Pixelmator 2.1 coming August 9

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The Pixelmator Team has a major update coming to its image editing app and it should arrive on August 9, the team told The Loop.

As is the norm with Pixelmator, they zeroed in on some important features for Mac users. Pixelmator 2.1 will offer support for Apple’s new Retina display Macs, so the interface will even better and it will also support OS X Mountain Lion.

One of the big new features is the addition of iCloud support. Version 2.1 will allow users to create, edit, and save documents in iCloud, meaning that you can work on Pixelmator projects on any of your Macs.

Pixelmator 2.1 also comes with a new Effects Browser that allows you to collect, organize and see an animated preview of all Pixelmator’s Color Adjustments. A number of new effects like Vintage, Miniaturize, Black and White, Snow and Rain, that are also included in the update.

The new version will be offered as a free update to existing users.



  • http://thinkers.tv/ Rod Christiansen

    Pixelmator is really great! Looking forward to the update. A small gripe I have with it: the lack of pinch to zoom with two fingers. The feature was added in 2.0 and then removed in 2.0.1, and it’s still no where to be seen. Hope it will be there in 2.1.

  • http://totalipad.com/ Christopher

    The iCloud sync is huge, I have 3 Macs and I am always AirDropping things from Pixelmator.

  • http://pixelmatortutorials.net PMtuts

    The update is free for existing Pixelmator 2 users. Just to be on the safe side. Pixelmator 1 users still need to go to the Mac App Store to purchase an upgrade. Also take the release date with a pinch of salt. I won’t be surprised it get postponed to a few weeks after the 9th as we’ve seen from other releases.

  • http://twitter.com/AlfredWoodden Alfred Woodden

    @PMtuts

    Better have them wait a few extra weeks and release a great product, than rush it.

  • http://bastost.com Tiago Bastos

    Awesome app that has an amazing price.

  • adrianoconnor

    Support for PhotoShop smart shapes and layer effects would be awesome. What are the chances we’ll get that at some point?

  • http://twitter.com/AlainKaczmarek Alain Kaczmarek

    As long as filters don’t behave like on/off layers, it’s a no go for me …

    • Simeon

      Duplicate the image you want to add the filter to..Add the filter to the top layer… Make it invisible if you want to turn int “off”

      not that difficult… tired of seeing people whine about this

  • satcomer

    With the cloud support it will be a welcome addition from the Pixelmator team.

  • http://LauraKirsopPhotography.wordpress.com Laura

    Been having issues with the current version on Mountain Lion. Excited about the new launch.