What’s New

Pixelmator Photo 2.2

Released on December 15, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.2 introduces all-new Clarity and Texture adjustments that let you improve the sharpness and clarity of fine details in photos using a powerful, texture-aware algorithm, adds Selective Clarity adjustment for more precise detail enhancement, improves detail recovery in highlights and shadows, and more.

Increase sharpness and bring attention to fine details in your shots using the powerful new Clarity and Texture adjustments, which use an advanced, texture-aware algorithm to subtly add contrast to edges and textures in a photo.

Use the Clarity adjustment to subtly adjust the brightness and colors of your photos, making them look sharper and clearer.

Use the Texture adjustment to make photos sharper and more focused, or make them smoother by reducing texture.

Find the Clarity and Texture sliders in the new Basic adjustments group.

Adjust details exclusively in the shadows, midtones, and highlights of a photo with the new Selective Clarity adjustment.

Use the On-Image Clarity feature to adjust texture and clarity directly in your photos. Drag on the photo horizontally to adjust texture or vertically to adjust clarity.

Enjoy improvements to the quality of Contrast, Brightness, Shadows, and Highlights adjustments which have been rebuilt from the ground up using the new texture-aware algorithm.

Recover much more detail from photos that are too dark or too bright using the refined Shadows and Highlights adjustments.

Color adjustments in Pixelmator Photo are now faster than ever before thanks to improved color adjustment performance.

Pixelmator Photo 2.2.1

Released on December 20, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.2.1 fixes an issue that would cause the photos to lose saturation and contrast when exported, and adds a few other fixes.

Pixelmator Photo 2.2.2

Released on December 22, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.2.2 lets you turn the texture-aware algorithm on and off for Basic color adjustments, and adds a few other fixes.

You can now manually turn the texture-aware algorithm on and off for Highlights, Shadows, Contrast, and Brightness adjustments.

Texture-aware algorithm would be turned on automatically when converting LUTs into color adjustments. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo will now show a warning when attempting to export LUTs with texture-aware adjustments applied.

When cropping photos, the crop box would sometimes be displayed incorrectly after changing device orientation. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo would sometimes quit unexpectedly when working with color adjustments. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 2.1

Released on October 24, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.1 brings full compatibility with iOS and iPadOS 16.1 and the newest iPad Pro, adds support for LUTs, introduces EDR Mode for improved RAW image editing, and more.

Enjoy full support for the powerful new iOS and iPadOS 16.1.

Speed up your photo editing workflows with the magical Apple Pencil hover experience on the new, M2 chip-powered iPad Pro.

Thanks to iPadOS 16.1 and virtual memory swap on newer iPad models, even the most demanding photo editing workflows will run flawlessly on your iPad.

Preview color adjustment presets by simply hovering your Apple Pencil over the presets bar.

When cropping, hover your Apple Pencil above a photo to see the crop grid and cropped area preview, or lift it to see the final crop.

Double-tap your Apple Pencil for the Repair brush size slider to appear.

You can also use the Left Bracket ([) and Right Bracket (]) keys to quickly increase or decrease the Repair brush size.

When you double-tap the Apple Pencil, the comparison slider now always appears right where you hold the Apple Pencil.

LUTs are now fully supported in Pixelmator Photo and work just the way they do in Pixelmator Pro on Mac.

Use LUTs to instantly change the colors of images with presets created in Pixelmator Photo, Pixelmator Pro, or other apps.

Easily convert LUT files into editable color adjustments with the power of machine learning.

Convert color adjustments into LUTs to use in compatible design or video apps, or share with anyone who doesn't own Pixelmator Photo.

Take advantage of the Extended Dynamic Range Mode when editing RAW images.

Pixelmator Photo 2.1.2

Released on November 7, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.1.2 fixes an issue that would sometimes cause the color adjustment presets to become unresponsive while hovering over them with Apple Pencil, and adds a few other minor fixes.

Pixelmator Photo 2.1.3

Released on December 9, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.1.3 brings a number of fixes to the Photos browser and a few other areas.

Photos would not keep their original file format when shared from the Photos Browser. Fixed.

When creating batch workflow presets, photos could not be exported as PHOTO files. Fixed.

In the Files browser, PHOTO files would not show up in Recents. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo would show a blank screen if the Favorites album in the Photos Browser was empty. Fixed.

The Select button for selecting multiple photos would remain active even if an album was empty. Fixed.

In the Photos Browser, thumbnails of photos would sometimes be displayed incorrectly when quickly scrolling through photos.

Pixelmator Photo canvas would sometimes flicker when showing Super Resolution preview or changing device orientation. Fixed.

The double-tap gesture for zooming would not work on a trackpad. Fixed.

When discarding changes made to photos, linked files containing edits would not be deleted from the device. Fixed.

