Manage shapes and collections in Pixelmator Pro on iPad
The Shape tool includes hundreds of shapes, organized by category, and ranging from simple geometric forms to food, plants, animals, and more. You can save custom shapes and shape collections of your own to the shape browser. You can also import and export custom shapes and collections.
Save a custom shape
In Pixelmator Pro on iPad, select a shape layer in the Layers sidebar.
Tap
in the toolbar at the bottom of the canvas, then tap Save to My Shapes.
The custom shape is saved in the My Shapes category of the Shapes browser. (To open the browser, tap
, then choose Replace Shape.)
Create a new shape collection
In Pixelmator Pro on iPad, tap a shape tool in the Tools sidebar (if you don’t see one, you can customize the sidebar), then tap
In the Shapes browser, press and hold a collection name (Basic, Activities, Food, and so on), then choose New Collection.
Enter a custom name in the text field, then tap OK.
Import, export, and customize shape presets and collections
After you create a preset or a preset collection, you can rename, redefine, or share them with others.
In Pixelmator Pro on iPad, tap a shape tool in the Tools sidebar (if you don’t see one, you can customize the sidebar), then tap
in the toolbar at the bottom of the canvas, and choose Replace Shape.
In the Shapes browser, do any of the following:
Export a shape collection: Touch and hold a category name at the top and choose Export.
A .shapes file is created containing the shape category collection.
Export your entire shape library: Touch and hold a category name at the top and choose Export All. A .shapes file is created containing all of the shape category collection.
Import a shape collection: Touch and hold a category name at the top, then choose Import and choose a .shapes file.
The shape collection is added to the library.
Rename a shape collection: Touch and hold a category name at the top and choose Rename. Enter a new name for the collection, then tap OK.
Remove a shape preset: Touch and hold a shape in the browser, then choose Remove.
Remove a shape collection: Touch and hold a category name at the top and choose Remove.
Reset the shapes library: Touch and hold a category name at the top and choose Reset All.
Resetting the shapes library restores default shapes and collections and removes any custom shapes you’ve added.
Important: If you want to use custom shapes 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.