The ever popular and more affordable than Photoshop alternative; Pixelmator, received a nice little update yesterday. The Pixelmator team is calling version 1.6 “Nucleus”. The update adds major performance improvements and a sleuth of other features.
They have inroduced 64-bit support, layer groups, an Import feature, Flickr, Facebook and Picasa support, redesigned transform tools, and much more.
The new Layer Groups feature allows users to easily organize and manage layers in a Pixelmator composition. They can use groups to arrange their layers in a logical order and to reduce clutter in the Layers palette. Users can also use Layer Groups to apply blending modes, opacity, masks, or even transformations to multiple layers simultaneously.
The new additions to Pixelmator’s Send To feature makes it easy to quickly publish images to online photo sharing sites such as Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa right from the application.
The new Import feature allows quick and easy importing of images directly to Pixelmator from cameras, scanners, and multifunction devices such as camera/phones, printer/ scanners, and such as iPhones and iPads.
Other new features in Pixelmator 1.6 Nucleus include redesigned transforming tools which are more precise and easier-to-use, Automator Actions for trimming and watermarking images, improved printing, minor user interface changes, compatibility improvements, and several bug fixes.
Pixelmator 1.6 Nucleus is a free update for current Pixelmator users. Download now!
