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  • Touch Bar

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  • Tabs

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  • Explore Work Area

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  • Create New Document

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  • Open Images

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  • Resize Images

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  • Crop Image

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  • Straighten Image

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  • Move and Scale Objects

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  • Magic Eraser

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  • Full Screen

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    • Use Pixelmator and any other app side by side with the Split Screen feature.

    • Browse and open images right from inside Pixelmator, with the Pixelmator Photo Browser.

    • Resize the document window to perfectly fit your image by double-clicking the titlebar.

    • Show and hide the palettes faster with keyboard shortcuts: Command-1, Command-2, Command-3…

    • Quickly reset the palettes to their default positions with the Command-Shift-R keyboard shortcut.

    • Find more tools in Pixelmator > Preferences > Tools. Drag & drop to add them to your Tools palette.

    • Use simple keyboard shortcuts to make image editing with Pixelmator even easier. View shortcuts

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  2. This tutorial walks through some basic image and layer manipulation techniques. Making a Circle-Shaped Image How to create a circular-shaped image. Layer Masks An introduction to using layer masks to modify the opacity of a layer. Basic Color Curves A first look at the Curves tool and adjusting color tones in an image. Your GIMP Profile (and You).

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  • Perfect Image Colors

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  • Replace a Color

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  • Vibrant Portraits

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  • Understanding Levels

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  • Hue and Saturation

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  • Sepia Tone Effect

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  • Color-Boost Your Images

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  • Vintage Effect

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  • Colorize Images

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  • Perfect the colors of your photos with Pixelmator Color Tool right inside the Photos app. Learn more

  • Use the Auto Enhance effect to instantly adjust the brightness, contrast and saturation of an image.

  • Perfect the colors and contrast of an image with the Levels, Curves and Color Balance effects.

  • Easily replace one color of your image with any other color using the Replace Color Effect.

  • Reapply the last used effect on a different layer with the Command-Shift-F keyboard shortcut.

  • Enabling Extensions

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  • Retouch Extension

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  • Distort Extension

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  • Repair Tool Magic

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  • Clone parts of an image

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  • Distort areas

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  • Soften specific areas

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  • Sharpen specific areas

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  • Smudge areas

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  • Darken areas of an image

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  • Lighten areas of an image

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  • Retouch your favorite shots with Pixelmator retouching tools inside the Photos app. Learn more

  • Reshape areas of an image with Pixelmator Distort Tools inside your Photos app. Learn more

  • Try removing objects with different repairing modes. Choose the tool, click the gear icon and change the mode.

  • To repair objects on a different layer, choose the Repair Tool, click the gear icon and choose Sample All Layers.

  • Wipe-away selected objects. Make a selection, choose the Repair Tool, click the gear icon and Repair Selection.

  • When cloning with the Clone Stamp Tool, hold down the Option key and click to choose a new source area.

  • Choose a softer brush while using the Clone Tool to blend in the cloned area more seamlessly.

  • Use the Magic Eraser to quickly remove a solid color background from an image.

  • Effects Browser

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  • Light Leak Effect

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  • Miniaturize Effect

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  • Summer Flashback

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  • Miniature Effect

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  • Make Your Images Glow

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  • Colorful Bokeh

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  • Let it Snow

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  • Drop Shadow

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  • Vintage Effect

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  • Explore 9 different groups with more than 160 Pixelmator effects. Go to the View menu and choose Show Effects.

  • Use the Command-3 keyboard shortcut to quickly show or hide the Effects Browser.

  • Reapply the last used effect on a different layer with the Command-Shift-F keyboard shortcut.

  • Easily change all or just the specific colors of your image using the Hue effect.

  • Bring-in some sunlight and give your photos a retro look with the beautiful Light Leak effect.

  • Give your image a vintage look by adding some monochrome noise with the Noise effect.

  • Change the weather in your images with the Fog, Rain, or Snow effects from the Stylize category.

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  • Paint Bucket

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  • Eyedropper Tool

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  • Control-click the canvas to quickly change the brush size and hardness while painting.

  • Hold down the Option key and click to quickly pick a color from your image while painting.

  • Double-click the Brush Tool in the Tools palette to quickly show the Brushes palette.

  • Easily share any of your brushes by dragging them out of the Brushes palette and onto the Desktop.

  • Importing brushes is a breeze — just drag them onto the Pixelmator icon in the Dock.

  • Drag & drop Photoshop brushes onto the Pixelmator icon in the Dock to add them to your Brushes palette.

