Pixelmator

Name: Pixelmator
Price: 14.99 AUD
Rating: 4.3 (120 reviews)
Author: Apple

Design, paint, retouch

$14.99

120 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Photo & Video
Developer

Apple
Language

EN
+ 10 More
Size

429.7
MB

Pixelmator is a powerful, full-featured, layer-based image editor that lets you add shapes, images, and text to create beautiful image compositions, touch up and enhance images, sketch, and paint on iPad and iPhone alike. Designed exclusively for iOS and iPadOS, Pixelmator takes full advantage of the latest iOS and iPadOS 17 features and technologies, giving you innovative, fast, and powerful tools. Create Eye-Catching Designs - Combine words, shapes, and images to create breathtaking artwork right on your iPhone and iPad - Apply non-destructive layer styles like shadows, outlines, gradient fills, and more - Insert, group, and blend layers of an image - Easily add, combine, and customize shapes - Blend layers, shapes, and text using any of the blending modes - Use precise selection tools to edit areas of an image - Automatically select subjects in images with the machine learning-powered Select Subject - Crop, arrange, and rotate objects and layers with pixel-perfect precision - Easily remove the background of images or cut and paste objects from one image to another Add Shapes and Text - Create flyers, logos, and other compositions using vector shapes and their styling options - Customize Smart Shapes with easy-to-use controls - Add text and make it look gorgeous with 24 pre-designed text styles - Change the font, size, alignment, line spacing, use custom fonts, and more Paint and Sketch - Paint stunning images right on your iPhone and iPad - Choose from over artist-designed brushes and numerous painting techniques - Paint with near-natural wetness effect of watercolor and crayon brushes - Create stunning pixel art images with the custom-designed Pixel brush - Paint with incredible detail thanks to the double texture brush technology - Vary the speed of your stroke to change the thickness of some of the brushes - Easily select and fine-tune colors with a full-featured color picker - Instantly choose colors right from your image with the Eyedropper - Paint more naturally than ever with the Apple Pencil, featuring palm rejection, pressure, tilt, and acceleration sensitivity Edit and Enhance Photos - Get started with dozens of beautifully designed templates - Instantly improve your photos with single-tap color presets - Take full control over the tonal range of your image with levels and curves - Easily remove color casts and set the right white balance - Wipe away image imperfections, skin blemishes, and unwanted objects with the Repair tool - Duplicate areas of your image with the easy-to-use Clone tool - Pinch, bump, twirl, or warp areas of an image with powerful, Metal-based Distort tools - Blur, sharpen, lighten, or darken areas of an image - Choose from dozens of breathtaking effects to subtly improve or completely change the look of an image - Open and edit images of up to 256 megapixels Export and Share Images - Optimize images for the web using quality, color depth, and size settings - Export images to Files, iCloud, or open in other apps using a file format of your choice - Using the integrated share extension, easily share your artwork with friends and family using Mail, AirDrop, or post it to social platforms like Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook Compatibility - Open and save images using HEIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF formats - Work with multilayered Pixelmator Pro and Adobe Photoshop documents - Save your edited images directly to Photos - Create, edit, and keep all your images up to date on all your devices thanks to iCloud support - External keyboard support with over 70 keyboard shortcuts Built for iPhone and iPad - Pixelmator is meticulously thought through and created from the ground up for iPhone and iPad devices - Designed to take full advantage of powerful iOS and iPadOS features and technologies — iCloud Drive, Photos extension, Split View, and more - Thanks to Apple silicon, Metal, Core Image, and Core Animation, Pixelmator delivers state-of-the-art performance and real-time responsiveness

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

120 Ratings

Surprisingly versatile
26/07/2025

LIFEWTFCONSTANT
I’ve used this app to make memes for years. I got it for a dollar and I own it. I still often try to make something in it thinking it won’t be capable enough, and 99% of the time find a creative way to do what I wanted.Simple, versatile, cheap, clean. What more can you ask for. I had to finally come leave a review. Thank you team
Surprisingly versatile
26/07/2025

LIFEWTFCONSTANT

I’ve used this app to make memes for years. I got it for a dollar and I own it. I still often try to make something in it thinking it won’t be capable enough, and 99% of the time find a creative way to do what I wanted.Simple, versatile, cheap, clean. What more can you ask for. I had to finally come leave a review. Thank you team
My favourite app is ruined now
16/04/2023

gogogrrrl
My heart is broken. I used to be able to do such fine work in Pixelmator, but sometime in the last 2 years they’ve ruined the clone tool, you position the anchor but then as soon as you go to the target area the anchor moves to the target area & literally bobs around with the cursor. It’s unusable. Copy & paste is also bizarre now, it pastes to a random point outside the image & you have to go & find it & try to move it back in without distorting it. I’m going to have to find another app, or just learn Photoshop. I literally only use Pixelmator now to ‘repair’ out the occasional light socket etc from a background because the iOS native photo editor still doesn’t have a repair tool.
My favourite app is ruined now
16/04/2023

gogogrrrl

My heart is broken. I used to be able to do such fine work in Pixelmator, but sometime in the last 2 years they’ve ruined the clone tool, you position the anchor but then as soon as you go to the target area the anchor moves to the target area & literally bobs around with the cursor. It’s unusable. Copy & paste is also bizarre now, it pastes to a random point outside the image & you have to go & find it & try to move it back in without distorting it. I’m going to have to find another app, or just learn Photoshop. I literally only use Pixelmator now to ‘repair’ out the occasional light socket etc from a background because the iOS native photo editor still doesn’t have a repair tool.
Decent app, but no Crop tool? Come on..
25/11/2022

Sbrt
I’ve used this for years, and it’s generally a solid app, but I’ve noticed in recent versions there’s no tool to directly crop an image like there used to be (either that, or there’s a bug preventing it from showing anywhere in the app. This is a really, really basic function of an app and as a result, I can’t really use this, because cropping a section of an image square is important because it’s how I have been creating avatars for years.

Developer Response
Hi there! The Crop tool hasn't gone away anywhere - it's still in the Tools menu, though it's possible you may need to scroll down to see it, depending on your iOS text size settings. If the Clone tool really seems to be missing on your end, please drop us a line at support@pixelmator.com and we'll get to the bottom of this!
Decent app, but no Crop tool? Come on..
25/11/2022

Sbrt

I’ve used this for years, and it’s generally a solid app, but I’ve noticed in recent versions there’s no tool to directly crop an image like there used to be (either that, or there’s a bug preventing it from showing anywhere in the app. This is a really, really basic function of an app and as a result, I can’t really use this, because cropping a section of an image square is important because it’s how I have been creating avatars for years.
Developer Response 13/12/2022
Hi there! The Crop tool hasn't gone away anywhere - it's still in the Tools menu, though it's possible you may need to scroll down to see it, depending on your iOS text size settings. If the Clone tool really seems to be missing on your end, please drop us a line at support@pixelmator.com and we'll get to the bottom of this!
so simple to use and a perfect addition to the native photos app
21/05/2025

hcdid wo
love this app!! idk why so many negative reviews - tho a reasonably high star rating - but for a one-time purchase and useful additional features that are not native to apple photos, this app is absolutely wonderful!! plz keep it updated and always keep this one-time purchase model :))
so simple to use and a perfect addition to the native photos app
21/05/2025

hcdid wo

love this app!! idk why so many negative reviews - tho a reasonably high star rating - but for a one-time purchase and useful additional features that are not native to apple photos, this app is absolutely wonderful!! plz keep it updated and always keep this one-time purchase model :))