The color picker in the Replace Color adjustment would become unresponsive after waking the device. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0

Released on December 16, 2021

Version 2.0 brings the desktop-class photo editing experience of Pixelmator Photo to iPhone, adds a redesigned Photos library browser, and includes the ability to remove camera noise and image compression artifacts using the machine learning-powered Denoise feature.

Pixelmator Photo for iPhone

Enjoy the full, desktop-class photo editing experience of Pixelmator Photo on iPhone.

Edit photos using a complete collection of powerful, nondestructive color adjustments designed using advanced image processing techniques.

Make your photos stand out with photographer-designed presets inspired by film photography.

Effortlessly remove unwanted objects using an incredible object removal tool.

Automatically enhance shots using a machine learning algorithm trained on 20 million pro photos.

Magically increase the resolution of photos using AI.

Crop, straighten, and rotate photos with a powerful and easy-to-use Crop tool.

Automatically sync every change you make back to your Photos library.

Easily copy and paste edits between photos or batch edit even hundreds of photos at a time.

Open and edit over 600 RAW image formats, including Apple ProRAW.

Remove camera noise and image compression artifacts with the Core ML-powered Denoise feature.

Copy the look of any photo to another using AI-powered color matching.

Follow all the changes you make in the beautiful live histogram.

New Photos Library Browser

Browse and open photos more quickly and easily in the new filmstrip-style browser.

Jump between photos and quickly jump into edits with just a few taps.

Denoise

Automatically remove camera noise and image compression artifacts using the machine learning-powered Denoise feature.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.1

Released on December 18, 2021

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.1 adds a few stability improvements and fixes.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.2

Released on December 29, 2021

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.2 adds a few stability improvements and fixes.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.3

Released on January 10, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.3 makes some small changes to the Denoise algorithm and includes a few other improvements and fixes.

The Denoise algorithm will now be a little more conservative when removing heavy noise.

The Info view has been updated to be more consistent with the Photos app.

On iPad, Crop and Repair tool settings would not be visible if adjustment presets were hidden. Fixed.

Occasionally, a black screen would appear when opening images from the Photos app using the Share extension. Fixed.

Fixed a Photos library-related issue that would cause Pixelmator Photo to quit unexpectedly.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.4

Released on January 17, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.4 improves how the app behaves with limited Photos library access and brings a few other improvements and fixes.

If you've provided restricted access to your Photos library, you can now more easily give Pixelmator Photo access to more photos.

You can now choose to edit the JPEG in a RAW+JPEG pair from the Photos browser. On iPad, you can now tap and hold the histogram to bring up options for changing how it's displayed.

The height of the Show Info popover was incorrect. Fixed.

The keyboard shortcut for the Show Info popover was incorrect. Fixed.

The keyboard shortcuts for the next and previous photo were incorrect. Fixed.

Adjustment values at 0 would occasionally be displayed with a minus sign. Fixed.

The app icon would sometimes be blurred. Fixed.

After exiting Split View, the appearance of albums would be incorrect and they would also be unresponsive. Fixed.

On iPhone, the color of the "Albums" title would not update after changing the app's accent color. Fixed.

The Crop tool would be slow if the app was restored from the background. Fixed.

The animation of photos in the Photos browser that appears when rotating advice was incorrect. Fixed.

After restoring the app from the background, the zoom level of the Photos browser would not be remembered. Fixed.

Attempting to dismiss an image with an open popover would cause Pixelmator Photo to quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

This update also includes a few other fixes to prevent Pixelmator Photo from quitting unexpectedly in various cases.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.5

Released on January 27, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.5 brings some minor improvements and fixes.

Fixed an issue with importing and exporting the preset library.

The shortcut menu for preset groups would show a half-empty preview. Fixed.

Shutter speeds over a second long would be displayed with an extra "s" in the Info view. Fixed.

When selecting to add more photos in the Photos library access browser, auto-scroll would not work correctly.

If the Pixelmator Photo album was disabled in the app's settings but not deleted from your library, its name would be displayed incorrectly in the app. Fixed.

The thumbnails of the albums in the Photos browser were being upscaled incorrectly. Fixed.

If the Extended Values setting was turned off but an adjustment was automatically made that moved a slider beyond the maximum non-extended value, that value would be displayed incorrectly. Fixed.

The label displaying the number of photos in an album would be displayed incorrectly on certain devices for albums inside folders. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.6

Released on February 10, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.6 brings a few improvements and fixes.

You can now enable fullscreen mode on iPad with a keyboard shortcut.

Keyboard shortcuts for zooming will now work while images are being opened.

In the app's settings, you'll now find the option to turn the filmstrip on and off.

Fullscreen viewing will now be preserved after rotating your device.

The position of the canvas would be incorrect after device rotation. Fixed.

Occasionally, images would be exported with a white stripe. Fixd.

Images would be exported with a transparent stripe on devices with Super Retina displays. Fixed.

When working on images in the Files browser, progress indicators would not be removed. Fixed.

