Apply color adjustment presets in Pixelmator Pro on Mac
Pixelmator Pro includes premade combinations of color adjustments called presets. These presets let you quickly give an image a certain look, and range from classic and modern film-inspired cinematic treatments to more stylized and monochromatic looks. In addition, you can create presets to reuse and share with others.
Apply a color adjustment preset
In Pixelmator Pro on Mac, select a layer in the Layers sidebar.
Select
in the Tools sidebar.
At the top of the Color Adjustments pane, click the pop-up menu above the thumbnails, then choose a preset collection (Classic Films or Vintage, for example).
Select an adjustment preset thumbnail.
The preset is applied to the selected layer, and the controls in the Color Adjustments pane are updated.
Save a combination of color adjustments as a preset
In Pixelmator Pro on Mac, select a layer in the Layers sidebar.
At the top of the Color Adjustments pane, do one of the following:
Save the adjustments to the currently selected presets category: Click
in the bottom row of thumbnails.
Save the adjustments to a different presets category: Click
next to the pop-up menu, then choose Add Preset.
Create a new color adjustment preset collection
In Pixelmator Pro on Mac, select a layer in the Layers sidebar.
Select
in the Tools sidebar.
Click
Import, export, and manage color adjustment presets and preset collections
After you create a preset or a preset collection, you can rename it, redefine it, or share it with others.
In Pixelmator Pro on Mac, select
in the Tools sidebar.
At the top of the Color Adjustments pane, do any of the following:
Import a preset: Click
Export a preset: Drag a preset thumbnail to your desktop or into a Finder window.
Export a collection: Click
A .adjustments file is created.
Export your entire presets library: Click
A .adjustments file is created containing the entire Color Adjustments library.
Modify a preset with new settings: After you make color adjustments to an image, Control-click a preset thumbnail, then choose Redefine [“preset name”].
Rename a preset: Control-click a thumbnail and choose Rename.
Rename a presets collection: Click
Reset all presets to default: Click
Important: Resetting all the color adjustment presets to default removes any custom presets and returns all the default presets that come with Pixelmator Pro.
Delete a preset: Control-click a thumbnail, then choose Remove.
Delete a presets collection: Click the pop-up menu above the thumbnails, choose the collection you want to remove, then click
Show or hide presets: Drag the horizontal line below the thumbnails up to hide the presets. Drag the line down to reveal or expand the presets section.
Important: If you want to use custom presets created in an earlier version of Pixelmator Pro (Pixelmator Pro 3.7 or earlier), you must export them from the earlier version, then import them into Pixelmator Pro 4.
To learn about using presets from your Mac on your iPad see Use presets from your Mac on your iPad.