Email us if you have a critical issue

Hi everyone! Please note that this is not an official support channel, and if you have a critical issue or bugs, you should e-mail Pixelmator. If yo

0 6 months ago
Missing features

I have been working with the trial version of Pixelmator and spending a lot of time using the tutorials. Question: Are all of the features described i

1 6 minutes ago
Creating a watermark image

Is there a tutorial for idiots, I need a watermark image and can not find anything that explains it on a level that I need to be able to do it. Do you

3 2 hours ago
Aperture round trip

Hello, I use Aperture to organize and process all my photos, and I just downloaded a trial of Pixelmator to use as the external editor. When I set the

3 2 hours ago
Resize QR code

I'm needing to resize a 200 x 200 QRCode to something smaller, say 160 x 160, and still retain a pure black an white image. If I just do an image resi

2 20 hours ago
Export as vector?

Is there ANY way to export shapes as vector? Copy/paste, Save as .pdf or similar? How bumpy the road to get the shape as a vector to another app eg. K

4 23 hours ago
Prevent old files from opening

Is there a way to prevent Pixelmator from opening every single file I ever worked on when opening it again? It's a bit of a pain in the, you know, to

2 23 hours ago
Sharpen does not work

Hi everybody, if I select the Sharpen function in Effect browser, the picture becomes sharper for 1 or 2 seconds,, before the effect is removed again

1 1 day ago
split a picture

I have a picture, simply want to create an effect that splits the picture part way down and allow the split parts to move away from each other. any id

1 1 day ago
Coming from photoshop: couple of questions...

First of all, congrats on the success of your app! I've been demoing it this week and im starting to be won over. I'm trying not to look at it as a ch

4 1 day ago
Filling in a selection

So I have this image that I've selected with the magic wand tool... how do I fill in the colors. Here is a screen shot of what I'm looking at. http

1 1 day ago
Effects Browser - Sharpen - Edges doesn't seem to work

With other effects, including Sharpen and Unsharp on this palette, I get a floating window with a slider that I can use to adjust the effect. But, wit

2 1 day ago
Textbox fills

I bought pixelmator because I wanted more control over my diagrams and images for my documents. I need to add labels to images. The labels consist of

4 2 days ago
Removing or adding two shapes?

Is it possible to create two shapes, then remove one from another? Also, is it possible to combine/merge two or more shapes into one? I can't seem to

5 2 days ago
How do I see the size or dimension of a layer?

How do I see the size or dimension of a layer ?

5 2 days ago
I can't open Vectormator?

Whenever I try to open Vectormator (Command-Shift-V), all I hear as a sound, and nothing shows up, like the video tutorial. Just, nothing happens. I h

1 2 days ago
Tutorials

Does anyone know why there seems to be a large black shadow on the tutorials page that is obscuring some of the links?

6 2 days ago
Change the color of light leak

Love the light leak effects How do I change the color of the light leak effects from orangish yellow to blue or pink?

3 3 days ago
Exporting Icons

I have a mac and I wanted to make my own folder icon. I made a really cool one but I can't figure out what file type it has to be to show up as the ac

1 3 days ago
Default Brushes?

My default brushes are missing. I probably deleted em by mistake. I'm not sure. But how can I get em back?

6 1 week ago
Pixelated Vector Lines?

Hi, I'm trying out the new vector components and was wondering why the lines are pixelated as if they were raster instead of vector. I'm tracing an o

2 1 week ago
how to do a simple jpeg edit?

All I want to do is a simple jpeg edit. If I open the jpeg in pixilmator I have to go through incredifble hoops to save it again as a jpeg. Save as, s

6 1 week ago
Downloading Again

I bought Pixelmator Cherry, but I have to reinstall my whole OS. So, what can i do to get pixelmator again incase if i cant backup my files or somefin

1 1 week ago
Downloading Again

I bought Pixelmator Cherry, but I have to reinstall my whole OS. So, what can i do to get pixelmator again incase if i cant backup my files or somefin

1 1 week ago
Copy and paste????

When I select an area and copy it, I expect to place the paste where I want it, not have it appear at the center of my artwork, where it might not eve

16 1 week ago
Connectors?

I absolutely love the Vectormator feature - thanks very much for making this a free update. I'm not sure if this is already possible or not, but is th

1 1 week ago
Photo Flood?

