If anyone can discover a way to simply align layers, you're my hero -- but I have the sinking suspicion that Pixelmator doesn't actually support basic functionality like that. A lot of potential in this app, but the basics desperately need work.

The interface sucks. This massive misuse of HUD-style windows (a.k.a. "transparent panels") totally kills usability.

It's what photoshop elements for the mac SHOULD be.

Not bad. Performance is bad on large images.

vector tools or now buy

Beautiful? You bet! Useful? Sort of. It definitely has a ton of potential... but for now, it's all hype that's leading this app in the popularity ratings. Remember, this is JUST MY OPINION!

Really like it. As a complete photo editing noob, I found it really easy to use. The controls are all really intuitive (in my opinion) and the UI is gorgeous. I'll be buying it in the upcoming MacHeist bundle.

What can I say. Looks pretty. Bought it as part of the Mac Food offer. I use Photoshop for the bulk of my bitmap work and ChocoFlop for the simple quick launch stuff (need a screengrab as a png?). I was expecting Pixelmator to sit somewhere between the two.

I've tried to use it for two tasks. Task 1: Take a screen grab from swf and output a gif. What, no optimization controls? This file has a max size limit specified by the Media Buyer. Task 2: Take a bunch of logos trim them off their backgrounds. What, no access to channels? This would be quicker (and cleaner) in Photoshop even with the hassle of waiting for it to open. On both occasions I had to return to Photoshop. Both of these tasks are also doable in Gimp.

This image editor should have a great future if more attention is placed on the basics, it's already got heaps going on in the special effect department.

Coming from Photoshop, it felt a bit clunky. GUI is nice and all, and my girlfriend freaked out when she first saw it, but other than that it might be better to charge something like $40. I don't see how basically GIMP with a pretty border could be $59.

This is the most overhyped underdelivering app in quite a while. The usability is abhorrent, the GUI is flashy but has no substance and the functionality isn't much better than any other editor in the same price range.

It's basically trying to clone the Photoshop UI 1:1 (that old beast), but leaves out the few essential parts where it would really make sense (keybaord shortcuts, selection tools, type tools). It touts itself as using all the OS X buzzword technology, but how come that it cannot apply all the nice effects in a non-destructive way. Many free editors can do that favourably.

It completely useless for image creation it lacks shape/vector tools. So this is an editor fro brushing up images applying effects distructively and apart from the eye candy that looks somewhat "leopardy" I still don't see where this application makes really great use of all the cool OS X core technology it is supposedly using as the developer touts.