Pixelmator Pro
Pixelmator Pro is an image editing and graphic design app for Mac and iPad that helps you retouch photos, create artwork, and build layered designs.
What is Pixelmator Pro?
Pixelmator Pro is a native image editor and graphic design app for Mac, with a companion iPad version for users who work across Apple devices. It helps photographers, designers, illustrators, and everyday Mac users edit photos, remove unwanted objects, adjust color, create layered compositions, and build graphics for print, web, or social media. The app supports nondestructive editing, vector tools, painting tools, templates, and a wide range of common image formats, so it can fit both quick edits and more detailed creative work. It also includes machine learning features for tasks such as background removal, upscaling, and automatic photo enhancement. Pixelmator Pro integrates with Apple workflows such as the Photos extension and iCloud-based cross-device work, making it useful for people who want a modern Mac-first editing tool without leaving the Apple ecosystem.
Key features
- Edit photos with color adjustments, retouching tools, and nondestructive effects.
- Remove backgrounds, unwanted objects, noise, and compression artifacts with AI-powered tools.
- Create layered graphics, posters, social posts, and other visual designs from scratch or templates.
- Draw vector artwork and illustrations with shape, pen, and text tools.
- Paint and sketch with brush tools and graphics tablet support.
- Open and export many common image formats, including layered Photoshop files.
- Work across Mac and iPad and continue projects through Apple ecosystem features.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Pixelmator Pro is a legitimate creative app from Apple. Permissions such as access to Photos, Files, camera-related media, or iCloud storage can be consistent with editing and syncing images, but you should only allow the access you plan to use. One detail worth checking is identity metadata: Pixelmator Pro has historically used Pixelmator team identifiers, so if you see a bundle ID or signer that does not match the installed app name, verify it in Finder or System Settings before trusting related files.
Recommendation: Keep Pixelmator Pro if you use it for photo editing, illustration, or design work on Mac. If you no longer use it, removing the app may also leave project files and support data behind, so review those only if you want to reclaim storage and do not need its saved settings or recent work state.
Common paths
/Applications/Pixelmator Pro.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.pixelmatorteam.Pixelmator.x
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Pixelmator Pro
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.pixelmatorteam.Pixelmator.x.plist
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