PixelStyle Photo Editor is a Mac image editor with layers, drawing tools, filters, retouching, and AI-assisted selection and enhancement features.
Official materials document extensive Mac editing, drawing, layer, filter, and AI-assisted tools. The US Mac App Store lists the app as free, while the vendor site separately advertises a 10-day trial. Public review evidence is limited and includes dated, mixed user comments.
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PixelStyle Photo Editor is a macOS application for photo editing, image composition, and drawing. Its tools include layers, adjustment controls, filters, retouching, typography, and vector drawing.
The current App Store listing also describes AI-assisted background removal, object segmentation, and image upscaling. It lists the application as Mac-only and supports macOS 10.13 or later. The vendor separately advertises a 10-day full-feature trial on its website.
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Mac users seeking a single desktop app for layered photo edits, retouching, drawing, filters, and graphics with SVG import or export.
People who need a Windows or web version, or need a verified API or broad third-party integration ecosystem, and should evaluate alternatives such as GIMP or Affinity instead.
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7.4/10
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The official website advertises a 10-day full-feature trial and provides a purchase link, but the linked checkout did not expose a readable price. The US App Store listing shows Free.
Evidence source ↗A French storefront displayed an aggregate rating, but the US listing reported that it lacked enough ratings to show an overview. Treat the aggregate as storefront-specific.
Evidence source ↗The US Mac App Store currently lists PixelStyle Photo Editor as free to download. Storefront pricing may vary.
Check current pricing →The official product page advertises a full-feature trial. The linked direct-purchase checkout did not show a verifiable price during research.
Check current pricing →Pricing may change. Verify current plans on the vendor's website.
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| Platform | Mac; macOS 10.13 or later |
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| Distribution | Mac App Store and vendor website download |
| Current US App Store price | Free |
| Vendor website trial | 10 days, full features advertised |
| File formats | Includes PNG, JPG, HEIC, RAW, PDF, SVG, TIFF, WebP, and GIF |
| Integrations | GMIC filter support is listed; other service integrations were not verified |
| API | No public API documentation found |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese |
| Latest listed version | 4.6.0 |
Verified installation, hosting, administration, or environment details that can affect implementation.
| Installation or hosting | Mac desktop software distributed through the Mac App Store; the vendor website also offers a download and advertises a 10-day full-feature trial. Source ↗ |
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Official materials document extensive Mac editing, drawing, layer, filter, and AI-assisted tools. The US Mac App Store lists the app as free, while the vendor site separately advertises a 10-day trial. Public review evidence is limited and includes dated, mixed user comments.
Methodology v1.0. The assessment weighs feature coverage (25%), ease of use (15%), value for money (20%), performance (15%), support (10%) and user sentiment (15%), using researched product evidence and verified review evidence where available. It is a TechZella editorial assessment, not a direct user-review average.
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The listing shows Free, says Only for Mac, and specifies macOS 10.13 or later.
View source ↗Verified 2026-09-30The product page describes layer groups and effects, more than 100 built-in brushes, adjustment layers, filters, and retouching tools.
View source ↗Verified 2026-09-30The listing describes background removal, up to 4× super-resolution, and automatic object segmentation.
View source ↗Verified 2026-09-30The product page states that a free download includes a 10-day full-feature trial.
View source ↗Verified 2026-09-30The App Store version history lists version 4.6.0 as released four days before the page was checked and names those changes.
View source ↗Verified 2026-09-30The App Store description lists formats the app can open and export.
View source ↗Verified 2026-09-30The US Mac App Store lists it as free. The vendor website also advertises a 10-day full-feature trial for its direct download.
Apple lists the app for Mac and requires macOS 10.13 or later. No Windows or web edition was verified.
No public API documentation was found during research.
The App Store describes GMIC filter support. No other named third-party service integrations were verified.
The vendor documents basic SVG import and export, and the App Store lists SVG among supported formats.
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