

This update to Pixelmator Pro also adds 200+ new vector shapes designed by real artists across several new collections. Read: Free ways to view Photoshop files on your Mac Layer masks now appear as separate layers in the sidebar and can be easily unlinked from the parent layer by double-clicking the line connecting a layer mask to its layer. There’s also a new Add Empty Layer button that does just that. Your blending controls are now at the top of the sidebar, but you can customize the sidebar layout to suit your liking.

The layers sidebar has been revamped to display tidbits such as sizes for image layers, text formatting for text layers, path info for shape layers and so on. Also, a new keyboard shortcut is available to temporarily activate the zoom tool when using another tool: Press the Space key, then the Option(⌥) key on your keyboard. Scrubby zoom, another new feature, let you zoom images when using a graphics tablet or mouse by dragging your image horizontally. To add a new colors adjustments layer, press the Shift(⇧)-Command(⌘)-A shortcut.

The Mac image-editing software Pixelmator Pro has picked up major new features such as effects layers, color adjustments, scrubby zoom and other improvements.