Workflow actions were incorrectly enabled for photos that were still being loaded. Fixed.

The cropping mode would occasionally be reset after previewing the original image. Fixed.

The initial values in the Straighten and Perspective modes of the Crop tool were incorrect. Fixed.

The file icon for .photo and .adjustments files was incorrect. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.7

Released on February 25, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.7 brings some fixes for a few different issues.

When opening RAW images with depth masks, the JPEG represenation of the image would be opened instead. Fixed.

On iPhone devices with a home button, the layout of the Crop tool was incorrect. Fixed.

On iPhone devices with a home button, the status bar would not be displayed after rotating a device from landscape mode to portrait.

The layout of the toolbar on iPad when using Spit View was incorrect in certain situations. Fixed.

On iPhone, the layout of color adjustments in ladscape mode was incorrect. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.8

Released on March 28, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.8 brings important stability improvements and a few other fixes.

Imported images will now open automatically, ready for editing.

Fixed file opening from some third-party cloud storage apps.

Opening multiple RAW images in a row would cause Pixelmator Photo to quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

When attempting to preview photos with no previews, Pixelmator Photo would quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

In certain situations, Pixelmator Photo would become unresponsive when switching between crop modes. Fixed.

When sharing images from Pixelmator Photo back to Pixelmator Photo using the Share extension, the app would display a blank screen. Fixed.

Image previews would be displayed briefly when opening images from the Files browser. Fixed.

When returning to the Files browser after editing a RAW photo, the animation shown was incorrect. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.9

Released on April 13, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.9 brings some improvements and fixes to the Photos browser, filmstrip, and a few other areas.

Scrolling in the Photos browser should now feel smoother.

Improved the appearance of thumbnails in the filmstrip and Photos albums.

Added an option for showing or hiding the Hidden album.

In some cases, image selections in the filmstrip would disappear. Fixed.

Image selections would sometimes jump to the center of the filmstrip unexpectedly. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo would sometimes switch back to the main list of albums while browsing images in an opened album. Fixed.

Batch editing photos would sometimes create blank images. Fixed.

Fixed a few instances where batch editing images wouldn’t work correctly.

Fixed a few issues that would cause Pixelmator Photo to quit unexpectedly when browsing photos.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.10

Released on May 5, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.10 improves the performance of the Photos browser and adds a few other fixes.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.11

Released on May 19, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.11 brings a few minor improvements and fixes.

Crop presets and filmstrip thumbnails will now be centered if they don't fill the entire screen.

Keyboard shortcuts for selecting crop modes and crop aspect ratio would not work correctly. Fixed.

After editing several images in a row, the wrong image would be selected in the filmstrip. Fixed.

When opening an image from Quick Preview, the Photos browser would remain in image selection mode. Fixed.

Image thumbnails in the Photos browser would sometimes be displayed incorrectly. Fixed.

Shortcut menus in the Photos browser would be shown even if no actions were available. Fixed.

When selecting a different album while scrolling, the scroll position of the opened album would be incorrect. Fixed.

The layout of color adjustments presets would be incorrect if the filmstrip was hidden. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.12

Released on August 1, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.12 brings a redesigned keyboard for numeric input, includes a few improvements for the Photos browser, and more.

The numeric input keyboard has been redesigned to feel right at home on iOS and iPadOS.

A few new keyboard shortcuts are now available in the Photos browser: Backspace deletes a photo, Shift-Command-E opens the share sheet, and . (period) quickly favorites or unfavorites a photo.

The layout of albums in the Photos browser on iPhone has been improved.

On iPhone, color adjustment presets will now automatically scroll to center the currently selected preset.

On iPad, it was possible to switch to a different Photos album (and lose previous selections) when batch selecting photos. Fixed.

The handles of the crop box would not be visible with the canvas color set to white. Fixed.

In some cases, crop presets would be displayed incorrectly. Fixed.

The layout of the Pixelmator Photo toolbar would be incorrect when viewed on very small screens. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.13

Released on August 18, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.13 introduces subscription-based pricing for all new users. If you'd like to learn more, feel free to check out our blog.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.14

Released on August 26, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.14 includes fixes for a few different image saving issues, and more.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.15

Released on October 3, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.15 brings improvements and fixes to the Photos browser, Crop tool, and a few other areas.

Filmstrip scrolling is now smoother with very large Photos libraries.

"Unable to open" alert would sometimes appear when swiping back and forth between photos in the Photos browser. Fixed.

When using the Crop tool, the selected aspect ratio would be reset after tapping Undo. Fixed.

Changing the perspective or tilt of an image would not work when using a trackpad. Fixed.

The two-finger swipe gesture for closing photos would not work on a trackpad. Fixed.

Fixed a few issues where Pixelmator Photo would quit unexpectedly.

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.16

Released on October 7, 2022

Pixelmator Photo 2.0.16 fixes an important issue that would prevent the color picker from working correctly, and adds a few other minor fixes.