  • Smart Refine

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  • Quick Selection

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  • Quick Selection Tool

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  • Magnetic Selection

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  • Marquee Tools

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  • Lasso Tool

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  • Select even the most challenging areas with a single brushstroke, with the new Quick Selection Tool.

  • Easily select detailed objects with the new Magnetic Selection Tool which snaps to the edges you trace.

  • Use different selection modes to quickly add areas to or subtract from your selection.

  • When using the Marquee tools, hold down the Spacebar after starting a selection to move it.

  • Go to Edit > Refine Selection and move the Feather slider to give your selection smoother edges.

  • Explore the Edit menu for more selection options like Refine Selection, Invert Selection and Deselect All.

  • Change background

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  • Layer Styles

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  • Water Drops

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  • Double-Exposure Effect

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  • Easily copy and reuse layer styles. Control-click the layer in the Layers palette to copy and paste.

  • Rotate a layer in precise steps by holding down the Shift key as you rotate.

  • Hold down the Option key while resizing a layer to scale it in the opposite direction as well.

  • Hold down the Command key as you move a layer to stop it from snapping to other objects.

  • Alignment guides help you position layers more precisely. Go to View > Guides to enable.

  • Try adding a layer mask with an active selection to quickly mask the selected area.

  • Type Tool

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  • To rotate the layer, grab the Move Tool, hold down the Command key and drag any of the text layer handles.

  • Convert text into a shape by Control-clicking the text layer and choosing Convert into Shape.

  • Install additional fonts in Pixelmator by simply adding them to the Font Book in OS X.

  • To apply Pixelmator effects to text layers, first click Layer > Convert into Pixels.

  • Change the spacing of a text. Select a text layer, click the gear icon, Kern and then — Loosen or Tighten.

  • Add a new shape

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  • Add custom shapes

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  • Shape Styles

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  • Text as Shape

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  • Draw your own shapes

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  • Turn Pixelmator into a completely new drawing app with a simple Command-Shift-V keyboard shortcut.

  • Save your Pixelmator shapes by dragging and dropping them from the Layers palette to the Shapes palette.

  • Share Pixelmator Shapes by simply dragging and dropping them from the Shapes palette onto the Desktop.

  • Convert any selection to a Pixelmator shape. Control-click the selection and choose Convert into Shape.

  • Easily save your layer styles to the Styles palette. Click the gear icon and choose Add Style.

  • Sharing Images

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  • Saving Images

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  • Auto Save

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  • Save Images for Web

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  • Exporting Images

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  • Export for Web

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  • iCloud

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  • Versions

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  • Soft Proofing

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  • Use the Command-Shift-S keyboard shortcut to quickly duplicate your Pixelmator documents.

  • Save documents to your Pixelmator iCloud folder to automatically sync them with Pixelmator for iOS.

  • Export your image in 5 different web-ready formats by clicking Share > Export for Web.

  • Add an image to your Photos library with just a few clicks: Share > Add to Photos.

  • To find previous versions of any Pixelmator document, go to File > Revert To > Browse All Versions.

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  • Quick Selection

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  • Quick Overview

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  • Adjust image colors

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  • Remove objects

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  • Clone objects

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  • Distort areas

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  • Paint

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  • Color Picker

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  • Add text

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  • Black&White images

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  • Bokeh effect

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  • Quickly remove imperfections and unwanted objects with the incredible Pixelmator Repair Tool.

  • Use gorgeous Pixelmator effects, like Vintage, Light Leak, and Bokeh, inside your Photos app.

  • Easily perfect the colors of your photos using the White Balance and Hue & Saturation effects.

  • Open and share Photoshop documents with layers, right from your iOS device.

  • Use Handoff to instantly pass an image to your Mac and continue editing from where you left off.

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If you have any questions about the Pixelmator tools, features or how to use them, we're here for you.

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  • Paint Bucket

    Watch video
  • Eyedropper Tool

    Watch video
  • Control-click the canvas to quickly change the brush size and hardness while painting.

  • Hold down the Option key and click to quickly pick a color from your image while painting.

  • Double-click the Brush Tool in the Tools palette to quickly show the Brushes palette.

  • Easily share any of your brushes by dragging them out of the Brushes palette and onto the Desktop.

  • Importing brushes is a breeze — just drag them onto the Pixelmator icon in the Dock.

  • Drag & drop Photoshop brushes onto the Pixelmator icon in the Dock to add them to your Brushes palette.

