Pixelmator Pro tools
Pixelmator Pro has more than 40 image editing tools for retouching, reshaping, painting, drawing, adding shapes, text, styles, and effects, adjusting colors, selecting image areas, moving and arranging elements.
To start using a tool, click to select it in the Tools sidebar or the toolbar at the top.
Some of the tools in the Tools sidebar are grouped. To select a different tool from a group, click the currently selected tool again, force click, or Control ⌃
– click a tool group. You can also move tools out of their assigned groups onto the Tools sidebar as standalone tools. See Customize the Tools sidebar to learn more.
Basic Tools
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Type Tools
Use the Type tools to add and customize text in images. You can add circular text, make text wrap around shapes or the paths you draw, and more. Once you've added a text, you can customize it by changing its font, color, size, alignment, or spacing. Press Shift ⇧
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on your keyboard to cycle through the different type tools.
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Add a free or draw a bounded text box.
Add text to a path or shape drawn using the Pen tool.
Add text to a path or shape drawn using the Freeform Pen tool.
Selection Tools
Selection tools let you define and work on a specific area of an image without changing anything outside the bounds of the selection. You can work with shape-based selection tools, draw selections by hand, or use smart selection tools to select entire objects or specific colors in images.
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Makes square and rectangular selections.
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Makes round and elliptical selections.
Makes horizontal selections of a custom height.
Makes vertical selections of a custom width.
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Allows to draw freehand selections.
Allows to draw polygonal, jagged selections.
Makes selections that snap to object edges.
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Selects similarly-colored areas in an image.
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Selects object in an image as you draw over them.
Painting Tools
There are three different groups of painting tools in Pixelmator Pro — brushes, erasers, and fill tools. Use brushes to create digital, traditional, or pixel art. Fill layers and selections with a solid color or gradient using the Fill tools. Touch up the drawings you've made using the painting tools or erase any other pixel-based layers using the Erase tools.
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Retouching and Reshaping Tools
There are five types of retouching and reshaping tools in Pixelmator Pro. Sharpening, softening, and smudging tools emphasize or tone down certain details in an image. Saturation tools make your image less or more vibrant. Reshaping tools distort areas in an image as you paint over them. The final group — clone and repair tools — lets you paint using image textures. You can use these tools to remove unnecessary objects or duplicate them.
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Vector Tools
Vector tools can be used to add, transform, combine, and change the look of shapes to create unique vector designs and illustrations. The vector tools are split into two groups — pre-made shapes and tools for drawing new shapes or paths by hand.
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Adds a rounded rectangle shape with an adjustable corner roundness.
Adds a rectangular shape.
Adds an elliptical shape.
Adds a polygonal shape with an adjustable number of corners.
Adds a five-pointed star shape with an adjustable number of points and radius.
Adds a line path.
Color Adjustments and Effects
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See also
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