Pixelmator Photo 1.5

Released on December 10, 2020

Apple ProRAW support means you can now edit your ProRAW photos right in Pixelmator Photo.

Adjust the tonal curve directly in your photos – tap the On-Image Curves button, then drag up in your photo to lighten those areas, or down to darken them.

Thanks to an all-new, more advanced algorithm, the Shadows and Highlights sliders will be able to recover much more detail than before.

Customize the visibility of individual adjustments, hiding ones you use less often.

Support for Scribble lets you adjust sliders by scribbling in the exact values you need.

You can now choose to only repair areas with Apple Pencil, using your fingers for scrolling and zooming instead.

When using Apple Pencil, you can now enable quick edits when no tool is selected, choosing to always be able to repair areas or adjust the tone curve.

Support for the new, native iOS color picker means you’ll be able to pick colors more quickly and easily.

The eyedropper has a new and improved appearance.

You can now tap the histogram to switch between the RGB and Luminance histograms.

The appearance the color adjustments pane has been refreshed.

The speed of ML Enhance has been improved.

When sharing photos, you’ll now find Save Image and Save to Files actions.

The size of Pixelmator Photo files has been reduced for all non-RAW images.

When saving images with GPS location data, this would be saved incorrectly, resulting in coordinates shifting slightly. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.5.1

Released on December 15, 2020

After choosing Import to Photos, the new image will now be revealed in the Photos app.

Pixelmator Photo would sometimes use more iPad storage than it should. Fixed.

Importing PXM files to Photos would cause Pixelmator Photo to stop responding. Fixed.

Occasionally, thumbnails for Pixelmator Photo files would be clipped or not displayed. Fixed.

When viewing the split screen comparison of your unedited image, the bottom label would be partly hidden. Fixed.

Applying the ML Enhance feature would occasionally cause Pixelmator Photo to quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.5.2

Released on March 29, 2021

A new version of ML Super Resolution brings improved upscaling of high-contrast textures, better compression artifact removal, including removal of WebP compression artifacts, and better noise removal.

ML Match Colors will now be applied more quickly.

The order of the Color Balance adjustment’s wheels has been updated to match Pixelmator Pro.

The Repair tool’s “Repairing…” label will not be shown if the repaired area is very small.

Batch editing presets will now be opened immediately if there are no quick workflows to show.

When granting access to the Photos library after having disabled it, the Photos browser (and not the Files browser) will be shown upon opening the app.

The size of the Repair tool brush can now be 5 times smaller than before for increased precision.

The Repair tool’s yellow overlay would not be displayed when repairing very small areas. Fixed.

Setting the value of the Intensity slider to 0 would disable it. Fixed.

Dragged and dropped images would not be loaded in certain situations. Fixed.

Batch workflow icons would be incorrect without any default workflows. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.5.3

Released on September 20, 2021

The M1 iPad Pro has more memory that we can take advantage of – so we will!

ML Crop was not working correctly in certain situations – fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.4

Released on September 15, 2020

Enlarge photos by up to 3 times while magically preserving sharpness and details using the Core ML-powered ML Super Resolution feature.

Quickly compare your edited photo with the original using the new split-screen comparison slider.

Enjoy support for the double-tap gesture of Apple Pencil.

Customize the double-tap gesture by tapping the More menu in the photo editing view.

Pixelmator Photo files are now more compatible with third-party storage providers.

Use ML Super Resolution in batch editing workflows — a new batch preset is also included.

The Hidden category from your Photos library will now be accessible from Pixelmator Photo.

Tapping certain areas of the Selective Color adjustment would edit the Curves adjustment. Fixed.

The album thumbnail would not be updated after deleting all the images from an album in the Photos browser. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.4.1

Released on September 18, 2020

The comparison slider will appear more quickly when using the tap and hold gesture.

The loading animation for the ML Enhance feature and its individual adjustments would sometimes not start. Fixed.

The loading label would briefly appear when reapplying ML Super Resolution when it shouldn’t. Fixed.

If the comparison slider is turned on while undoing Crop tool or ML Super Resolution changes, it will now be turned off.

Perspective correction settings were clipped while in Split View. Fixed.

The Pixelmator Photo Share extension would sometimes not work with screenshots. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.3

Released on June 19, 2020

Handy new shortcut menus all around the app let you do lots of useful things a lot more quickly.

For example, you can now share, duplicate, and revert photos, copy and paste adjustments, and more simply by tapping a holding a photo in the Photos browser.

Customize the color of buttons in Pixelmator Photo by choosing an accent color.

Redesigned color adjustment preset management brings the ability to create and customize, rearrange, and even remove adjustment preset collections.

Enjoy a much quicker way to batch edit photos with your workflows by setting workflows as favorites and applying them right in the Photos browser.

Find your favorite batch editing workflows in the new shortcut menus in the Photos browser.

