Pixelmator Pro for iPad release notes
Find out about the enhancements and improvements in the most recent versions of Pixelmator Pro for iPad.
Before installing Pixelmator Pro, verify that your iPad meets Pixelmator Pro for iPad system requirements.
New in Pixelmator Pro for iPad 4.2
Released 9 April 2026
Pixelmator Pro for iPad 4.2 includes the following features and enhancements:
Enjoy full support for compressed RAW images from Sony Alpha ILCE-7M5, FUJIFILM GFX 100S II and FUJIFILM GFX 100RF cameras.
Work with High Efficiency (HE) and High Efficiency Star (HE*) RAW images from Nikon Z5II and Nikon Z50II cameras.
RAW images from Panasonic LUMIX DC-S1RM2 cameras captured in High Resolution mode are now also supported.
Discover the updated template and mock-up categories, including App Screenshot, Bento Grid and Devices, now featuring new iPhone 17 mock-ups.
Open SVG files exported from Pixelmator Pro in Adobe Illustrator with improved compatibility.
Touch and hold an image on the canvas to instantly compare before and after edits from Colour Adjustments and Effects tools.
You can now customise the Pixelmator Pro Tools sidebar from the menu bar by choosing View > Customise Tools.
New keyboard shortcuts*
Press and hold the Option key when choosing Select Subject to base the selection on all layers in a document.
Easily change layer opacity using number keys 1 to 9 in all supported tools.
Cycle through layer blend modes using the Shift-Plus and Shift-Minus keyboard shortcuts in all supported tools.
Use the Command-J keyboard shortcut to duplicate and Command-Shift-J to cut and paste the selected area.
Use the Option-Comma and Option-Full stop keyboard shortcuts to quickly switch between selecting topmost and bottommost layers in a document.
Use the Space bar to play or pause video playback in documents containing video layers.
* Requires Magic Keyboard
Previous versions
Pixelmator Pro 4.0
Released 28 January 2026
Apple Creator Studio
Pixelmator Pro is now part of Apple Creator Studio, an amazing collection of Apple’s most powerful apps for limitless creativity, including Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, MainStage, and all-new premium content and intelligent features in Keynote, Pages and Numbers.
Creative Imaging Reimagined for iPad
Enjoy a completely reimagined editing experience, with Pixelmator Pro tools for design, photography, painting and illustration now fully optimised for touch.
Intuitively create, navigate and organise designs with simple gestures like pinch, swipe or tap.
Design with pixel-perfect precision using Apple Pencil, with full support for hover, squeeze, double-tap and palm rejection.
Paint in the most natural way with Apple Pencil and a vast collection of beautiful, pressure-sensitive brushes.
Insert photos to your compositions directly from your iPad camera as new layers.
Easily roundtrip between Pixelmator Pro for iPad and Mac through iCloud, picking up projects wherever you left off.
Fast and smooth performance when creating even the most complex, multi-layered compositions on your iPad, thanks to full support for native iPadOS technologies.