Apple is buying Pixelmator, the company behind popular photo and image editing apps like Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator for iOS, and Photomator. But the entire acquisition still needs to go through regulatory approval, as the Pixelmator team indicated in its announcement on Friday. However, it is likely that there will be no obstacles and everything will go successfully.
Pixelmator is a company from Vilnius, Lithuania that develops acclaimed creation tools that compete with Adobe, but with a focus on simplicity and performance. Their apps are exclusively available on Apple devices – Mac, iPad and iPhone.
In the announcement, the Pixelmator team expressed their excitement about joining Apple and said that Apple has inspired and motivated them from the beginning to create products with as much emphasis on design as experience. user. They believe this acquisition will allow them to reach a wider audience and strengthen their influence on creatives around the world.
For current Pixelmator users, the company said its app won’t fundamentally change at this time, but it also hinted at “exciting news” for the future. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, although similar acquisitions in the past have been in the tens of millions of dollars. The move is another investment by Apple in professional creation tools, similar to Logic Pro or Final Cut Pro in the past.