Quickly import images as Pixelmator Photo files to the Files browser using the new Import to Files workflow.

Create custom crop ratios using up to four digits.

Use the new shortcut menus to rename and delete crop presets.

Rearrange crop presets by dragging and dropping them to a new location.

You can now stop the automatic creation of a Pixelmator Photo album in the Photos app.

Enjoy a number of additional keyboard shortcuts.

You can now turn off snapping while cropping.

When downloading Pixelmator Photo edits from iCloud, a progress indicator will now be shown.

A progress indicator will also appear when downloading images from iCloud during batch editing.

A preset in the Recents collection will no longer be created when edits aren’t saved.

The touchable area of sliders has been increased to make them easier to drag.

When renaming things, the text will be automatically selected so you can start typing to replace it.

The thumbnails of albums in your Photos library should now load more quickly.

You can now turn off Overwrite Originals when editing in the Files browser, which will automatically create Pixelmator Photo files to save the photos you edit.

The Overwrite Originals setting is now separate for the Photos and Files browsers.

When moving the color wheel controls of the Color Balance adjustment, they would jump. Fixed.

The thumbnails of the All Photos and Recents albums would not be updated after changes to those albums. Fixed.

Attempting to run batch workflows would not work on multiple images with the same name. Fixed.

Attempting to share multiple images with the same name would not work. Fixed.

The button to go back to an album in the Photos browser would sometimes not appear. Fixed.

The appearance of very wide or tall crop aspect ratios was incorrect. Fixed.

The animation displayed when dismissing images was incorrect when dismissing a photo after deleting another photo. Fixed.

Attempting to crop images to very wide or tall ratios would cause Pixelmator Photo to stop responding. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.3.1

Released on June 22, 2020

The badges that indicate a photo has nondestructive edits will now load more quickly.

Deleting photos in Photos library browser will now work faster.

The Auto-Center Canvas setting was not working correctly. Fixed.

Undoing Crop tool edits would sometimes cause the image to flicker. Fixed.

In certain cases, ML Match Colors would use the wrong color space for adjustments. Fixed.

The Back button in the Photos browser would flicker after opening to preview a photo. Fixed.

Thumbnails of Pixelmator Photo file would not be displayed on iOS 12 or older.

On iOS 12, thumbnails would move when selecting multiple photos in the Photos library browser.

Pixelmator Photo 1.2

Released on April 7, 2020

New Features

Enjoy full support for the new click-anywhere trackpad and cursor in iPadOS.

Use Pixelmator Photo and any other app side by side thanks to support for Split View.

Match the look and feel of one photo to another using the incredible, machine learning-powered ML Match Colors.

Control the intensity of color adjustments and presets using the new intensity slider.

Quickly apply the adjustments from your most recently edited photos using the automatically generated Recents collection of presets.

Use the new Copy Adjustments and Paste Adjustments actions to easily copy and paste adjustments between photos.

Share images directly from the Photos browser without having to open them.

Improvements and Fixes

When capturing screenshots, you can now tap Full Page to take a screenshot of your entire photo without any interface elements.

You can now keep certain color adjustments turned on or off by default when opening new photos.

Locked adjustments will now be collapsed.

App settings have been moved from the Settings app to the More menu inside Pixelmator Photo itself.

The Undo and Revert buttons are now icons rather than text, fixing a few localization issues.

When opening images currently in iCloud, downloads can now be canceled.

Double-tapping the canvas will now zoom photos to their actual size.

The position of color adjustment presets will be saved and restored when opening different photos.

A new Save option lets you save any preset to the Custom collection.

Deleting or reverting a photo to the original inside Pixelmator Photo will now also delete its linked file.

When opening photos using the Photos browser, the file name would sometimes be displayed incorrectly. Fixed.

An empty black image will no longer appear if a higher resolution preview cannot be loaded.

Fixed an issue with the preview of empty images in Photos.

The wrong image would sometimes briefly appear when swiping between photos in the Photos browser. Fixed.

When opening or closing albums, the animation of the Back button would sometimes be incorrect. Fixed.

When new images are added to your Photos library or changes are saved and our Photos browser is updated, certain interface elements could be displayed incorrectly. Fixed.

Sometimes, multiple color adjustment presets could be selected. Fixed.

Attempting to open images from the Photo Stream would sometimes cause Pixelmator Pro to quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

Adjustment names would be truncated when the bold text setting was turned on in Traditional and Simplified Chinese localizations.

In certain cases, opening files from other apps and attempting to save changes would not work. Fixed.

When opening photos from other apps or restoring the app, it would not be possible to cancel the action. Fixed.

Sharing photos via AirDrop after batch editing would not work. Fixed.

Using AirDrop to share multiple PHOTO files would cause Pixelmator Photo to quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.2.1

Released on April 15, 2020

Pixelmator Photo should now open faster.

When closing images, the loading indicator would sometimes appear unnecessarily or incorrectly. Fixed.

