Pixelmator Pro

Name: Pixelmator Pro
Rating: 8.6

by Pixelmator Team

Mac-native image editor with machine learning features

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Pixelmator Pro is proof that a $49.99 app can feel more premium than software costing 10x as much. It's Mac-native in a way that matters — fast, responsive, and designed like Apple would design a photo editor. The ML-powered features (auto enhance, background removal, object removal) are genuinely useful. For photographers who don't need Photoshop's full depth, Pixelmator Pro does the job beautifully. The best value image editor on macOS.

Our Take

Pros

✓Beautiful Mac-native interface — feels like an Apple app
✓One-time purchase at an exceptional price
✓ML-powered auto enhance and object removal are genuinely useful
✓Solid RAW development built in
✓Apple Silicon optimised — blazing fast on M-series chips

Cons

✗Mac only — no Windows or Linux
✗Not as deep as Photoshop for advanced compositing
✗Smaller plugin and resource ecosystem
✗No DAM or cataloguing features

Verdict: The best value image editor on Mac. If you don't need Photoshop's full depth, Pixelmator Pro does 80% of the job for a one-time $49.99. Beautifully made.

Composite Score

8.6

App Store

4.7/5(9,500 reviews)

4.5/5(120 reviews)

How we calculate this score

The composite score is a weighted average of ratings from major review platforms, normalized to a 0-10 scale. Each platform rating (out of 5) is doubled to fit the scale. Manual overrides may be applied by the editorial team.