Photo Raster vs Pixelmator

Photo Raster — Photo Raster is a lightweight image editing program for basic photo manipulation and raster graphics editing. It has tools for cropping, resizing, color adjustments, filters, text, drawing, and more.

Pixelmator — Pixelmator is a powerful, fast, and easy-to-use image editing app for Mac. It offers a wide range of professional-grade tools for image editing, painting, retouching photos, designing graphics and mor

Photo Raster offers Basic photo editing tools, Image cropping, Resizing, Color adjustments, Filters, while Pixelmator provides Full-featured image editor, Non-destructive editing, Layer-based workflow, Selection tools, Painting & drawing tools.

Photo Raster stands out for Easy to use interface, Lightweight and fast, Good selection of basic tools; Pixelmator is known for Powerful feature set, Intuitive interface, Fast performance.

Feature	Photo Raster	Pixelmator
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Primary Category	Photos & Graphics	Photos & Graphics

Product Overview

Photo Raster

Description: Photo Raster is a lightweight image editing program for basic photo manipulation and raster graphics editing. It has tools for cropping, resizing, color adjustments, filters, text, drawing, and more. Good for simple edits and touch-ups.

Pixelmator

Description: Pixelmator is a powerful, fast, and easy-to-use image editing app for Mac. It offers a wide range of professional-grade tools for image editing, painting, retouching photos, designing graphics and more.

Key Features Comparison

Photo Raster Features

• Basic photo editing tools
• Image cropping
• Resizing
• Color adjustments
• Filters
• Text tool
• Drawing tools
• Batch editing
• Layers
• Selections
• Brush tool
• Clone stamp
• Gradient tool
• Shape tools
• Red eye removal
• Histogram
• RAW file support

Pixelmator Features

• Full-featured image editor
• Non-destructive editing
• Layer-based workflow
• Selection tools
• Painting & drawing tools
• Retouching tools
• Effects & filters
• Batch processing
• Automation
• Third-party plugin support

Pros & Cons Analysis

Photo Raster

Pros

• Easy to use interface
• Lightweight and fast
• Good selection of basic tools
• Affordable
• Available on Windows, Mac and Linux
• Supports common image formats
• Can handle large images
• Good for basic edits
• Has core raster graphics editing features

Cons

• Limited advanced features
• No non-destructive editing
• No plugins or add-ons
• Very basic compared to Photoshop
• No lens correction tools
• No content-aware fill
• No 3D tools
• No video editing

Pixelmator

Pros

• Powerful feature set
• Intuitive interface
• Fast performance
• Great value for money
• No subscription required

Cons

• Mac only
• Limited RAW file support
• No lens correction tools
• Less community support than Photoshop

Pricing Comparison

Photo Raster

• Freemium

Pixelmator

• One-time Purchase