Fixed a few issues with the layout of items in the toolbar in the most compact size in Split View.

When changing the size of apps in Split View and having the Photos browser open, albums could be selected incorrectly. Fixed.

It was possible to delete the Custom group of adjustment presets when it shouldn’t have been. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo could sometimes quit unexpectedly in certain beta versions of iOS 13.4. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.1

Released on October 1, 2019

Batch Editing

Create workflows using actions for color adjustments, cropping, straightening, exporting, and even resizing images for a full-featured batch editing experience.

To start batch editing, select multiple photos and tap ‘Batch’ in the toolbar.

Use every machine learning-powered feature in Pixelmator Photo in your workflows.

Experiment with a range of readymade batch editing workflows and easily create your own.

Turn off Export to batch edit images in place in your Photos library and the Files app.

All-New Workflow

Pixelmator Photo now automatically saves changes directly to the images you open and saves nondestructive edits to a linked .PHOTO file.

This means you can now manage all your edits in your Photos library without having to import images.

Instead of ‘< Photos’, you’ll now see much more logical Cancel and Done buttons in the Pixelmator Photo toolbar.

Nondestructive editing also works in the Files app and your changes will be saved automatically to JPEGs, PNGs, and other compatible formats without losing nondestructive edits.

If you’d rather not save any nondestructive changes while still editing images in place, you can switch to destructive editing in the Pixelmator Photo section of the Settings app.

Switch between editing in your Photos library or the Files app by tapping Show Photos or Show Files in the toolbar

You can now delete photos or revert to the original directly in the Pixelmator Photo browser.

To delete any linked files while browsing your Photos library, tap Select, select one or multiple photos, and tap Delete Linked File at the bottom of your screen. To delete a linked file while browsing Files, tap and hold a file and tap Delete Linked File.

Added keyboard shortcuts for Cancel (Command-Delete) and Done (Command-S).

Fixes

The Recents album in the Pixelmator Photo browser should now mirror the contents of your Camera Roll (or All Photos or Recents albums, depending on which one you have).

Various UI fixes for iPadOS 13 issues.

The new floating keyboard in iPadOS 13 was not working correctly. Fixed.

Fixes for memory management and stability issues.

Tapping to open a document multiple times while it was still being opened would sometimes cause the app to quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

Fixed issues with using the Pixelmator Photo Share extension to share from apps other than Photos.

Sometimes, alerts would not be shown after importing an adjustment preset. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.1.1

Released on October 21, 2019

Improvements and Fixes

You can now view and share individual photos after finishing a batch editing workflow.

Pixelmator Photo files will now have file previews in the Files app and other locations.

You can now change the order of your custom batch editing workflows.

Added a new batch workflow that creates .PHOTO files. (Tip: you can use this to prepare a series of RAW files for editing with Pixelmator Photo).

The Photos library browser will remember your previously selected album after closing and reopening it.

The order of My Albums in the Photos library browser was incorrect, it will be shown in alphabetical order for now.

Added a few fixes for the Photos library browser related to scrolling.

Terminating Pixelmator Photo would cause the app’s Share extension to stop working. Fixed.

When trying to open the Photos library browser without Pixelmator Photo having permission, alerts will be shown in various different cases.

What’s New descriptions were truncated in certain languages. Fixed.

Switching apps while the Repair tool was repairing areas would cause Pixelmator Photo to quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo would occasionally stop responding when opening images from other apps.

Pixelmator Photo 1.1.2

Released on November 18, 2019

Improvements and Fixes

Edits can now be synced between devices automatically (if you choose to save linked Pixelmator Photo files to iCloud).

Linked files will now always be visible.

RAW images can now be opened and viewed without importing.

It is now possible to hide the color adjustment presets.

When batch editing, the View and Cancel buttons will now be more responsive.

If you swipe down the batch editing view while images are being processed, the batch editing workflow will be canceled.

A new Pixelmator Photo album will not be created in your Photos library if one already exists.

The points in the Curves adjustment will no longer jump to the location you touch when you start dragging.

The size of the Curves adjustment points has been reduced slightly.

The previous position of the batch editing view will be restored when reopening it.

In Pixelmator Photo settings, you can now choose whether to display your albums in a flat list or with nested folders.

After redefining a color adjustment preset, its thumbnail will be updated.

When editing an image in your Photos library, if you revert all changes and tap Done, instead of Modify Original, you'll now see a Revert to Original alert.

Before full images are loaded, placeholder thumbnails in the Photos browser will have the correct aspect ratio whenever possible.

If you tap Done but choose not to allow Pixelmator Photo to edit the original photo, edits will be discarded.

Batch editing .PHOTO files in external locations would sometimes cause Pixelmator Photo to stop responding. Fixed.

When sharing images, the Files view would sometimes disappear after tapping Save Image. Fixed.

The appearance of the color picker was incorrect in Dark Mode. Fixed.

