Tool groups

If you don’t see the tool you need, it may be grouped with other tools in the Tools sidebar. Tool groups contain multiple similar tools, but display only the currently active tool, and are marked with the Active icon.

  • To activate a different tool in a tool group, Control-click a tool group icon in the Tools sidebar, then choose a tool from the list.

Pixelmator Pro groups some tools by default, and you can create your own tool groups.

Default icon in Tools sidebar

Tools in tool group

 Rectangular Selection

 Oval Selection

 Row Selection

 Column Selection

 Free Selection

 Polygonal Selection

 Magnetic Selection

 Quick Selection

 Color Selection

 Paint

 Pixel Paint

 Color Fill

 Gradient Fill

 Erase

 Smart Erase

 Sharpen

 Soften

 Smudge

 Lighten

 Darken

 Saturate

 Desaturate

 Distort

 Bump

 Pinch

 Twirl

 Pen

 Freeform Pen

 Type

 Circular Type

 Path Type

 Freeform Type

 Crop

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