Bengilokhu nginqena kakhulu ukuzama izinhlelo ebengingazisebenzisi ngaphambili, ngoba ngijwayele abanye abangivumela ukuthi ngenze okufanayo. I-Pixelmator yisibonelo esicacile. Bengilokhu ngisebenzisa i-Photoshop iminyaka eminingi ikakhulukazi ngoba ukuhamba komsebenzi kuphelele. Kepha ngezikhathi ezithile Angizidingi zonke izinketho enginazo ezitholakala ku-Photoshop, kulapho iPixelmator ingena khona.
I-Pixelmator inguqulo encishisiwe ye-Photoshop esivumela ukuthi senze cishe imisebenzi efanayo eyisisekelo lokho sikwenza ngohlelo lwe-Adobe. Kubasebenzisi abayisisekelo, umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwezicelo ezimbili yintengo. I-Pixelmator ingatholakala ku-Mac App Store ngama-euro angu-29,99 ngenkathi kukhokhela ukusebenzisa i-Photoshop kufanele sikhokhe okubhaliselwe ku-Adobe Creative Cloud okungama-euro ayishumi nambili ngenyanga.
Asazi noma kufanele sigubhe i-Black Friday noma ngoba ihlinzeka njalo ngalolu hlobo lokuphromotha, Abathuthukisi bePixelmator banciphise intengo yalolu hlelo lokusebenza olumnandi lwaba ama-euro angu-14,99. Kepha hhayi kuphela ukuthi banciphisile intengo yesicelo se-OS X, kodwa futhi nentengo yesicelo se-iOS, enentengo yama-euro angu-4,99, nayo yehliswe yaba ngaphansi kwama-euro amabili, ama-euro angu-1,99.
IPixelmator isekela i-OS X El Capitan nezici ezintsha ze-iOS 9 ezinjengeSplit View feature, lokho kusivumela ukuthi sisebenzise izinhlelo ezimbili esikrinini ngasikhathi sinye, yize le nketho itholakala kuphela kubasebenzisi be-iPad Air 2. Ukuvuselelwa kwakamuva kohlelo lokusebenza kusilethele isandiso esisha esivumela ukuthi sivule kusuka kuhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Photos Pixelmator nesithombe esifuna ukusihlela ngaleso sikhathi.
I-Pixelmator nayo iyasivumela vula amafayela enziwe ku-Photoshop, iyahambisana nemisebenzi emisha ye-Force Touch yama-trackpads amasha, isivumela ukuthi sivumelanise amafayela ethu nge-iCloud. I-Pixelmator isekelwa kusuka ku-OS X 10.9.5 noma kamuva ngenkathi inguqulo ye-iOS idinga okungenani i-iOS 9 noma eyakamuva.