. Select a text layer, click the gear icon, Kern and then — Loosen or Tighten.
Turn Pixelmator into a completely new drawing app with a simple Command-Shift-V keyboard shortcut.
Save your Pixelmator shapes by dragging and dropping them from the Layers palette to the Shapes palette.
Share Pixelmator Shapes by simply dragging and dropping them from the Shapes palette onto the Desktop.
Convert any selection to a Pixelmator shape. Control-click the selection and choose Convert into Shape.
Easily save your layer styles to the Styles palette. Click the gear icon and choose Add Style.
Use the Command-Shift-S keyboard shortcut to quickly duplicate your Pixelmator documents.
Save documents to your Pixelmator iCloud folder to automatically sync them with Pixelmator for iOS.
Export your image in 5 different web-ready formats by clicking Share > Export for Web.
Add an image to your Photos library with just a few clicks: Share > Add to Photos.
To find previous versions of any Pixelmator document, go to File > Revert To > Browse All Versions.
Quickly remove imperfections and unwanted objects with the incredible Pixelmator Repair Tool.
Use gorgeous Pixelmator effects, like Vintage, Light Leak, and Bokeh, inside your Photos app.
Easily perfect the colors of your photos using the White Balance and Hue & Saturation effects.
Open and share Photoshop documents with layers, right from your iOS device.
Use Handoff to instantly pass an image to your Mac and continue editing from where you left off.