In certain cases, the ML buttons were not animated correctly. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo would sometimes quit unexpectedly when tapping buttons in the Files browser while an image was being opened. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.1.3

Released on December 4, 2019

You can now batch edit images in place and preserve nondestructive edits without exporting to .PHOTO format.

You’ll now find an Image Quality setting in Settings > Pixelmator Photo, which determines the quality used for images exported using the native saving and sharing features (when you cannot choose a quality setting yourself).

The What’s New screen now includes a link to the full Pixelmator Photo What’s New page.

Autosaving will be faster for all non-Repair tool edits.

Anyone not using iCloud for linked files will be shown a one-time alert about this new feature.

Additional, localized ‘Linked Files’ folders would be created when changing your system language, making previous nondestructive edits inaccessible — these will now be merged into one folder, named in English, which should restore any missing edits.

When editing a RAW image in the Files browser and closing a .PHOTO file newly created for that RAW image, it would be animated incorrectly. Fixed.

The names of color adjustments would be truncated with the Bold Text accessibility setting turned on. Fixed.

The appearance of text in the custom aspect ratio popover was incorrect in dark mode. Fixed.

Using the Export to .PHOTO batch editing action with RAW images would not work correctly. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.1.4

Released on January 9, 2020

When using the Color Balance, Selective Colors, Curves, Levels, and Channel Mixer adjustments, tapping the reset button will first reset the values for the currently selected range, while a second tap will reset all ranges.

Unsaved changes will now be restored if Pixelmator Photo is cleared from memory when editing an image without any linked edits.

It will no longer be possible to cancel a batch editing workflow with a swipe gesture while the workflow is in progress.

You can now double-tap sliders in the Levels adjustment to quickly reset them.

The Cancel button will now be turned off after the first tap to prevent it from being tapped multiple times.

When previewing images in the Photos browser: Previews of already edited images will now be loaded and displayed more quickly. The RAW and modified badges will now appear much more smoothly. If you swipe to preview another image while one is being downloaded, the download will be canceled. Photos would occasionally flicker. Fixed. Certain animations when changing iPad orientation would be incorrect. Fixed. The download progress indicator would be shown together with the image opening progress indicator in situations when it shouldn’t. Fixed. Keyboard shortcuts will now be disabled to prevent previewing other photos while one is being opened.

When moving sliders, the entire color adjustments pane would sometimes move when it shouldn’t. Fixed.

After editing a photo (and creating a linked file for it), favoriting the photo then reopening it and discarding changes, would result in the linked file and nondestructive edits being discarded. Fixed.

After restoring Pixelmator Photo from the background, the canvas would be black for a short moment. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.1.5

Released on January 27, 2020

If it is not possible to load the full-size image in the Photo Stream, a very small one will be shown (instead of an error).

Photos synced automatically from the macOS Photos app would not be loaded correctly. Fixed.

An empty black rectangle would be shown when a higher-quality image in the Photos browser could not be loaded. Fixed.

If access to Photos was turned off, Pixelmator Photo would be opened with a completely empty view. Fixed.

It would sometimes not be possible to save changes to images in the From My Mac album. Fixed.

Images could sometimes be opened vertically flipped. Fixed.

In certain cases, tapping the ML Enhance button would do nothing at all. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo would sometimes quit unexpectedly when opening RAW images. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.0.2

Released on April 13, 2019

Improvements

When using Pixelmator Photo, TrueTone displays will no longer change the color temperature of the screen as much.

When attempting to save to Photos after previously denying access, the alert will be more informative.

When attempting to open an unsupported RAW image, the alert will be more informative.

It’s now a little easier to move the Color Adjustments pane around as the draggable area has been expanded.

To make it easier to repair areas at the edges of photos, you can now start repairing slightly outside the bounds of the canvas.

The keyboard will now be dismissed with any touches not related to text field editing.

Fixes

The preset thumbnails of cropped images were being displayed incorrectly. Fixed.

Grain was being incorrectly displayed in preset thumbnails. Fixed.

Thumbnails would sometimes flicker before adjustment presets were reloaded. Fixed.

The ‘+’ button for adding presets would sometimes disappear. Fixed.

On rare occasions, multiple presets could be selected at the same time. Fixed.

It was sometimes impossible to add points to an edited curve of the Curves adjustment. Fixed.

After device rotation, the canvas would center incorrectly. Fixed.

After rotating the image using the Crop tool, the canvas would center incorrectly. Fixed.

The canvas would sometimes be incorrectly vertically centered when editing in fullscreen. Fixed.

When using the color picker, the Previous color was not being displayed. Fixed.

The color picker history (also found in Pixelmator for iOS) which can be accessed by swiping the Current and Previous colors to the right was not appearing. Fixed.

A number of additional color picker fixes.

A whole host of things could go slightly wrong if the image was moved while the Straighten or Perspective wheels were still decelerating. Fixed.

