Apple just acquired this beloved Mac app

Popular photo-editing app Pixelmator published a blog post coming announcing its plans to subordinate Apple. The station was spotted by 9to5Mac.  The acquisition is still pending approval, and nan Pixelmator squad has confirmed that it won’t beryllium making immoderate changes to its apps “at this time.”

The institution offers 2 apps — a master image editing instrumentality called Pixelmator Pro and a free photo-editing app called Photomator. Pixelmator Pro is disposable for a one-time interest of $50, making it overmuch much affordable and easier to bargain than competitors for illustration Photoshop.

It includes a scope of features, from colour accommodation and AI inheritance removal to illustration tools. The Photomator app, connected nan different hand, has been 1 of nan best Mac apps for years and is disposable connected iPhone, iPad, and moreover nan Apple Vision Pro.

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Although Pixelmator has mentioned location won’t beryllium immoderate changes to its apps correct now, there’s nary saying what will hap if nan acquisition goes through. There are humanities cases of Apple some shutting down apps it acquires (like Dark Sky successful 2020) and keeping them arsenic is (like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro) — truthful it could spell either way.

Considering nan constricted built-in editing features connected Apple’s Photos app, integrating nan tech from Photomator to grow what we tin do pinch photos straight connected our iPhones sounds for illustration a beautiful bully idea.

As for nan pending support — while it could walk without immoderate problems, you ne'er really cognize erstwhile it comes to large companies. Regulatory authorities decidedly person their eyes connected brands for illustration Apple but it’s usually nan joining of 2 large names for illustration Nvidia and Arm that gets stopped successful its tracks. However, if Apple swallows up capable smaller companies, that could decidedly go problematic arsenic well.