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Pixelmator 1.5 Spider update out

by Mike Schramm (Sep 9th, 2009)

The Pixelmator team has released another update to my favorite little photo editor. Pixelmator 1.5 Spider brings a host of web exporting and sharing options, including a new "Save for Web" feature and the option to send a picture straight to Mail or iPhoto. Additionally, there's a new Trim tool ...

Pixelmator 1.4.1 brings noise filter, Pixelmator Learning with it

by Mike Schramm (Apr 22nd, 2009)

Our friends over at Pixelmator have released a new update, and while it's not quite as big as their point versions, it does add a few new features and a nice online guide to the program. The main new feature in-app is a noise filter that allows users to add random specks and pixels to an image, ...

Pixelmator 1.4 Sprinkle out now

by Mike Schramm (Feb 20th, 2009)

The folks at Pixelmator have released version 1.4, named Sprinkle, and it's now available from their site or from directly within the app. They've got more performance improvements in here, and the big addition this time around is brushes: not only are there a host of new brush options in the app, ...

Pixelmator releases 1.3.1

by Mike Schramm (Dec 1st, 2008)

The good folks at Pixelmator have released version 1.3.1 of their lightweight and smooth photo editing software. While the update is mostly "bug fixes and minor improvements" (isn't that exciting, unless maybe you really were waiting for "iSigh support" -- which probably means iSight), but there ...

Pixelmator 1.3 Tempo is on the street

by Mike Schramm (Nov 11th, 2008)

The team over at Pixelmator has announced the release of their much-awaited 1.3 version, which they've titled Tempo. TUAW did a preview of this version a while ago -- it features lots of back-end updates, making the app itself much, much faster, especially when handling large images. And it brings ...

TUAW preview: Pixelmator 1.3 "Tempo"

by Mike Schramm (Sep 25th, 2008)

We've praised Pixelmator here before (and we've even shared our love with the devs directly) -- I am by no means an image-editing professional (Photoshop and Aperture are way, way beyond my ken), but Pixelmator lands exactly where I want it to: it's a relatively lightweight application with just ...

Pixelmator puts new shortcuts in 1.2.3, pitches 1.3 Tempo beta

by Mike Schramm (Sep 8th, 2008)

My favorite plucky little picture editor, Pixelmator, has recently updated to version 1.2.3 with a few bug fixes and improvements. They've also added even more keyboard shortcuts -- enough to necessitate a keyboard shortcuts document. Unfortunately, making it white-on-black, which may fit the app's ...

Pixelmator 1.2 "Draftsman" in the wild

by Mike Schramm (May 12th, 2008)

My picture editor of choice, Pixelmator, has updated to version 1.2 (as with many other applications, it's just in time for the Apple Design Awards deadline), which they're calling Draftsman. Among the new features are the much-awaited addition of rules and some guides to the UI (with a flashy ...

Pixelmator 1.1.3 updates move, crop and zoom

by Mike Schramm (Feb 22nd, 2008)

The Pixelmator folks have updated their clean and simple picture editing app once again, and there are a host of new features and improvements on board for this one. The crop tool was the first thing that caught my eye -- it's more powerful than ever, as you can crop layer masks, set a rotation ...

Iris public beta available

by Dave Caolo (Jan 24th, 2008)

Image editors are for the Mac are suddenly popping up everywhere. There's Pixelmator and Acorn, and this month Nolobe has released the public beta of Iris...only three months overdue. So what happened? It's a terrible story, actually, as a fire put everything on hold for the developers. The good ...

Pixelmator releases version 1.1.2

by Mike Schramm (Jan 22nd, 2008)

I nabbed Pixelmator last week as part of the Macheist bundle, and I have to say that it's quickly become my photo editor of choice for blogging-- it's quick, beautiful, simple, and perfect for what I need. Of course, what I need is mostly just resizing and cropping (with the occasional color fills ...

Mac Automation: image tweaking plug-in for Finder

by Cory Bohon (Jan 7th, 2008)

Here's a task that most computer users run into on a daily basis: cropping and dealing with small image tweaks. This could be a daunting task if it were not for the Mac and Automator. In this how-to, I will show you how to make a small Finder plug-in that will allow you to manipulate images quickly. ...

MacHeist 2 bundle will include Pixelmator

by Michael Rose (Jan 3rd, 2008)

As the MacHeist 2 software scavenger hunt winds down this weekend, the release of the MH software bundle for full-fare paying customers is just around the corner. TUAW has learned that the contents of the bundle will be announced next week on January 9th, and pricing will be the same as last year ...

Pixelmator 1.1 adds new filters, tablet support and more

by Mat Lu (Dec 5th, 2007)

The well-known alternative image editor Pixelmator has gotten an update to version 1.1 bringing some eagerly awaited features. Besides better Leopard compatibility, the "Kitten" release adds support for pressure-sensitive graphics tablets, "over 100 New Filters," and third-party filter support by ...

TUAW Interview: The Pixelmator Team

by Mat Lu (Oct 4th, 2007)

As we mentioned last week, one of the most anticipated OS X applications in a long while finally hit the street when Pixelmator shipped version 1.0. We were fortunate enough to get the two brothers behind the application, Saulius (right) and Aidas Dailide, to contribute our latest TUAW Interview. ...