The Crop tool’s Straighten mode was not working correctly for flipped images. Fixed.

Attempting to repair areas near the edges of the iPad screen would sometimes start panning the image. Fixed.

Fixed a possible issue for repaired areas in images with perspective transformations.

Resetting changes with the Repair tool and redoing those changes would sometimes leave the Reset button enabled. Fixed.

Rapidly tapping the tool buttons in the toolbar could potentially cause Pixelmator Photo to quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

Disabling an adjustment while a text field is actively being edited and the keyboard is visible would cause Pixelmator Photo to quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.0.3

Released on April 19, 2019

Improvements and Fixes

Improved memory management for issues caused by opening photos that need close to the maximum memory allocated by iOS. This fixes a number of related crashes.

Events and People albums synced from macOS via iTunes will now appear in the photo browser.

Albums synced from macOS will now be sorted alphabetically.

Photos synced from macOS that aren’t in any album will now be available in All Photos.

When syncing via iTunes, Pixelmator Photo documents will now appear in File Sharing.

Fixed a number of cases where the Modify Original in Photos option in the Share menu would be enabled when it shouldn’t.

Modify Original in Photos should now work even after deleting and reinstalling Pixelmator Photo.

In some situations, rotating the screen while using the Crop tool would misplace the cropping handles. Fixed.

Selecting the None crop preset would cause Pixelmator Photo to stop responding. Fixed

Pixelmator Photo 1.0.4

Released on May 2, 2019

Improvements

A refined color model for image rendering and color adjustments improves image and color quality, shadow and highlight detail, and more.

Pixelmator Photo files for RAW images with no repaired areas will be much smaller (up to 4 times, in some cases).

RAW images with no repaired areas will be saved more quickly.

If the canvas was being animated, it was not possible to interact with it at all using gestures until the animation completed. It is now.

If the canvas was being animated, it was not possible to use zoom keyboard shortcuts. It is now.

Some more improvements to memory management, which improves app stability.

Improved pinch gesture detection when using the Repair tool, which should reduce the number of accidental repairs when zooming.

Fixes

Some RAW images were rendered with posterization artifacts in certain areas. Fixed.

The histograms for some RAW images were not correct. Fixed.

The histogram wouldn’t always update after resetting, reverting, or undoing changes. Fixed.

The histogram would be empty immediately after enabling it in an unedited image. Fixed.

The Repair tool would sometimes leave marks on repaired areas in 16-bit and RAW images. Fixed.

It was not possible to share certain files to social networks and services like Twitter. Fixed.

The image creation date was being displayed incorrectly as it was taking into account the current time zone when it shouldn’t. Fixed.

When receiving Pixelmator Photo files via AirDrop, the loading indicator would sometimes get stuck. Fixed.

The Pixelmator Photo interface would be restored incorrectly when reopening the app from the background after rotating your device. Fixed.

The screen would flicker immediately after loading an image. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.0.6

Released on May 24, 2019

Share photos to Pixelmator Photo directly from your Photos library using the all-new Share extension.

Two-finger tap to undo and three-finger tap to redo is now available in Pixelmator Photo.

Switch between images in the photo browser using keyboard shortcuts — the right arrow to go to the next image and the left arrow to go back.

Switch between color adjustment presets using the left and right keys on your keyboard.

When importing images using the photo browser, you can now choose between JPEG or RAW versions of images when possible.

Previously open files will now be closed before the app is re-opened when another image is shared to the app.

The photo browser will now be dismissed before the app is opened when sharing images from external locations.

While editing a photo, opening the same .photo file from the Files app will no longer reload the file.

ML Crop would occasionally crop photos — especially those in portrait orientation — much more extensively than it should. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo would sometimes quit unexpectedly if the Repair tool was active while closing the app. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo would sometimes quit unexpectedly when opening very wide images. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo would occasionally quit unexpectedly when closing documents. Fixed.

Reloading documents would sometimes cause Pixelmator Photo to stop responding. Fixed.

When opening images from external locations, the loading indicator would sometimes get stuck. Fixed.

Various fixes improve the reliability of the photo browser.

Pixelmator Photo 1.0.7

Released on May 30, 2019

Images shared to Pixelmator Photo using the new Share extension would be imported to iCloud Drive, even when other locations (such as On My iPad) were used for document storage. Fixed.

In certain cases, selecting presets using keyboard shortcuts would cause Pixelmator Photo to quit unexpectedly. Fixed.

Pixelmator Photo 1.0.8

Released on July 29, 2019

New Features

Add artistic vignettes to your photos using the beautiful new Vignette adjustment.

Four all-new color adjustment presets are available, showcasing the newly-added Vignette adjustment.

Fixes

Pulling up the Dock while previewing the original image would sometimes cause Pixelmator Photo to stop responding. Fixed.

Certain types of images with non-sRGB color profiles would occasionally be incorrectly color managed. Fixed.