Pixelmator Pro tools
Pixelmator Pro has more than 40 tools for image editing, composition and layout, graphic design, digital painting, and illustration.
The quickest way to start using a tool is to select it from the Tools sidebar. If you don’t see a tool there, you may have to access it from a tool group, or add it to the Tools sidebar.
Basic tools
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Selection tools
For details, see Intro to selection tools in Pixelmator Pro.
Tool | Description |
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| Make rectangular selections. |
| Make oval selections. |
| Draw freehand selections. |
| Make selections that snap to object edges. |
| Quickly select anything by drawing over it. |
| Select similarly colored areas in an image. |
Painting tools
For details, see Paint and erase with brushes in Pixelmator Pro.
Tool | Description |
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| Paint with a wide array of brushes. |
| Paint using square pixel blocks. |
| Fill an entire layer, or part of one with a solid color. |
| Erase part of an image with brushes. |
| Erase similarly colored areas of an image. |
Retouching tools
For details, see Retouch and reshape layers in Pixelmator Pro.
Tool | Description |
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| Remove small parts or entire objects from an image. |
| Copy one area of an image to another. |
| Sharpen part of an image. |
| Soften part of an image. |
| Smudge part of an image like wet paint. |
| Make part of an image lighter. |
| Make part of an image darker. |
| Make color in part of an image more saturated. |
| Make color in part of an image less saturated. |
| Push and pull part of an image in any direction. |
| Make part of an image appear bulbous. |
| Make part of an image appear to be squeezed. |
| Rotate pixels in part of an image to look like a spiral. |
Drawing tools
For details, see Draw shapes and vector graphics in Pixelmator Pro.
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| Add a common shape from the Tools sidebar. |
Type tools
For details see Add text in Pixelmator Pro.
Tool | Description |
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| Add text to a document. |
| Add text on circular path. |
| Add text on a path drawn with anchor points. |
| Add text on a freeform path. |