Another Paint.NET to PixelMator question: How can I flood my layer/image with another image?There's a plugin for Paint.NET that allows this. Thanks, t

1 1 week ago
Photo browser icons

The photo browser uses icons to show available photos. Is there a way make these icons larger?

1 1 week ago
2.2 : lasso tool

Is it me, or did the lasso tool disappear in Pixelmator 2.2 ? Is there a way to have it back ?

2 1 week ago
Merge Shapes

Is it possible to merge 2 or more vector shapes? In the layers window | right click on multiple selected shapes you can choose "Merge Layers" but th

2 1 week ago
Plastic Wrap?

Is there an effect on pixelmator similar to the text effect in photoshop "plastic wrap"? It's like a bevel with a glossy finish.

1 1 week ago
Restoring color to faded photos

Does anyone have a good technique for restoring color to old faded photos?

1 1 week ago
Determining font typeface and size used in a text object

My graphic designer sent me a PSD file. I opened it in Pixelmator. I would like to determine which typefaces she has used for various text objects. Ho

1 1 week ago
Lightroom connection

Is there a way to give back an image directly to lightroom which I send to pixelmator after editing?

2 2 weeks ago
Most commercial and third party Plug-ins for PS...

...Are not compatible, just found out. Found out the hard way. Now, they query is: How about PS brushes and/or actions?. Thank you in advance.

1 2 weeks ago
Vector mode: Move second anchor point like in Illustrator

Hi all, Is there a way to move the second anchor point after placing it and then move on the the next? (In Illustrator you can by pressing the space

3 2 weeks ago
How to replace color on imported vector shape

Just getting started with Pixelmator and I can't find how to get the "colour incrustation" menu equivalent to Photoshop. I have imported vector shape

5 2 weeks ago
Color Edits To All Layers In Group?

I have a Group I'll call X that has 3 layers in it called X.1, X.2 and X.3. I simply want to be able to highlight X.1, X.2, and X.3 and make an edit (

3 2 weeks ago
Saving transparent PNG for web

Hi, I can export a PNG with transparency, but can't figure out how to Export for Web a PNG with transparency. Any help would be great, thanks! Paddy

4 2 weeks ago
Photo Browser unable to access Pictures

Hi all Today I installed an SSD drive as main drive, my HD as secondary drive. All applications are - of course - on the primary, user data is on the

2 2 weeks ago
Text to Shape Gradient Issue in ver. 2.2

So I installed the 2.2 update and I was trying out the new features. Whenever I convert text to a shape and try to apply a gradient to individual lett

2 2 weeks ago
Changing color to transparent

From Gimp I know the function "Change color to transparent". With this function I can select a color and set this color to transparent, automatically

1 2 weeks ago
Resizing image without resampling

I'm afraid I can't figure out how to do this so am wondering if this isn't currently possible. I'd like to resize an image without resampling it. e.g.

10 2 weeks ago
Open PSD Files as PSD, Not PXM

I would like to "round trip" images from Aperture to Pixelmator. When I send the image from Aperture to Pixelmator, Pixelmator wants to open it as a P

1 2 weeks ago
how to turn off tools i'm trtying to put a piece of art inpl

http://dx54ed3r88ipb.cloudfront.net/upload/Image%2010-22-12%20at%202.13%20PM.jpghttp://dx54ed3r88ipb.cloudfront.net/upload/strawberries%20crop.jpghttp

0 2 weeks ago
Custom shapes

Does anyone know where I can find custom shapes packs? pxm-tuts.com published a battery icon pack.

3 2 weeks ago
Curves and Levels not listed under Image as options

Just downloaded Pixelmator 2.2 from the App Store. Looked for Curves and Levels under Images drop down and couldn't find either one; the options simpl

3 2 weeks ago
Text as Shape help

I just installed 2.2. I wanted to play around with text as shape. I created a text layer. Converted it. Selected a character (saw the bounding box aro

5 2 weeks ago
Transform selection not working

I'm trying to do my old Photoshop trick of expanding a portion of an image but it doesn't seem to work with Pixelmator: 1. Select area with Marquee t

3 3 weeks ago
Does Pixelmator have anything like Photoshop's Actions?

After the recent news from Adobe, I'm ready to bail on PS and Pixelmator looksirresistiblefrom all the great reviews and especially the pricing. Howev

1 3 weeks ago
upgrades

Stupid question ... so to get an upgrade I have to purchase pixelmator again? I wondered why it went from the $79 I paid for it to 14.99. Guess it mak

1 3 weeks ago

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