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Sketch vs Pixelmator: What are the differences?

Developers describe Sketch as "Professional Digital Design for Mac". Easily create complex shapes with our state-of-the-art vector boolean operations and take advantage of our extensive layer styles. On the other hand, Pixelmator is detailed as "Professional image editing tools that anyone can use". It is a graphic editor developed for macOS, and built upon a combination of open-source and macOS technologies. It uses Core Image and OpenGL technologies that use the Mac's video card for image processing.

Sketch and Pixelmator can be categorized as "Graphic Design" tools.

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Pros of Pixelmator
Pros of Sketch
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      Lightweight alternative to Photoshop
    • 11
      Mirror designs on mobile devices
    • 9
      Reusable elements/components
    • 7
      Vector
    • 5
      Plugins for everything
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      Real-time design preview on iOS devices
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      Constant updates
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      Thought for UI design

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    Cons of Pixelmator
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        Not for Windows
      • 3
        Horrible for slide presentations

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      What is Pixelmator?

      It is a graphic editor developed for macOS, and built upon a combination of open-source and macOS technologies. It uses Core Image and OpenGL technologies that use the Mac's video card for image processing.

      What is Sketch?

      Easily create complex shapes with our state-of-the-art vector boolean operations and take advantage of our extensive layer styles.

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