Apple has indeed integrated Pixelmator and Photomator into its native application bank. Whether on iOS or Mac, users of the applications will learn this very quickly, because Apple has decided to do things in a big way with a message announcing the news, displayed once one of the two applications is updated.
On November 1, 2024, Apple announced an agreement with the graphics software specialist founded in 2007 in Vilnius, Lithuania, for an unknown amount. For a long time, the kinship between software and Apple was obvious, since their developers have always looked to the Cupertino firm's tools to refine their programs.
Apple is not new to this. App acquisitions have become routine in recent years, including Dark Sky in 2020, the weather app, but also and above all Shazam and Workflow in 2017. Siri, in 2010, also joined Apple through an acquisition, let's not forget.
The return of Aperture with Pixelmator at Apple?
Many applications acquired by Apple have continued their career without any problems, like Shazam. That said, some have simply disappeared, as is the case with Dark Sky. It remains to be seen what the Apple brand will try to do with Pixelmator and Photomator, as these programs compete with the Adobe suite, and in particular Photoshop. On Mac, another very popular software is Affinity Photo, acquired by Canva last year.
For some, the acquisition of Pixelmator could signal a sort of return of Aperture, Apple's old image editing software. Its last version (3.6) dates back to October 2014, after an announcement of its discontinuation on June 28 of the same year. Its discontinuation marked the brand's focus on its Photos application, which grouped together tools for editing and correcting images.
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