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I love Pixelmator Pro, especially because of no subscription fee. If you own Pro for more than 4 months you're spending less money than you would on Photoshop!

minimaxir 2y ago
They had switched their Photomator spinoff to subscription pricing in 2022: https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/wrieaa/pixelmator_photo_switches_to_subscription_pricing/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/wrieaa/pixelmator_ph... It's within the realm of possibility that a relaunched version of Pixelmator Pro could have subscription pricing as Apple has been playing with that with Logic Pro on iPad: https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro-ipad/start-a-logic-pro-subscription-lpipe5cb5c67/ipados https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro-ipad/start-a-logic-...
kstrauser 2y ago
It's the sweet spot for me. I don't edit images for a living, but I push pixels around enough for hobbies (e.g. making video game maps) that I want something user friendly and pleasant. Pixelmator Pro has way more features than I'll ever need or use, and all the ones I do need are ergonomic to me, a person who doesn't have decades of Photoshop muscle memory.
- ModernMech 2y ago
  This is the market GIMP needed to fill but doesn't. It's definitely capable but it's never been "friendly and pleasant" to my eye.
  - segasaturn 2y ago
    Paint.NET fills that market also, but it's Windows-only shareware.
  - vunderba 2y ago
    Krita feels like GIMP done right to me,
    - prmoustache 2y ago
      I am using both[1] and I never understood these kind of comments. Their UI is so similar. [1] Krita more as paint tool on my Lenovo Yoga, Gimp more as an editing tool on other computers.
      - kstrauser 2y ago
        As long as there continue to be tutorials for how to draw a circle in GIMP, they will not seem alike to me.
  - kstrauser 2y ago
    I used GIMP for years and years before Pixelmator came around, and the first time I tried Pixelmator was the last time I used GIMP. As others here mentioned, Krita is also much nicer. If Pixelmator didn't exist it's probably what I'd use instead.

minimaxir 2y ago

They had switched their Photomator spinoff to subscription pricing in 2022: https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/wrieaa/pixelmator_photo_switches_to_subscription_pricing/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/wrieaa/pixelmator_ph... It's within the realm of possibility that a relaunched version of Pixelmator Pro could have subscription pricing as Apple has been playing with that with Logic Pro on iPad: https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro-ipad/start-a-logic-pro-subscription-lpipe5cb5c67/ipados https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro-ipad/start-a-logic-...

kstrauser 2y ago

It's the sweet spot for me. I don't edit images for a living, but I push pixels around enough for hobbies (e.g. making video game maps) that I want something user friendly and pleasant. Pixelmator Pro has way more features than I'll ever need or use, and all the ones I do need are ergonomic to me, a person who doesn't have decades of Photoshop muscle memory.

ModernMech 2y ago
This is the market GIMP needed to fill but doesn't. It's definitely capable but it's never been "friendly and pleasant" to my eye.
- segasaturn 2y ago
  Paint.NET fills that market also, but it's Windows-only shareware.
- vunderba 2y ago
  Krita feels like GIMP done right to me,
  - prmoustache 2y ago
    I am using both[1] and I never understood these kind of comments. Their UI is so similar. [1] Krita more as paint tool on my Lenovo Yoga, Gimp more as an editing tool on other computers.
    - kstrauser 2y ago
      As long as there continue to be tutorials for how to draw a circle in GIMP, they will not seem alike to me.
- kstrauser 2y ago
  I used GIMP for years and years before Pixelmator came around, and the first time I tried Pixelmator was the last time I used GIMP. As others here mentioned, Krita is also much nicer. If Pixelmator didn't exist it's probably what I'd use instead.