∞ Pixelmator 2.0 adds content-aware fill, healing, retouching tools

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The guys behind image editing application, Pixelmator, on Thursday announced the new features that will be in the 2.0 release scheduled for release later this summer.

[ad#Google Adsense 300x250 in story]As a long time user of Pixelmator, I’ve always been impressed with the feature set of the application and its of use, but these new features take the application to new heights.

Among the new features in Pixelmator 2.0 is content-aware fill. This allows you to get rid of unwanted elements in an image with very little effort from the user. The app will also have a Healing tool to help users fix blemishes in an image.

New drawing tools allow you to create and edit vector shapes. Pre-drawn tools for adding triangles, lines, circles, rectangles, and custom shapes are also included.

Retouching tools include a Sponge Tool, Burn and Dodge, and Red Eye reduction tool. Other features coming in Pixelmator 2.0 include a new Eyedropper Tool, a new info bar, a tool options bar, a fully customizable Tools palette, a new Type Tool, and a Pixel Tool.

Pixelmator 2.0 will be available exclusively on the Mac App Store for $59 later this summer. For now, anyone can purchase the currently available version of Pixelmator on the Mac App Store for $29 and receive a free upgrade of Pixelmator 2.0 once it is released.


  • http://mangochut.net/ mangochutney

    I’m tempted to buy this app for a second time.
    I already own a licence to v1.6.x and haven’t yet upgraded to the MAS version.

    While I’m not a graphics designer, I find the app useful for quick retouches of pictures and photos.
    The prospect of saving $30 on v2.0 might make me buy a second licence.

    • http://www.loopinsight.com Jim Dalrymple

      Me too. I’ve used it since 1.0 and love it. Looks like 2.0 will be the best version yet.

      • http://mangochut.net/ mangochutney

        Right. Since I didn’t pay full price for my licence, the hit would be tolerable.

  • http://twitter.com/Moeskido Moeskido

    Apps like this almost make me wish I could drop Photoshop entirely.

    • lkalliance

      My installation of Photoshop is now very long in the tooth. I used to have it to do photo retouching that didn’t exist in other forms. But now I almost never use it: more than half the retouching I do I just do in iPhoto.

      Seeing these “sub-professional” apps makes me very happy, something less expensive than Photoshop, but I guess since I have my current installation (Photoshop CS, circa 2001 or so), I have to chalk up my desire to check out Pixelmator or Acorn as software-gadget-fancy. Unless they run faster than PS, or do more than my old version of PS, there’s no reason for me to switch…even though by now I feel like PS is a sledgehammer I’m using to drive progressively smaller tacks.

      • http://twitter.com/Moeskido Moeskido

        I’m just happy these apps exist, if for no other reason than to provide alternatives to Adobe’s pricing.

        • http://mangochut.net/ mangochutney

          Right. I now have two licences; a regular one and a MAS licence.
          Now guess how much I paid? €25 for the regular licence and €23.99 for the MAS licence.

          Even though I’m not doing anything advanced, I still use the app almost daily.

  • http://twitter.com/Moeskido Moeskido

    Apps like this almost make me wish I could drop Photoshop entirely.

  • Cris

    Without CMYK support, it will never be used for print production. Great for everything else thou.

    • http://twitter.com/Moeskido Moeskido

      That’s one sticking point for me, too.

  • http://www.theuniversalsteve.com Anonymous

    It would be nice if they added a white balance tool. I had been keeping Photoshop Elements around for that but I just found out that Preview has a white balance tool.