


Support for text layers has also been improved a great deal – there’s now support for advanced features like SF Symbols sizing and improved handling of line height, spacing, and indents.Ī really nice extra detail is that you can now optimize exported PSDs for Apple pro apps like Final Cut Pro and Motion. This includes support for PSB files (very large PSDs), layered TIFF files (which actually include embedded PSDs), way better support for effects, and even support for some adjustment layers (such as Hue/Saturation, Exposure, Invert, and Channel Mixer). In addition to this, there’s a whole lot more that we’ve added. Layered TIFFs, PSBs, improved effects, and more They’ll also be exported as shapes from Pixelmator Pro, bringing much improved compatibility! Now, they’ll be opened as vector shapes, which is a really big deal. Previously, PSD shape layers would be opened as image layers in Pixelmator Pro. There are so many things that have been improved with regard to PSD support, but one of the most important ones is support for shapes in PSDs.

Also, we dived really deep into the PSD format itself and have a much better understanding of it, with some fantastic internal documentation and a great foundation for even more improvements in the future. A cool note is that for the reading and writing part of this project, we used the Rust programming language. This was a really big project and took us almost a year to complete. And we’ve completely rewritten it to be faster, safer (crash-free!), and much more advanced.
PIXELMATOR PRO TEMPLATES UPDATE
Today, we’re releasing Pixelmator Pro 2.1.3, which includes a huge update to our support for Adobe Photoshop files – in fact, we’ve rewritten the entire engine that handles this from the ground up.įirst of all, what’s the PSD engine? It’s what we call the part of the app that handles reading, opening, and writing PSD files – in a nutshell, everything to do with PSDs. AugPixelmator Pro 2.1.3 brings huge improvements to PSD supportĪfter a short summer break, the entire Pixelmator Team is back at work, continuing our quest to create the world’s best image editor! And boy do we have some great stuff in store for you over the coming months.