  • Smart Refine

    Watch video
  • Quick Selection

    Watch video
  • Quick Selection Tool

    Watch video
  • Magnetic Selection

    Watch video
  • Marquee Tools

    Read tutorial
  • Lasso Tool

    Read tutorial
  • Select even the most challenging areas with a single brushstroke, with the new Quick Selection Tool.

  • Easily select detailed objects with the new Magnetic Selection Tool which snaps to the edges you trace.

  • Use different selection modes to quickly add areas to or subtract from your selection.

  • When using the Marquee tools, hold down the Spacebar after starting a selection to move it.

  • Go to Edit > Refine Selection and move the Feather slider to give your selection smoother edges.

  • Explore the Edit menu for more selection options like Refine Selection, Invert Selection and Deselect All.

  • Change background

    Watch video
  • Layer Styles

    Watch video
  • Water Drops

    Read tutorial
  • Double-Exposure Effect

    Read tutorial
  • Easily copy and reuse layer styles. Control-click the layer in the Layers palette to copy and paste.

  • Rotate a layer in precise steps by holding down the Shift key as you rotate.

  • Hold down the Option key while resizing a layer to scale it in the opposite direction as well.

  • Hold down the Command key as you move a layer to stop it from snapping to other objects.

  • Alignment guides help you position layers more precisely. Go to View > Guides to enable.

  • Try adding a layer mask with an active selection to quickly mask the selected area.

  • Type Tool

    Watch video
  • To rotate the layer, grab the Move Tool, hold down the Command key and drag any of the text layer handles.

  • Convert text into a shape by Control-clicking the text layer and choosing Convert into Shape.

  • Install additional fonts in Pixelmator by simply adding them to the Font Book in OS X.

  • To apply Pixelmator effects to text layers, first click Layer > Convert into Pixels.

  • Change the spacing of a text. Select a text layer, click the gear icon, Kern and then — Loosen or Tighten.

  • Add a new shape

    Watch video
  • Add custom shapes

    Watch video
  • Shape Styles

    Watch video
  • Text as Shape

    Watch video
  • Draw your own shapes

    Watch video
  • Turn Pixelmator into a completely new drawing app with a simple Command-Shift-V keyboard shortcut.

  • Save your Pixelmator shapes by dragging and dropping them from the Layers palette to the Shapes palette.

  • Share Pixelmator Shapes by simply dragging and dropping them from the Shapes palette onto the Desktop.

  • Convert any selection to a Pixelmator shape. Control-click the selection and choose Convert into Shape.

  • Easily save your layer styles to the Styles palette. Click the gear icon and choose Add Style.

  • Sharing Images

    Watch video
  • Saving Images

    Watch video
  • Auto Save

    Watch video
  • Save Images for Web

    Read tutorial
  • Exporting Images

    Watch video
  • Export for Web

    Watch video
  • iCloud

    Watch video
  • Versions

    Watch video
  • Soft Proofing

    Watch video
  • Use the Command-Shift-S keyboard shortcut to quickly duplicate your Pixelmator documents.

  • Save documents to your Pixelmator iCloud folder to automatically sync them with Pixelmator for iOS.

  • Export your image in 5 different web-ready formats by clicking Share > Export for Web.

  • Add an image to your Photos library with just a few clicks: Share > Add to Photos.

  • To find previous versions of any Pixelmator document, go to File > Revert To > Browse All Versions.

  • Quick Selection

    Watch video
  • Quick Overview

    Watch video
  • Adjust image colors

    Watch video
  • Remove objects

    Watch video
  • Clone objects

    Watch video
  • Distort areas

    Watch video
  • Paint

    Watch video
  • Color Picker

    Watch video
  • Add text

    Watch video
  • Black&White images

    Watch video
  • Bokeh effect

    Watch video
  • Quickly remove imperfections and unwanted objects with the incredible Pixelmator Repair Tool.

  • Use gorgeous Pixelmator effects, like Vintage, Light Leak, and Bokeh, inside your Photos app.

  • Easily perfect the colors of your photos using the White Balance and Hue & Saturation effects.

  • Open and share Photoshop documents with layers, right from your iOS device.

  • Use Handoff to instantly pass an image to your Mac and continue editing from where you left off.

Drop us a line

If you have any questions about the Pixelmator tools, features or how to use them, we're here for you.

Create a new iMovie project

Learn how to set up a new project and add content to it on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

Learn how to make a new iMovie project

Add photos and videos

Add photos and videos to your iMovie project on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

Learn how to add photos and videos

Use effects in iMovie

Change the way the video clips in your movie look with video filters, color adjustment tools, the Ken Burns effect, and more.

Learn more about how to use effects

Edit video in iMovie

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