I have always been very reluctant to try applications that I had not used before, because I am used to others that allow me to do the same. Pixelmator is a clear example. I have been using Photoshop for many years mainly because the workflow is perfect. But on certain occasions I don't need all the options that I have available in Photoshop, that's where Pixelmator comes in.
Pixelmator is a reduced version of Photoshop that allows us to perform almost the same basic functions that we do with the Adobe application. For basic users, the main difference between the two applications is the price. Pixelmator can be found in the Mac App Store for 29,99 euros while it pays to use Photoshop we have to pay a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud of 12 euros per month.
We do not know if to celebrate Black Friday or because it regularly offers this type of promotion, Pixelmator developers have reduced the price of this fantastic application to 14,99 euros. But not only have they reduced the price of the application for OS X, but also the price of the application for iOS, which has a price of 4,99 euros, has also been reduced to less than two euros, 1,99 euros .
Pixelmator supports OS X El Capitan and new iOS 9 features like Split View feature, that allows us to use two applications on the screen simultaneously, although this option is only available for iPad Air 2 users. The latest update of the application has brought us a new extension that allows us to open from the Photos Pixelmator application with the photograph that we want to edit at that time.
Pixelmator also allows us open files created in Photoshop, it is compatible with the new Force Touch functions of the new trackpads, it allows us to synchronize our files through iCloud. Pixelmator is supported from OS X 10.9.5 or later while the iOS version requires at least iOS 9 or later.